Top-Selling Mars Drinks of 2014

Yesterday we analyzed our 2014 K-Cup sales. Now it’s time to look at our other major single-cup category: Mars Drinks for Flavia brewers. Tea makes up a much stronger percentage of Mars Drinks sales, at 23.1%. Coffee still accounted for the bulk of the sales, at 69.1%, with Indulgence drinks contributing 7.8%.     The… Read more »

Top-Selling K-Cups of 2014

We sold over 16 million K-Cups in 2014, so it’s only natural to be curious what the top sellers were. 87.9% of our K-Cup sales were coffee, 11% Tea, and 1.1% Indulgence drinks. Green Mountain as a brand made up two-thirds of the sales, with the next most popular brand being Starbucks, at 6.8%.  … Read more »

Mars Drinks and K-Cups On The Rise

Recently, both Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (producer of K-Cups) and Mars Drinks, Inc. (producer of Alterra Coffees and Bright Teas for the Flavia Beverage System) have announced general price increases.   Click here to read Keurig’s price increase announcement. Click here to read Mars Drinks’ price increase announcement. In response, we will implement the following… Read more »

Starbucks Sumatra Beans Discontinued

Starbucks has discontinued production of Sumatra whole bean and ground coffee. We still have enough Sumatra ground coffee in stock to last a couple more weeks, but we are sold out of Starbucks Sumatra beans effective immediately. If you have a bean-to-cup brewer in your office — such as a Starbucks Interactive Cup — and… Read more »

Wolfgang Puck Colombian K-Cups Discontinued

We have sold out of Wolfgang Puck Colombian K-Cups, and they are no longer available from the manufacturer. The following Wolfgang Puck K-Cups ARE still available: Wolfgang Puck Breakfast In Bed (WPKBB) Wolfgang Puck Creme Caramel (WPKCC) Wolfgang Puck Decaf Colombian (WPKDEC) Wolfgang Puck Jamaica Me Crazy (WPKJAM)    These Wolfgang Puck K-Cups Are Still… Read more »

Alterra Pumpkin Spice Is Back In Stock!

It is Pumpkin Spice season for our Flavia customers as well! Back by popular brand for its fourth year, Alterra Pumpkin Spice (ALTPS) is now available for order! As in previous years, Alterra Pumpkin Spice is being sold in 16-count self-merchandising kits that sit atop your merchandiser or countertop, so you don’t need to worry… Read more »

Bulk Cocoa Mix: Kayo Replaces Swiss Miss

If you use individual Swiss Miss packets to make hot chocolate, don’t worry, nothing is changing. Swiss Miss packets — available in Plain (CHSM), No Sugar Added (CHM), and With Marshmallows (CHSMM) — continue to be available. However, if you use 2-lb bags of bulk cocoa mix in a cannister of your hot drinks brewer,… Read more »

Introducing Flavia Iced Coffees And Teas

Just in time for Summer, Mars Drinks has unveiled a new addition to its growing seasonal category: Iced Drinks!    Get All Three “Over Ice” Drinks In One Kit!   These drinks are conveniently packed in a self-merchandising variety kit that sits atop your existing merchandiser — no need to eliminate an offering to add… Read more »

Snapple Iced Tea K-Cups Available

Green Mountain has partnered with Snapple to offer a new line of iced tea K-Cups — now available for delivery to your office by CDC! Snapple Lemon Iced Tea (CDC Code: SKITL) Snapple Peach Iced Tea (CDC Code: SKITP) Snapple Raspberry Iced Tea (CDC Code: SKITR) These drinks are meant to be brewed over ice… Read more »

Peet’s K-Cups Now Available!

CDC’s K-Cup menu continues to grow! We are excited to announce that the popular Peet’s coffee brand is now available in a K-Cup. Two new products are available: Peet’s Major Dickason’s Blend (CDC Code: PKMJ) Peet’s Cafe Domingo (CDC Code: PKCD)    Peet’s K-Cups Now Available!   Major Dickason’s Blend is considered a deep roast,… Read more »

Price Reduction: Alterra Steel Horse Coffee

Exciting news for customers with Flavia Brewers — we are announcing a major price reduction on Alterra Steel Horse coffee, aligning the case price with the rest of the Alterra lineup!    Steel Horse Packed 16 Per Box, 5 Boxes Per Case   Steel Horse debuted in 2013 with much fanfare — but also some… Read more »

Green Mountain Spring Season: Island Coconut Coffee

Green Mountain Island Coconut coffee is back for the Spring and Summer of 2014!    Green Mountain Seasonal Island Coconut   Island Coconut is available in both 2.2 ounce fractional packs (X89) and K-Cups (GMKIC). Like the rest of Green Mountain’s seasonal coffee lineup, Island Coconut is Fair Trade certified. Learn more on our Green Mountain Seasonal… Read more »

Decaf Eight O’Clock K-Cups Now Available

Attention Keurig users: we’ve added a third option to our Eight O’Clock coffee lineup: Original Decaf.     Order using product code KEIGHTD. Also try the other Eight O’Clock coffees: Original (KEIGHT) and Hazelnut (KEIGHTH). Note that K-Cup coffees can only be used with Keurig single-cup brewers. Don’t yet have one in your office? Check… Read more »

Golden French Toast Season Is Here

Green Mountain’s Winter season is upon us — Golden French Toast coffee is now in stock!   Green Mountain Winter Seasonal Golden French Toast   Golden French Toast is available in both 2.2 ounce fractional packs (X139) and K-Cups (GMKGFT). Keep track of all of Green Mountain’s Fair Trade seasonal coffees on our Green Mountain Seasonal… Read more »

What Were 2013’s Top Selling Mars Drinks?

We sold over 41 million coffee, tea, and indulgence drink packets for the Flavia single-cup brew system in 2013! Coffees made up 69.1% of our Mars Drinks sales, teas made up 22.9% of sales, and indulgence drinks made up 8% of sales. Alterra Colombia remains by far the most popular option, accounting for 13.6% of… Read more »