In 1974, the Trieste-based company introduced the first pre-dosed and compressed single-serving coffee pod- a pioneering invention that, in the 1990s, became the industry standard (E.S.E. – Easy Serving Espresso). This marked a true revolution: with the perfect amount of coffee packed between two layers of filter paper and precisely pressurized, anyone could make an espresso as good as one served in a bar, right at home.

Half a century later, illycaffè continues its legacy of innovation with the ILLY X2.2 E.S.E., a new professional coffee machine designed by renowned architect and industrial designer Luca Trazzi. With its sleek, vintage inspired design, the new illy machine is crafted for bars, restaurants, and hotels that cater to clients seeking top-quality coffee and a responsible, sustainable experience. The launch responds to recent market trends, with 70% of consumers now preferring sustainable products, and coffee pods becoming an increasingly popular purchased by more than 3.2 million Italian households in 2023, a 10% increase from the previous year.

“We are proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the E.S.E. pod system, a technology that, for half a
century, has embodied our dedication to innovation, quality, and sustainability – values that have always
been integral to illy,” said Cristina Scocchia, CEO of illycaffè. “This commitment is also reflected in our new professional coffee machine, which combines sophisticated design with sustainable technology to ensure excellent coffee while respecting our planet.”

The new ILLY X2.2 E.S.E. professional machine ensures exceptional in-cup quality with just a few simple steps. The illy E.S.E. pods, certified compostable, can be disposed of with organic waste, and are available in Classico (double espresso and lungo), Intenso, and Decaffeinato variants.

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Customers will be able to pick up free Podback bags from baristas in all 133 Costa Coffee stores located within Tesco stores across the UK, and nine Costa Coffee stores in the Swindon area, then take back their full bags for recycling. In addition, Podback-branded recycling points have been installed in the participating Tesco stores to make it even easier to spot opportunities to recycle pods. The scheme accepts both plastic and aluminium pods from any Podback member brands, including Costa Coffee pods for Nespresso, Tassimo and NESCAFE Dolce Gusto machines. The list of locations that the drop-off points will be installed are also now on Podback’s website here.

The rollout of the new recycling points began in August, building on Costa Coffee’s existing in-house pod recycling scheme. Together, Podback and Costa Coffee will aim to collect more pods for recycling through specialist facilities, where the different materials they are made from can be separated to enable them to be recycled.

This trial marks the latest step in Costa Coffee’s efforts to provide recycling options for packaging items that can’t easily be recycled at home or kerbside. Back in 2018, the brand worked with Valpak, an environmental solutions and resource management company, to establish the UK’s National Cup Recycling Scheme, which helped fund cup recycling infrastructure across the country. The scheme, now supported by many of the UK’s other major coffee brands, highlights the importance of collaboration in advancing new recycling solutions. Now, Costa Coffee will become the first UK coffee chain to collaborate with Podback to introduce customer-facing pod recycling points.

Rick Hindley, executive director of Podback, said: “This trial gives Podback customers the opportunity to drop off their used pods at local Costa Coffee stores, a response to customer feedback telling us people want a choice of ways to recycle that fit with their daily lives. We are excited to be working with Costa Coffee and Tesco to make this a reality in more than 140 locations across the country. We are sure Podback customers will welcome the new service, and hope that it is the first step to rolling out more drop-off locations throughout the UK.”

Liz Higgins, head of sustainability at Costa Coffee, said: “We are always looking for new ways to make it easier for our customers to recycle our packaging. Through this trial with Podback, in-store drop-off points will offer coffee pod users the chance to conveniently recycle their pods with us – whether they are Costa branded or not. The new front-of-house recycling units will be supported by increased messaging in store, which we hope will act as a reminder to customers when visiting our participating stores. The trial will allow us to gather valuable customer feedback and insights, which we will use to enhance our future recycling solutions for pods, cups, and other packaging materials.”

Catherine David, director behaviour change and business programmes WRAP, said: “The trial with Costa Coffee is a fantastic way to normalise and simplify recycling coffee pods. Due to their multiple component materials, these pods must be sent to a specialist recycling facility. Now, customers can easily drop them off in any participating Costa Coffee store. Making recycling simple is key to success, and capturing trickier items like pods at scale is an important step forward.”

