Update: Discontinued Timothy’s K-Cups

February 24th, 2010

Timothy's World Coffee K-CupsYesterday we reported a list of K-Cups recently discontinued from the Timothy’s World Coffee K-Cup line.  As of today, we have received an update from Timothy’s, broadening this list of eliminated flavors  to five:

Timothy’s Sumatran Gold Extra Bold
Recommended Substitute: Timothy’s Mocha JavaA blend with the bright sweetness of Ethiopian beans and the hearty body of Indonesian beans. Enjoy exotic flavors and subtle nuances in this blend. With balanced flavor, this coffee is great black or with milk.
Timothy’s Canarino Italian Hot Lemon Beverage
Recommended Substitute: Timothy’s Lemon Blueberry Passion TeaThis caffeine free tea is an herbal blend with a tangy, fresh lemon taste. We have added a touch of hibiscus and blueberry to make it perfect. This fabulous refreshing tea is great with a drop of honey.

Previously reported:

Timothy’s Decaffeinated French Vanilla
Recommended Substitute: Timothy’s Decaffeinated HazelnutEnjoy our luscious combination of roasted hazelnut and French vanilla cream. Our best selling flavored coffee, without the caffeine.
Timothy’s Decaffeinated Green Tea
Recommended Substitute: Timothy’s Decaffeinated English Breakfast TeaThe same great taste of Timothy’s English Breakfast tea, without the caffeine. Steeps to a full-bodied and rich tea.
Emeril’s Organic French Quarter Roast
Recommended Substitute: Emeril’s Big Easy BoldThis classic Parisian roast is a thick, hearty blend. Its deep, dark color and invigorating aroma will definitely kick it up a notch. Big Easy Bold uses a minimum of 50% Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee beans.

These items are currently available in limited quantities, and will be phased out of the CoffeeGIANT inventory, effective immediately.  If you have grown to love these items, we suggest stocking up while you can, or give the above recommended substitutions a try. If you are a fan of Canarino and know of a comparable beverage, please share your knowledge!  Canarino is a one-of-a-kind flavor, as it is made primarily of lemon rinds (some how even a lemon tea just doesn’t have the same puckery piquancy).

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Green Mountain to produce Folgers/Millstone K-Cups

February 24th, 2010

A familiar face to the coffee world has made a major announcement today, that solidifies what many of the single-serve society have known all along: Keurig is here to stay.

Green Mountain Coffees and Smuckers have reached a multi-year manufacturing agreement, and will begin to produce K-Cups in the Folgers and Millstone lines by Fall 2010.

“Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.  and The J.M. Smucker Company today announced a multiyear manufacturing and distribution agreement under which GMCR will manufacture certain coffee brands owned by Smucker, including Folgers® Gourmet Selections™ and Millstone® in single-serve K-Cup® portion packs for Keurig® Single-Cup Brewers.   Smucker is a leader in the U.S. retail coffee market with its brands Folgers, Folgers Gourmet Selections, and Millstone.  Smucker also manufactures and markets the Dunkin Donuts® coffee brand through retail channels in North America.”

No word yet if these will be available for e-tail stores, or have a limited distribution area (a la Cafe Escapes), but as soon as they are available you can bet CoffeeGIANT will have them.

from PRNewswire.com

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Breaking News: Discontinued Timothy’s K-Cups

February 23rd, 2010

Timothy’s World Coffee has announced they are discontinuing three K-Cups from its line.

“Timothy’s recently conducted a thorough review of our K-Cup product-line and after careful consideration [these flavors] will be discontinued due to poor performance.”

Memo from Timothy’s Internal Services Department

Timothy’s Decaffeinated French Vanilla
Recommended Substitute: Timothy’s Decaffeinated Hazelnut
Timothy’s Decaffeinated Green Tea
Recommended Substitute: Timothy’s Decaffeinated English Breakfast Tea
Emeril’s Organic French Quarter Roast
Recommended Substitute: Emeril’s Big Easy Bold

These items are currently available in limited quantities, and will not be restocked.  Production is expected to end in April for Timothy’s Decaffeinated Green Tea and Emeril’s Organic French Quarter Roast, however production of Timothy’s Decaffeinated French Vanilla has ceased.  These items will be phased out of the CoffeeGIANT inventory, effective immediately.  If you have grown to love these items, we suggest stocking up while you can, or giving the above recommended substitutions a try.

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Van Houtte to Produce Wolfgang Puck K-Cups

February 11th, 2010

Very exciting news for gourmet java enthusiasts: Wolfgang Puck (the famous restaurateur and chef) will be introducing a line of gourmet coffee K-Cups, via Van Houtte (a leading specialty coffee company).

“‘We are extremely satisfied with the Van Houtte standard of quality in manufacturing specialty coffee K-Cup portion packs,’ stated Eric McCoy, President of Wolfgang Puck Coffee.

“Sylvain Toutant, President of the retail division of Van Houtte L.P. stated, ‘The joint venture with Wolfgang Puck was a natural step to increase our presence outside Quebec.’ Van Houtte believes Wolfgang Puck to be a brand with similar values and quality.”

NewsWire.ca

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Seasonal Sampler: An Ode to Winter

February 11th, 2010

No matter the season, or the weather outside, CoffeeGIANT has you covered.  Our limited edition/seasonal K-Cup sampler pack pays attention to the annual equinoxes and keeps up with the times.

seasonal-14packThis winter, let us warm you with a fresh cup of Green Mountain’s popular Golden French Toast and Wicked Winter Blend Extra Bold, and treat your sweet tooth with Timothy’s Cinnamon Pastry and Winter Carnival coffees.

Our Seasonal Sampler contains fourteen K-Cups of the Seasonal and Limited Edition variety, specially packaged by CoffeeGIANT for your tasting pleasure.  This sampler pack changes with the seasons, and contains a variety of limited edition K-Cups available from our manufacturers.

In the coming months, we welcome spring with Green Mountain’s Island Coconut, among other flavors.

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