Alternative to Billions of Plastic Coffee Cups Plaguing US Landfills
American consumers will be introduced to the first certified 100 percent compostable single-serve coffee pod on Earth Day (Friday, April 22) in Chicago.
Hills Bros.® Coffee in certified 100 percent compostable pods officially goes on sale at Chicago retailers such as Jewel, Mariano’s, Copps, Woodman’s, and Pick ‘n Save, as well as online at Amazon.com and shopmzb.com
PURPOD100™ Certified Compostable Single-Serve Coffee Pods Among 12 Top F&B Product Concepts
(PORTSMOUTH, VA-March 30, 2016) — Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (MZB) will unveil its new Hills Bros.© Coffee single-serve format to markets across the nation this spring, but the innovation has already earned high praise within the industry. Store Brands magazine recently named the PURPOD100™, the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) certified 100 percent compostable single-serve coffee pods, to its list of winners in the magazine’s inaugural Editors’ Picks awards program.
American consumers will be introduced to the award-winning compostable pod when Hills Bros.© coffee begins appearing on store shelves in Chicago in time for Earth Day on April 22. Developed by Club Coffee of Canada, the coffee pod has been certified 100 percent compostable by BPI, which verifies products meet ASTM specifications as tested at independent labs.
Sampling Offered at Four Sponsored Events on Earth Day Weekend
(PORTSMOUTH, Va. – March 30, 2016) – Hills Bros.® Coffee will debut the first certified 100 percent compostable single-serve coffee in the United States on Earth Day in Chicago.
Hills Bros. ® Coffee will be offering fresh brewed coffee, memorabilia and single-serving samples at four separate sponsored Earth Day events in Chicago:
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(VILLORBA (TV), IT/PORTSMOUTH, Va. – November 12, 2015) – Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (MZB), the North American operating unit of the Italy-based global coffee roaster and marketer Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group, has announced plans to acquire a 25.1 percent minority equity position in Club Coffee of Toronto, Canada, for $25.1 million (CDN), positioning both companies to boost sales growth through market-leading innovations.
The parties anticipate their agreement will enable MZB to expand its reach in Canada and Club Coffee to enhance its U.S. presence. The equity investment is expected to be finalized before the end of this calendar year and is subject to the parties’ successful conclusion of due diligence and other pre-closing conditions.
PORTSMOUTH, Va., April 27, 2015 – Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA, Inc. (MZB USA), one of the country’s largest coffee roasters, has announced plans to introduce the first 100 percent compostable fully certified single-serve coffee pod to the United States market by the end of this year. The compostable pods will be compatible with all Keurig® K-Cup® brewers, including Keurig 2.0 brewers.
MZB USA will convert its entire portfolio of single-serve coffee pods to the PurPod100™ format which is expected to be certified 100 percent compostable by the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) as early as this summer. The PurPod100™, developed by Club Coffee of Canada, will be introduced first through the MZB brands Chock full o’Nuts®, Hills Bros.®, Kauai Coffee® and Segafredo Zanetti® in retail, foodservice and online channels.
MergerMarket, March 5, 2015
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group, a Treviso, Italy-based coffee company, is planning more acquisitions, licensing deals and franchising agreements to continue expanding globally, COO Pascal Heritier said. The company is also still on track to go public in May, he added.
MZB Group, which owns international coffee brands such as Segafredo Zanetti and Chock Full O’Nuts, and has more than 330 franchised Italian-style coffee houses around the world, has annual sales of around EUR 800m and EBITDA of around EUR 63m.
To continue expanding, the company is constantly looking at potential acquisition targets. “M&A is part of the DNA of our group,” Heritier said. MZB is seeking to make acquisitions that will help it gain a foothold in new markets or expand in existing ones. It also seeks to acquire brands that are complementary to its offering.
Business Wire, March 2, 2015
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Krispy Kreme (NYSE: KKD), a global retailer of sweet treats and complementary beverages, and Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA , a leading roaster of proprietary and private label coffee, tea and drink mix, today announced a multi-year licensing agreement to roast and distribute Krispy Kreme® Coffee for grocery, mass merchants and club stores.
Per the agreement, which was brokered by Krispy Kreme’s exclusive licensing agency, Brand Central, 12oz branded bags of Krispy Kreme ground coffee in Smooth, Decaf, and Rich blends are now available for purchase at fine retailers throughout the United States, and online at Amazon.com and soon at ShopMZB.com.
By Butch Maier
The Hampton Roads Business Journal, January 23, 2015
Something was brewing last Monday. For once, it wasn’t coffee. Yet it was all about coffee.
“It was so exciting. My heart was racing,” said Dennis Crawford, senior marketing manager for Portsmouth-based Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA.
One of the brands Crawford oversees – Chock full o’Nuts, which is roasted and packaged in Suffolk, and was purchased by Massimo Zanetti from the Sara Lee Corp. in 2005 – was about to be in the spotlight.
By Matthew Ward
Suffolk-Herald News, January 20, 2015
Coffee roaster Massimo Zanetti held its annual employee awards night at the Suffolk Center for the Cultural Arts on Monday, honoring a group of individuals who exemplify the “MZB Way.”
The gala evening was designed to coincide with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, because the MZB (Massimo Zanetti Beverages) Way’s 10 principles — attributes like being trustworthy and respectful — dovetail with the civil rights leader’s own tenets, company leaders said.
By Aubrey Aquino
Wavy TV, January 19, 2015
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – It’s more enviro-friendly (less plastic used); easy recyclability (less plastic in landfills); easier to break open for composting; and perhaps the most important – it produces a better tasting cup. Brian Kubicki, Vice President of Marketing at Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA, along with Celebrity Apprentice contestant Kenya Moore talked about Massimo Zanetti’s “Filter Cup,” Chock Full of Nuts and the company’s “appearance” on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice.