Monin helps retailers ignite beverage sales by offering a free Monin Signature Drink Promotion Kit. The kit is designed to provide retailers with all of the tools necessary to create and promote signature drinks, and to build excitement for new beverages within their stores. The kit includes posters, counter boards, and recipe cards for a dozen of Monin's best signature drinks. Drink posters include Banana Mocha, Spice Berry Mocha, Hot Chocolate Macaroon, and more. For more information, log onto www.zenofcoffee.com, or contact your local Monin distributor to receive your kit.
Artista Gourmet stirred the imagination with 52 delicious ways to unleash creative spirit. Their gourmet syrups and sauces give retailers a powerful palette to play with, including a complete portfolio of premium-flavored syrups and a line of sugar-free syrups containing Splenda Brand Sweetener. Also available is a Chai Tea Concentrate, as well as a Sugar-free Green Tea Concentrate. The extensive line is perfect for creating coffee and tea drinks, Italian sodas, shakes and malts, granitas, as well as pancakes and waffles, sauces, desserts, cakes, or cocktails. A variety of classic flavors, such as Almond, Amaretto, Gingerbread, and Watermelon, are offered. For more information, contact Artista at 800-817-0012, or visit www.ArtistaGourmet.com.
Coffee Bean International (CBI) expanded its award-winning Panache Blender Latte line to include six new flavors. The expanded Panache line includes the three original mixes that have been the core of the line since winning the SCAA's "Best Product Line of the Year" award. These three original mixes -- Barista Latte, Barista Mocha, and Barista Chai -- carry an extra kick of flavor and caffeine, and have a remarkable following among specialty coffee retailers. The six new "Blender" beverages from Panache offer a sweeter, less caffeinated taste that will bring consumers back into the store time and time again. These new blended coffee flavors include Blender Latte, Blender Mocha, Blender Java Chip, and Blender Caramel. Rounding out the new line are two new Panache mixes that are caffeine free. Perfect for children or others not desiring coffee or tea, Blender Cookies and Creme and Blender Strawberries and Creme deliver delicious icy flavor, without caffeine. The new line from CBI, including compelling new POP materials for in-store use, was launched at the SCAA Exhibition. For more information, call 800-PANACHE (726-2243), or visit www.coffeebeanintl.com.
Da Vinci Gourmet introduced a new Sugar Free Caramel Sauce that features a rich caramel flavor with fewer carbohydrates and calories than regular caramel syrup. From Kerry Food Service, the new Da Vinci Gourmet sauce is designed to melt easily in hot beverages, such as lattes, mochas, and spirits. It also makes a great topping or plate garnish for desserts. The Sugar Free Caramel Sauce can be blended with milk, ice, and Da Vinci's low-carb Frappease blender base to make thick, rich, low-calorie, low-carb shakes and smoothies. Free samples, recipe cards, and branded point-of-sale materials are available to support product introductions. For more information, visit www.davincigourmet.com/retailer.
With summer drink menus right around the corner, Oregon Chai highlighted their Original Smoothie Base that makes it simple for operators to create a consistently smooth Oregon Chai Tea Smoothie. Made with all-natural and organic ingredients, the Original Smoothie Base allows operators to customize their smoothies to customer dairy preferences. The shelf-stable product comes in an easy-to-use 32-ounce aseptic package. Free point-of-sale materials are available as are sampling programs and menu branding incentives. For more information, contact Oregon Chai at 888-874-CHAI, or via e-mail at fsrequests@kerrygroup.com.