Through the Podback scheme, used aluminium and plastic pods are recycled in the UK. Aluminium pods are recycled in Cheshire and used in the manufacture of beverage cans and car components. Plastic pods are recycled in Yorkshire and used in the manufacture of a range of items, including packaging crates and building products. The used coffee grounds are processed by anaerobic digestion facilities, producing renewable energy (biogas) and soil improver.

The locations of all drop off points will also be added to the Recycle Now Recycling Locator (managed by WRAP) – the UK’s only postcode-based search tool for people to find out what they can recycle at home, or at nearby locations.

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The capsule body, developed by Greiner Packaging, preserves the freshness of the coffee and is compatible with conventional coffee capsule machines. This solution offers consumers a more sustainable option without compromising on quality or convenience.

“We are committed to pushing the boundaries of sustainable packaging solutions. Our collaboration with Constantia Flexibles on the home compostable coffee capsule embodies our shared vision for a greener future. This innovative product not only meets the high expectations of eco-conscious consumers but also sets a new standard in the industry. We are proud to contribute to a solution that balances convenience and environmental responsibility”, stated Taner Ertan, global business development manager at Greiner Packaging.

Constantia Flexibles’ capsule lidding, EcoPressoLid, boasts several notable characteristics. It offers a high barrier to oxygen, excellent sealing for compostable coffee capsules, and exceptional coffee brewing performance. Furthermore, it is compatible with commonly used capsule filling and sealing machines on the market.

The EcoPressoLid is paper-based, and can be used to seal both the top and bottom of the capsules. Capsule body and lid received the “OK Compost Home” certification from TÜV Austria together as a system.

Peter Wallach, SVP head of business segment processed meat & beverages at Constantia Flexibles, stated, “The EcoPressoLid capsule liner is a significant step towards more sustainable coffee consumption. We are especially proud of our partnership with Greiner Packaging, as it allows us to offer a complete, TÜV Austria certified solution to our customers.”

This partnership between Greiner Packaging and Constantia Flexibles showcases the power of innovation and collaboration in driving sustainability forward. By combining their expertise, the two companies have developed a compostable coffee capsule solution that aligns with consumer preferences.

This joint effort marks a significant milestone in sustainable packaging, paving the way for future advancements in eco-friendly product development.

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Klatch Coffee is a family-owned micro-roaster that has been producing coffee for over thirty years, roasting to its “Peak of Flavour” standards. Its Crazy Goat Blend is now part of Bruvi’s coffee offering.

Klatch is the latest partner in Bruvi’s Brand Partner’s Program, which aims to bring America’s best specialty coffee brands to a single-serve brewing platform for the very first time. Previous partners include LAMILL Coffee, Joyride, and Equator Coffee.

Specialty coffee brands are partnering with Bruvi because it offers technology and extraction not previously available on a single-serve platform, plus innovative degradable pods – making it suitable for craft brands and roasters like Klatch.

Klatch has partnered with Steeped Coffee and Cometeer in the past, but this is the first time it is offering its coffee in a single-serve brewer capsule format.

About Klatch Crazy Goat Blend

A robust medium-dark roasted blend with flavour notes of dark chocolate, toffee, and hints of spice in aroma and cup, from origins Central America, South America and Indonesia. It is the blend of choice for cold brew in Klatch Coffee cafes, and the Crazy Goat Blend B-Pods are available at US$24 for a box of 20 pods exclusively on Bruvi.com.

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Under the agreement, KDP will continue to be the exclusive sourcing partner and manufacturer of premium Lavazza K-Cup pods and add sales and distribution responsibilities in retail and e-commerce across the US and Canada. Future availability of premium coffee brand, Kicking Horse Coffee, in a K-Cup pod will provide a new experience for consumers to enjoy the brand through the Keurig brewing system.

“Lavazza has been a valued partner since 2014 and we are pleased to continue our collaboration as the brand becomes a member of our licensed brand family,” said Patrick Minogue, president, US Coffee.  “Having renowned, premium coffee brands Lavazza and now Kicking Horse Coffee as part of the K-Cup pod family underscores our ability to drive growth while providing consumers premium coffee brands available to enjoy at home.”

“This partnership marks a significant milestone for Lavazza and Kicking Horse, as it opens new avenues to reach a wider audience of coffee enthusiasts. It represents an exceptional opportunity to fortify our collaboration with KDP,” said Hossam Ashraf, Lavazza North America president. “At Lavazza Group, we take pride in our commitment to passion, integrity, and expertise, all of which contribute to delivering superior, high-quality coffee. We believe that KDP is the right partner to bring this exceptional coffee experience to more consumers across North America.”

Cedric Malaga, CEO of Kicking Horse Coffee shared, “At Kicking Horse Coffee, our mission is to bring better coffee to the world – we call it the best of coffee with the best of intentions. Sharing our always fair trade and organic roasts with as many people as possible means we’re delivering on this mission.”

Keurig Dr Pepper and Lavazza Group promote the cultivation and trade of coffee in a manner that benefits coffee farmers, their communities and the environment. Both companies are committed to responsibly sourcing their coffee and are members of World Coffee Research — an international coalition of stakeholders working together to make a global impact and secure the quality of coffee for generations to come.

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Nespresso customers now have two new options for recycling their coffee capsules with Royal Mail. They can arrange a free doorstep collection from their local postie using Royal Mail’s returns service. Alternatively, they can drop them off at any of the 14,000+ Royal Mail drop-off locations, including Royal Mail Customer Service Points and Post Offices.

Research commissioned by Nespresso to mark Recycle Week demonstrates just how important it is for recycling to be simple and convenient: despite 91% of Brits claiming they often recycle, many said they find recycling confusing (42%), and difficult (32%)*.

This partnership will increase nationwide access to easy and effective recycling methods for Nespresso capsules. Just over half of Royal Mails’ routes are wholly or partly on foot which helps to keep emissions low when compared to other carriers**.

Anna Lundstrom, CEO, Nespresso UK & ROI said, “Nespresso’s official partnership with Royal Mail brings recycling to the heart of the community, no matter where you live in the UK. Royal Mail is not only an iconic British institution, it also is recognised as having the lowest emissions per parcel** as their ‘feet on the street’ posties walk up to a billion steps a day. Recycling needs to be convenient, simple, and sustainable – and our partnership with Royal Mail is central to achieving that vision.”

Nick Landon, chief commercial officer at Royal Mail said, “We’re really pleased to be working with Nespresso to support their coffee capsule recycling. Everyone knows when their postie delivers so it’s really convenient to arrange for them to collect at the same time. If customers aren’t going to be in, Royal Mail can also collect from a safe place. To make it even more convenient, if customers don’t have a printer our posties can print and bring the label to the doorstep.

“And if Nespresso customers don’t want to arrange a collection, they can drop their capsules off at one of our 14,000+ Royal Mail locations. This is part of our commitment to continuously make our services more convenient as we re-invent the way we deliver to and collect from our customers.”

A pioneer of coffee capsule recycling, Nespresso also co-founded not-for-profit coffee pod recycling service, Podback. Nespresso UK customers can still use this service and can still drop their used capsules at any Nespresso Boutique.

Nespresso’s capsules are made with 80% recycled aluminium which is infinitely recyclable. Recycled aluminium is turned into new products such as beverage cans and car components. Used coffee grounds are also used to create soil improver, used on cereal farms in East Yorkshire, and renewable energy to power UK homes.

* Research was carried out by One Poll between 4th and 6th October 2023 with 2,000 adult respondents.
** When measured in terms of the CO2e emissions per parcel reported by the UK parcel delivery companies who currently publicly report these.

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With a growing number of consumers reaching for healthier options across the beverage industry, Rokit is working to make its products more accessible, with Waitrose being the first brick-and-mortar retailer to stock the Energy Uplift Coffee Pods. Rokit Health is committed to helping consumers make better choices with its range of healthy, innovative coffee that not only looks after them but also the environment. Enriched with vitamins and packaged in 100% recyclable aluminium pods, Rokit’s range of coffee pods will be available in Waitrose in three varieties – Mind Boost, Immunity Boost and Energy Uplift:

• Mind Boost – A 100% Arabica coffee enriched with vitamins B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12, to support the nervous system and contribute to mental performance.
• Immunity Boost – A 100% Arabica coffee enriched with vitamins B6, B12, D, iron and zinc to support and contribute to a healthy immune system.
• Energy Uplift– A 100% arabica coffee enriched with Guarana to help reduce fatigue and Taurine.

Speaking on the launch, Scott Markham, founder of Rokit Health, said: “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Waitrose and that our range of coffee pods will soon be available in stores across the UK. This new listing represents a significant milestone for the Rokit Health brand as we continue to make our range of coffee easily accessible to health-conscious consumers.

We have developed a quality product range that we know our audience loves and together with Waitrose, we aim to make a positive impact on the coffee-drinking habits of the UK. This new listing reflects our shared values and dedication to supporting the health and wellbeing of consumers and we look forward to expanding the collaboration following the success of this launch.”

Available in packs of ten pods, the Rokit wellness pods are Nespresso compatible and vegan friendly. Rokit Health drinks only ever use raw ingredients that are minimally processed and free from chemicals, preservatives, and flavourings.

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With a major shift in the UK market towards premium and speciality coffees in recent years, and the forecast for 2023 set to be even bigger, Dualit has catered for the growing trend within this category by introducing the first of its flavoured coffee pods. With Vanilla and Hazelnut sitting in the Top 5 most popular coffee flavours in the UK, they will lead the way for the British coffee roaster as they enter the flavoured coffee market.

Made with high quality beans and flavourings, the blends are selected by Dualit’s Master Roaster at its West Sussex roastery. These premium coffee pods are designed to retain their fresh coffee taste, and each box contains ten capsules with a seal lid to lock in freshness. The challenge following customer feedback was to ensure that the syrup to coffee ratio retained the coffee flavour, and didn’t overpower with sweetness. The pods deliver this, according to the company, with the optimum balance of coffee and flavouring.

“Our flavoured coffee pods combine a smooth, medium strength Americano with the perfect dose of flavoured syrup, and when paired with milk, they create an elevated frothy cappuccino or milky latte experience to awaken the senses,” said Debbie McIvor-Main, marketing manager at Dualit.

About the two blends

Vanilla Cream – Strength 7: A medium strength Vanilla Cream with base notes of cereal, treacle, and dried fruit, topped with a hint of vanilla.

Rich Hazelnut – Strength 7: A medium strength Rich Hazelnut with base notes of cereal, treacle, and dried fruit, enhanced by a nutty flavour.

Dualit has sustainability and integrity at the forefront of all its coffee development and works closely with Fairtrade coffee producers. In addition, the use of aluminium to create the pods means a much lower environmental impact compared to other materials often used in coffee capsules, as it requires much less energy and resources to recycle. Aluminium pods are a great option for consumers who enjoy a pod coffee but want to make a conscious effort to protect the environment, and still maintain long shelf life.

To recycle, coffee grounds can be disposed of in food waste or compost bins, while the pod and lid can be recycled. Dualit’s handheld EcoPress Pod Recycler separates coffee from used aluminium pods, to support the recycling experience. Dualit’s EcoPress range is compatible with the new Flavoured Aluminium coffee pods, as well as the rest of the Aluminium range and other Nespresso® compatible pods.

The pods are available from dualit.com and Amazon, with an RRP of GBP £3.99 for 10x pods of £14.99 for 50x pods.

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Smile Compostable Solutions is an honouree under the energy and sustainability category for its compostable coffee pods. The company’s main mission is to to bridge sustainability and convenience. Whether for consumers or companies, Smile is bringing patented, plant-based innovations to link the almost-hard-to-believe pair. The honouree sells compostable solutions to counter the plastic pollution building up in landfills from our make-take-waste society. Smile offers compostable alternatives to two of the top three most polluting single-use plastics – straws and coffee pods.

Smile’s CEO, Michael Sands, stated, “We are honoured to be included in this remarkable list of innovative solutions. Sustainability is imperative – and we are proud to be recognised for our materials that are helping to reduce single-use plastic.”

