Shocking Beverage Developments

"Shocking" may be a strong word, but imagine this:  It's 1965. Your Mom pours you an ice cold Coke or Pepsi on a hot summer day and tells you,  "When you grow up, water will be more popular than carbonated drinks, like Coke or Pepsi."  

"Yeah sure Mom!"  

We're not quite there, but we're getting close.

This from Plastics News (one of my favorite weekly reads).  "New details released by Beverage Marketing Corp. at The Packaging Conference in Henderson show that carbonated soft drinks clung on to a slight edge over bottled water last year, but its lead continues to fizzle. Gary Hemphill, managing director and chief operating officer of research at BMC, said bottled water consumption grew by 7.6 percent last year while carbonated soda fell by 1.1 percent."

Hemphill goes on to predict that by the end of 2016 or the beginning of 2017, bottled water will overtake carbonated soft drinks as the number one drink category in the US.  Juice is taking a beating too.

Mom was right, but we're not that surprised - not from what we see in our Venue Fresh Markets, where pure water and flavored waters are flying off the shelves.

 One product that is super-hot - could be the next big thing - hint water.  Like so many refreshment trends, this one has flowed down from the Silicon Valley to the Silicon Beach and Gourmet Coffee Service is ready to bring it to your office. 

This is from the hint website (a place that does not always use capital letters)...

what’s inside

zero diet sweeteners
you’ll never find any fake sweeteners in our products, including stevia

zero calories
since we’re just water with a splash of natural fruit oils and essences, we’re naturally calorie free

zero preservatives
you’ll never find anything fake (or that you can’t pronounce) in our waters

vegan
no animal products or byproducts are used in our tasty waters

gluten-free
our waters are naturally gluten-free

non-gmo
we proudly use non-gmo fruits in hint water and hint fizz

all natural
when we say all natural, we really mean all natural, as nature intended

Bottom Line - hint is some very tasty water.  Want a taste test?  We can make that happen. Try Strawberry Kiwi, Watermelon Water, Blackberry Water, Raspberry Water and more.

If you are tired of watching the Costco driver dump your beverages into the corner of your corporate kitchen,  we have some "shockingly" creative beverage solutions - like glass door coolers.  Our drivers rotate your stock and put the product away.  It's called service - We're Going to Spoil You!

Call us at 800 834-0220 - e-mail us - spoilyou@gourmetcoffeeservice.com.

Visit our website - www.gourmetcoffeeservice.com