Community Coffee Company to Unveil Two New Iced Tea Flavors at the 2012 National Restaurant Association Show
May 01, 2012-
Skinny Sweet and Green
Tea with Lemon will join growing iced tea product line
Baton Rouge, La. (May 1, 2012) –
Community Coffee Company, the largest family-owned retail coffee company in the
U.S., will debut two new iced tea flavors, Skinny Sweet and Green Tea with
Lemon, at this week’s 2012 National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show in
Chicago. The new products will be
available for distribution through Community’s Coffee Service Division
beginning in May.
Introduced just in time for the
summer weather, Community® Green Tea with Lemon is light and
refreshing with a splash of lemon and naturally occurring antioxidants. In
addition, the company’s new Skinny Sweet iced tea contains half the calories of
traditional sweet tea and is made from the finest orange pekoe and cut black
tea, swirled with perfect amount of sweetener.
“For 93 years, our company has prided itself
on only serving the freshest, quality coffee,” said Mike Bourgeois, vice
president of coffee service division – Community Coffee Company. “We’re pleased to be able to expand our iced
tea line to provide a full array of tea and coffee beverages to America’s
restaurants, hotels, offices and more.”
In addition to the new flavors, the
following Community® iced teas will be available for sampling at the
show: Southern Sweet, Unsweetened, Peach Mango and Raspberry. Since introducing brewed iced tea to the its
foodservice customers in 1958, Community Coffee Company’s flavored iced teas
have attracted some top foodservice customers, such as Ruby Tuesday, Taco Bueno
and Another Broken Egg Cafe.
“For more than 15 years, Another Broken Egg
has been proud to serve Community Southern Sweet and Unsweet iced teas at our
restaurants from coast-to-coast,” said
Ron Green, president and founder - Another Broken Egg Cafe. “Our customers love Community’s quality iced
teas, and we’re eager to try these new refreshing flavors.”
For more information about Community Coffee
Company’s Business Services,
click here.
Community Coffee Company has sold
premium quality coffee in Louisiana since Henry
Norman "Cap" Saurage began serving coffee out of his country store in
1919. Made from 100% Arabica coffee beans, Community® coffee
can be found in grocery and convenience stores, offices, hotels and many of the
best restaurants throughout the South. It is also served daily at CC's
Community Coffee House® locations in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans
and is available worldwide through CommunityCoffee.com. Community Coffee
Company is the largest family-owned and operated retail coffee brand in America.
For more information or to schedule an interview with Community Coffee Company’s fourth-generation president, Matt Saurage, at NRA
2012, contact Anna Ruth Williams, communications 21, at 404.814.1330 or