This year’s World Changing Ideas Awards showcased 45 winners, 216 finalists, and more than 300 honourable mentions—with health, climate, energy, and AI among the most popular categories. A panel of Fast Company editors and reporters selected winners and finalists from a pool of more than 2,200 entries across urban design, education, nature, politics, technology, corporate social responsibility, and more. Several new categories were added this year including rapid response, crypto and blockchain, agriculture, and workplace. The 2023 awards feature entries from across the globe, from Italy to Singapore to New Zealand.

“It’s thrilling to see the creativity and innovation that are so abundant among this year’s honourees,” says Fast Company editor-in-chief, Brendan Vaughan. “While it’s easy to feel discouraged by the state of the world, the entrepreneurs, companies, and nonprofits featured in this package show the limitless potential to address society’s most urgent problems. Our journalists have highlighted some of the most exciting and impactful work being done today—from housing to equity to sustainability—and we look forward to seeing not only how these projects evolve but how they inspire others to develop solutions of their own.”

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The County Durham-based manufacturer is launching a range of Nespresso-compatible pods with in vanilla, caramel and hazelnut variants. Made with 100% arabica coffee, the pods are also fully home compostable.

Mark Stangroom, Beanies’ sales and marketing director, said: “After already having considerable success with our flavoured instant coffees, which culminated in receiving a Queen’s Award For International Trade last year, we saw an opportunity for coffee pods with ‘full-on-flavour’ both in the UK market and abroad. “We’ve started with three classics, but, with over 40 flavours in instant, there’s plenty of room to expand the range further.”

Beanies was launched in 2013 to offer coffee lovers a choice of easy-to-make flavoured instant coffees, which are stocked by major retailers and independent retailers in the UK. The brand also sells in more than 35 countries and last year won the prestigious Queen’s Award for International Trade. 

As part of its commitment to sustainability, the new pods are fully compostable at home.

Mark said: “We are working towards reducing our carbon and environmental impact with every new product launch, so it was important to us that the new coffee pods offered a sustainable option for those who prefer the convenience of single-use.

“Standard plastic and aluminium pods take hundreds of years to break down. Our pods are TUV-Austria OK Compost Home certified and will decompose within 26 weeks in the right conditions, which is even quicker than garden grass cuttings.”

The pods will be available in the UK and for export, along with Beanies’ existing range of instant coffees.

For more information about Beanies, visit beaniesflavourco.co.uk.

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Podback is a first of its kind recycling programme, bringing together all brands of coffee pods to create one easy recycling service. Artisan Coffee Co customers can now add free Podback bags to their orders of coffee pods. Once received they can put their used coffee pods in the bags and have them recycled either by dropping them off at Collect+ delivered by Yodel sites or through kerbside collection, where, in certain local authorities, pods will be collected with their usual household recycling.*

Podback ensures that both the used coffee and pod are reused as much as possible. Whether it’s recycled pods that can be used to create drinks cans, car parts, or furniture. Or the coffee inside them, which is repurposed and used to create renewable energy and compost.

Artisan Coffee Co is proud to source coffee beans ethically and sustainably, prioritising fair trade, organic coffee wherever possible, and believes we each have a role to play in looking after our environment. This new partnership is the next step in its pro-planet mission, and means consumers can enjoy coffee ethically and sustainably.

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Compatibility testing on capsules, filter, and top lid films are being performed at IMA Coffee Lab with the precise aim to identify and achieve optimum material sealing parameters and limits as well as a suitable set up of IMA packaging machineries to handle the pods successfully.

Tests are carried out under the supervision of IMA Coffee R&D team and in close and constant co-operation with NatureWorks specialists: dedicated tools are used to simulate filter and top lid films sealing phases and adjust parameters according to testing results.

The sophisticated microleakage detection testing performed at IMA Coffee Lab has given more than encouraging and optimistic results allowing a significant step forward in the process that will proceed thoroughly towards the following coffee extraction testing phase, say the companies.

At NatureWorks, development of new single-stage thermoforming processes and capsule designs continues to produce precise capsules that meet IMA’s specifications for filling and sealing on their packaging machines.

