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Iconic Coffee Brand Remembers #42 as Former Company Executive

SUFFOLK, VA – The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) and Chock full o’Nuts® coffee, in a partnership developed by IMG, today announced a collaboration to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day and his historic first home run over racial inequity.

Major League Baseball’s 2022 season marks the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier on April 15, 1947, when he competed for the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African-American player in Major League Baseball. To mark the occasion, Chock full o’Nuts® is launching three sizes of limited-edition Jackie Robinson Chock full o’Nuts® coffee cans in stores and online, hitting shelves in April 2022, with a portion of the proceeds from each purchase being donated to the JRF.

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Company Officials, Representatives from the City of Suffolk, Regional Business Leaders Tour the 350,636 -sq.-ft. Suffolk Facility

SUFFOLK, VA – A new state-of-the-art distribution center for Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (MZB-USA) located in the Equus Capital Partners Virginia Port Logistics Park off Route 58 was officially dedicated on March 15, 2022.

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100% Kauai Coffee is Fair Trade Certified™, Rainforest Alliance Certified, and Non-GMO Project Verified

KAUAI, HAWAI’I – May 27, 2021 – For Fred Cowell, General Manager at Kauai Coffee Company, producing coffee in a sustainable manner is as much a cultural commitment as it is an environmental one. For more than six years, Mr. Cowell has managed the largest coffee farm in the United States by putting care for his employees, Kauai’s land, natural resources, and community at the forefront.

With Cowell at the helm and an ambitious sustainability program in place, Kauai Coffee Company has earned the unique distinction of producing triple certified Hawaiian coffee. 100% Kauai Coffee® is Fair Trade Certified™, Rainforest Alliance Certified, and Non-GMO Project Verified.

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SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA (June 11, 2020) – Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (MZB-USA), one of the largest vertically integrated coffee companies in North America, has announced plans to open a new state-of-the-art distribution center in Suffolk, Virginia. This new facility will support its corporate headquarters and main roasting operations also located in Suffolk. The new 355,933 square foot distribution center will be in the Equus Capital Partners’ Virginia Port Logistics Park.

“We are pleased to announce the selection of Virginia Port Logistics Park as our East Coast distribution center. This announcement was the result of a concerted effort in partnership with the City of Suffolk, Equus Capital Partners, and JLL to align our long-term strategic market and supply chain initiatives with a national outlook,” said MZB-USA Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Doug Nesmith. “This facility will position us for greater efficiency and continued growth, add to the economic vitality of the area, and bringing great people to Suffolk – along with some of the best coffee on earth.”

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Eric Van De Wal, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (MZB-USA). January 2019.

PORTSMOUTH, VA – January 31, 2019 – Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (MZB-USA) has named Eric Van De Wal Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing.

In his new role, Van De Wal will be responsible for executing corporate strategic plans for sales and marketing designed to maintain and grow MZB-USA’s role as a coffee industry leader.

“Eric is recognized as a strategic marketing executive with extensive experience in brand management, product innovation, and driving profitable growth in multiple consumer packaged goods categories.” said MZB-USA President & CEO John Boyle. “His considerable experience in product development and innovation will play a crucial role in the continued success of our business. We’re pleased that he’s joined us here at MZB-USA and welcome him to Hampton Roads, the caffeine capital of the East Coast.”

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Company Recognized for Innovation, Speed to Market, and International Reach

(OCTOBER 29, 2018) Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN), the parent company of Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins, named Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group (MZB Group) the 2017 Dunkin’ Brands Vendor of the Year at a recent awards ceremony in Las Vegas.

This award is given annually to a vendor that has accomplished significant results for Dunkin’ Brands’ goals. These goals include bringing substantial value to Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins franchisees and licensees, generating at least one innovative process, procedure, project and/or product that delivered value to the Dunkin’ and/or Baskin-Robbins systems, and demonstrating consistent, superior execution on day-to-day deliverables. The award recognizes MZB’s work done in the calendar year 2017.

Dunkin’ Brands came to MZB Group to respond to its European market needs for an international espresso. Massimo Zanetti’s unique capabilities and market insights enabled the development, production and market introduction of a new Dunkin’ International Espresso Blend.

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SUFFOLK, VA – April 7, 2017 – Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (MZB) was recognized with a 2017 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award during a ceremony Tuesday evening at the 28th Environment Virginia Symposium at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality announced that MZB received a Silver Award for the company’s significant achievements in sustainable manufacturing practices and leadership within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector. Other winners represent businesses and industrial facilities, not-for-profit organizations and government agencies from throughout the Commonwealth.

MZB was specifically recognized for the launch of the PURPOD100™ single-serve coffee pod. PURPOD100 is certified 100 percent compostable by the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) to break down in commercial composting facilities in less than 100 days. It is made from more than 90 percent renewable resources, and the ring of the pod is made from coffee chaff. Every single part of the PURPOD100 is designed to be digestible by, and accessible for, bacteria. For every 100,000 compostable coffee pods that are sent to composting after they have been used, one ton of coffee grounds (dry weight) or two tons of coffee grounds (wet weight) is diverted from landfills.

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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

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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.

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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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