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Dispensed Beverages: Cold Beverages 2016

Posted: May 2, 2016
In: Imbibe Updates

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C-Store Beverage Menu Trends

Technomic’s MenuMonitor c-store database features menus from 40 retailers in the United States. What follows is a snapshot of their dispensed- and packaged-beverage offerings in 2015 as part of their wider foodservice program.

Fountain drinks were ubiquitous among operators for cold beverages, followed by chillers—i.e., frozen carbonated beverages—offered by 75% of retailers.

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