Tequila Sales Overtake Bourbon in the US

Tequila Sales Overtake Bourbon in the US

Aug 12, 2021 | News

Tequila sales overtake bourbon and rum in the United States. Agave-based spirits now represent the third largest category of spirits, just behind vodka and whiskey in the U.S. Agave-based spirits grew a remarkable 20% in 2021 alone, outpacing the 10% growth of bourbon...
Perfect Storm Creates Dramatic Rise in Coffee Prices

Perfect Storm Creates Dramatic Rise in Coffee Prices

Aug 12, 2021 | News

Increased demand, drought and frost in Brazil and increased transportation costs have contributed to a dramatic increase in coffee prices over the last year. Unusually dry conditions last year and this year have reduced yields after a record harvest in 2020. On top of...
New Possibilities Driving Demand for Snack Foods

New Possibilities Driving Demand for Snack Foods

Jul 23, 2021 | News

The idea of a snack was always associated with “a cheat” instead of being a planned meal, it was always thought of as an indulgence. However, over recent years nutritionists have been advising clients to eat five or more times a day. Three main meals with planned...
Why You Should Upgrade and Charge Your Customers for Water

Why You Should Upgrade and Charge Your Customers for Water

Jul 23, 2021 | News

Recent studies have established that it costs over one dollar per glass to serve tap water to restaurant customers. The overhead of serving water includes the cost of labor along with the glasses and breakage, the cost of buying and running an ice machine 24 hours,...

Ready to Drink, Alcohol E-commerce Explodes

Jul 1, 2021 | News

Ready to Drink, Alcohol E-commerce Explodes It may be no surprise that people’s consumption habits changed during the pandemic. You may have consumed a bit more alcohol and junk food in the last year. “All locked up with no place to go” made a powerful excuse to...

How Coffee Consumption is Shifting Post-Pandemic

Jul 1, 2021 | News

How Coffee Consumption is Shifting Post-Pandemic When the pandemic hit the US last year, coffee drinking habits of Americans were totally upended. A study by the National Coffee Association (NCA) found that this January 58% of Americans had at least one coffee a day...