La Prep now sells Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee exclusively

June 26, 2014

La Prep announced recently that all of its coffee is now sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms. The change took effect June 9.

Moe’s Southwest Grill teams up with Coca-Cola Freestyle to offer exclusive beverage

June 25, 2014

Moe's Southwest Grill has teamed up with Coca-Cola Freestyle to create Vanilla at Peachtree, a custom beverage available only at select Moe's restaurants.

Starbucks rolls out new, updated cold beverages

June 24, 2014

Starbucks rolled out new cold beverage offerings today with the introduction of Fizzio Handcrafted Sodas and a new Teavana Shaken Iced Tea flavor.

Starbucks' retail prices go up Tuesday; packaged coffee hike set for July

June 23, 2014

Starbucks recently announced plans to hike prices on roast and ground packaged coffee sold in grocery stores and select beverages sold in company-owned retail…

Maui Wowi CEO: Sky's the limit for brand's growth

The coffee/specialty beverage brand just launched an online store for guests who want to have its products shipped to them.

Red Mango opens 300th store

June 18, 2014

Red Mango will celebrate the opening of its 300th location later this month. Red Mango Founder Dan Kim will host an open house at the new Red Mango Yogurt Café…

Smoothie King introduces three new Greek yogurt options

June 18, 2014

Smoothie King is aiming for more health-conscious customers with the rollout of three new Greek yogurt smoothies this summer.

Starbucks’ La Boulange concept now open in LA with all-day menu

June 13, 2014

La Boulange opened the doors to its first restaurant outside of its hometown San Francisco Thursday. The new Los Angeles bakery-café features an all-day menu…

Coffee subscription app launched in NYC

June 13, 2014

A new mobile app called Cups, created by an Israeli startup company, has launched in New York City. According to the NRF, Cups has partnered with 4…

Dr. Smoothie Brands launches organic line

June 12, 2014

Dr. Smoothie Brands has introduced new Organic Smoothies, Powders and Vanilla Whey Protein. The company said in an announcement that the new product…

bd's Mongolian Grill aims for incremental sales lift with new drink offerings

The company is broadening its craft beer selection to remain on trend.

Biggest challenge for breakfast daypart is converting eat-at-home consumers

Americans spend only 12 minutes eating breakfast; those 12 minutes should be seen as precious by restaurant operators.

Cowboy Chicken partners with Texas beverage company for exclusive tea blend

June 6, 2014

Cowboy Chicken Wood Fire Rotisserie has announced the return of its fresh-cut watermelon and Watermelon Tea. This year, Cowboy Chicken partnered with Texas…

Fans to name boloco's new kale smoothie

June 5, 2014

The boloco burrito chain will unveil a new kale smoothie this summer that will also include mango, cucumbers, celery, apple juice, honey and ice. The…

Tropical Smoothie Café offers freebies for National Flip Flop Day

June 5, 2014

Tropical Smoothie Café is celebrating National Flip Flop Day, June 20, by encouraging guests to visit any location that day between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. wearing…

Teavana extends lineup in time for Iced Tea Day

June 4, 2014

In celebration of National Iced Tea Day, Teavana announced that on June 10, stores nationwide in the U.S. and Canada will offer one free small serving of…

Pie Five adds iced tea platform

June 4, 2014

Pie Five Pizza has added a new iced tea lineup in partnership with La Crème Coffee & Tea, a Dallas-based specialty coffee roaster and tea purveyor.

Starbucks Frappuccino Truck spotted in California

June 4, 2014

Starbucks now has a Frappuccino Truck for those unable to get to one of its nearly 18,000 U.S. stores. According to the Huffington Post, the truck was spotted…

Starbucks debuts at Disney World with ‘distinctive’ design

June 3, 2014

Starbucks recently opened its first company-owned store at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. According to the company’s blog, the new store…

Planet Smoothie launches under-300 calorie line

June 2, 2014

Planet Smoothie has launched Planet Lite, a new lineup of smoothies with fewer than 300 calories.