NatureWorks has also constructed a custom Data Acquisition System for K-Cup compatible pods that is being used to understand and benchmark how differing capsule designs perform under various brewing conditions.

“With the promising results we’ve seen so far, we have already begun the next phase of development by partnering with converters in North America to bring these new compostable pod designs to commercial scale making them available to brands and roasters seeking to meet consumer demands for more sustainable packaging and to circular economy directives that specify compostable packaging as a key enabler of recovering food waste for compost,” said Flavio Di Marcotullio, global industry manager, Single Serve Beverages for NatureWorks.

Coffee capsules are complex structures where the capsule body, lidding, and filter must be precisely designed to deliver a consistently high-quality brewing experience. Before the capsules reach consumers, it’s critical that these components perform well during assembly and filling as well as on the shelf and during brewing. By bringing together NatureWorks’ materials and applications knowledge with IMA’s machinery expertise, the partnership aims to deliver a turn-key compostable coffee pod solution to the entire coffee industry making it simple to have a great cup of coffee and dispose of the used pod in the most sustainable way possible.

With this in mind, to give greater impetus to the topic and direct the production chain towards increasing environmental sustainability, in 2019 IMA launched IMA Zero and one of its pillars, IMA NoP – No Plastic Program. “NOP (No-Plastic Program) means we promote eco-friendly plastic substitutes for the packages manufactured on IMA machines. Through the research and testing of alternative processes and materials, together with customers, material suppliers and partners, we foster plastic-free and sustainable, compostable packaging solutions. IMA has also established the Open Lab where Material Technologists study, develop, and test compostable and recyclable materials to be used on our packaging equipment,” says Nicola Panzani, IMA Coffee sales manager and IMA Coffee Petroncini CEO.

NatureWorks and IMA will share more about the latest innovations in single-serve compostable coffee capsules as well as developments from the partnership at AMI’s Single-Serve Capsules Global Virtual Summit from 29-31 March 2022.

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The two companies share the same corporate strategy and values, as they’ve always championed product diversification, and focused on environmental friendliness and social and economic sustainability. Both are also extremely innovation-oriented, drawing on their solid experience in the field of research and development.

Since 2021 IMA has followed and supported the Borbone project based on the conversion of CA3 machines, to ensure the best sealing of the pod wrapping material, perfecting the sealing technology with the aim of putting on the market a product that is completely recyclable after its separate collection as paper.

On this subject, Massimo Renda says: “The 100% Amici della Natura compostable pod is the tangible expression of our commitment to searching for increasingly “green” and environmentally friendly solutions.- which we feel is our duty towards present and future generations. We started going down that road a long time ago. Not surprisingly, we were the first to put compostable pods on the market, and today we are industry pioneers thanks to our fully disposable wrapping suitable for waste paper collection. Thanks to our approach, which has always been innovative and forward-looking, we will continue to work to improve the consumer experience, focusing on ever higher quality standards and even more sustainable solutions.”

“Synergy is key for me,” continues Renda. “I have always looked for reliable partners who shared my own values. Quality and sustainability are among the founding principles of Caffè Borbone, supplemented by an advantageous use of technology, capable of enhancing and above all preserving the sensory characteristics of our product. For this reason, IMA immediately stood out as the ideal partner.”

The partnership between the companies was indeed successful from the word go – based as it is on close collaboration, guided by a shared spirit of growth, which paid off by resulting in a long-term project based on sustainable principles and efficiency, and above all, aimed at preserving the quality of products. In the coffee industry, a good packaging system allows the product to be preserved from contact with oxygen, which causes the oxidation of the molecules that give coffee its taste and aroma. CA3 by IMA is a compact, fast and integrated machine capable of packaging both soft and compact pods, in a modified and conditioned atmosphere, which can be maintained thanks to the constantly controlled feeding of nitrogen in a protected environment, inside of which humidity and temperature are unchanged to ensure the highest product quality.

