Its popularity was helped by the emergence of single-serve bottles that were easy to carry around.
Typically less than 500 ml in quantity, these are available as both single-serve packages and fountain products.
Most of the confusion seems to arise at small stores, where consumers grab single-serve cans from coolers.
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The Rivo machine uses Lavazza-made single-serve portion packs to brew up 1.4 or 2.8 ounce espresso shots.
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In 1994 it formed a joint venture with PepsiCo to distribute its single-serve juices in soda machines and grocery stores.
The single-serve bottles, which are widely sold in coolers at drugstores and other retailers, will begin rolling out in April.
In 1994 it formed a joint venture with PepsiCo to distribute its single-serve juices in vending machines and grocery stores.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has had a tough year amid heightened competition in the single-serve industry and intense shareholder scrutiny.
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An office I worked in back in the early 2000s had a Keurig single-serve coffee maker and used Green Mountain K-cups.
Then the 800-pound gorilla of the coffee business, Starbucks, entered the market with its own single-serve brewer, the Verismo.
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These players with a loyal customer base and global presence have the potential to change the dynamics of the the single-serve industry.
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Their diversification into the single-serve area, recently releasing single-cup brewer Verismo while they continue to juice K-cups, will boost their bottom line.
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Competition in the single-serve coffee segment is expected to intensify further with many companies interested in grabbing a share of the growing market.
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Green Mountain owns the wholesale side of Tully's brand, which includes coffee in bags and single-serve packs that are sold in supermarkets and other stores.
Additional pressure mounted after Starbucks debuted a new single-serve brewer.
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Einhorn highlighted increased competition in the single-serve coffee market as a threat to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, which does not have the low-cost capacity of new competitors.
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Or this one: The Jura is extremely green, at least in comparison to most other high-end coffee makers on the market, since the hot trend today is single-serve pre-packaged coffee.
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Green Mountain is the seller of the Keurig single-serve brewing systems that are gaining popularity in homes as well as in places that sell coffee, like Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks.
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Less than two months after Starbucks released its single-serve espresso maker, the Verismo, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has answered back, revealing its Rivo machine to the world yesterday.
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But she said market share in categories like crackers, salad dressing, cheese and single-serve pizza are expected to rebound in the second half of the year as competitors institute their own price increases.
But this revise simply shifted the concern to the college game, which now finds itself beset with "one-and-dones" and universities that serve as single-season lily pads for the best athletes.
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Golding saved three break points at 2-2 before seizing his single opportunity on the Olivo serve at 5-4, whipping a forehand winner past his opponent to the delight of the large Court 12 crowd.
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The British number three took the first set courtesy of a single break of serve with a run of three games in a row from 4-3 down.
This is a part of one of the efforts we've launched -- actually, I helped to launch on Monday -- "United We Serve, " where we're asking every single American to think about a way that they can serve.
Robson, a semi-finalist last year, was pushed hard by her American opponent, with a single break of serve proving enough to win the opening set.
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