IMA Coffee offers a wide range of solutions, in terms of both production capacity and type of capsule and material to be used, thus contributing to the complete renewal of the range of machines for compatible products. The goal with Caffè Borbone was to increase production volumes, confirming Caffè Borbone’s expectations from capsule technology, i.e. better preservation of the taste of its Neapolitan espresso. This can be achieved by sealing the aroma of freshly ground coffee in the packs. An important goal, which has since become one of the core values of the Neapolitan brand, it says.

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Cambio starts by small-batch roasting its coffee beans in California by its 5th generation Roast Master. “Our coffee is packed in patented pods, with 34% better extraction, a superior filter design, and fluted to create a better taste in each cup,” explained Ann Hutson, co-founder of Cambio Roasters. “The pods are completely recyclable and have unique, easy-peel lids with a tab that makes recycling even easier.”

Cambio Roasters is founded by business and life partners Kevin Hartley and Ann Hutson. Hartley brings coffee-related experience to Cambio from his prior role as chief innovation officer at Keurig Green Mountain. He oversaw the design and development of the new best-selling Keurig brewers, invented Keurig Cold and Keurig Connect and led hundreds of other strategic initiatives. Hutson built her career in communications across several different industries. At Cambio, she manages relationships —including the direct-to-consumer business and relationships with retailers and wholesalers.

“Creating a company that aligned with our values was important to us as we thought about producing a coffee pod. Just about anyone can roast coffee. But to roast great coffee that consumers can make at home with brewers they already have, AND it does good for the Earth and people? I am all in for that,” exclaimed Kevin Hartley, co-founder of Cambio Roasters. “Twenty-one per cent of households that use K-Cups, or 6.7 million households, wish there was a purpose-driven K-Cup brand. Consumers can feel good about using Cambio Roasters pods in their Keurig. Not only will consumers get a great cup of coffee, but they will also be able to easily recycle the Cambio Roasters pod, compost the container it all came in, and know that their purchase is helping coffee farming families.”

Cambio Roasters K-Cups are available in eight flavours, including Special Dark, French Roast, Sumatran, Colombian, House Blend, Donut Blend, Hazelnut, and Decaf, as well as a Variety Pack of all eight flavours. Cambio Roasters gives back 20% of profits to coffee-farming families through its relationship with Food 4 Farmers. For more information, visit: cambioroasters.com.

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Masterfully pairing exceptional Peet’s coffee with natural flavours for a delicious cup at the press of a button, the new line features three finely crafted choices: Caramel Brûlée, Vanilla Cinnamon and Hazelnut Mocha.

Peet’s expansion into the flavoured K-Cup pod category meets consumer demand for greater variety in coffee pod offerings, and provides a truly premium experience for coffee lovers craving a coffeebar experience at home. According to a major grocery retailer’s shopper card data, more than 27% of Keurig households are brewing flavoured K-Cup pods, a 10% increase from pre-pandemic times, indicating that coffee drinkers are looking for convenient, coffee indulgences while working remotely or with more flexible schedules.

More than a year in development, Peet’s flavoured K-Cup pods marry Peet’s single origin Brazil coffee with natural flavours. The subtle sweetness of the lightly-roasted Brazil coffee complements each luscious layer of flavour to elevate the at-home coffee experience, according to Peet’s. Carefully crafted, these highly-desired rich flavour tones honour the authentic essence, aroma and depth of flavours found at Peet’s coffeebars.

• Vanilla Cinnamon – Aromatic notes of sweet vanilla bean layered with mild, warming cinnamon flavour.
• Hazelnut Mocha – Toasty notes of hazelnuts layered with smooth and creamy milk chocolate flavour.
• Caramel Brûlée – Notes of burnt sugar and rich, buttery caramel.

“At Peet’s, we are always thinking about ways to heighten coffee experiences. Our flavoured K-Cup pods offer the decadent taste of a fresh coffeebar beverage right at home. We made sure to get the flavours just right, to complement the highest quality coffee,” said Patrick Main, senior beverage innovator for Peet’s Coffee. “Our goal with this line is to offer the best flavoured coffee in the K-Cup pod category for a perfect cup, every time.”

Peet’s flavoured K-Cup pods are available at most major retailers nationwide including Target, Walmart, Safeway/Albertson’s, Hy-Vee, Kroger and Publix, among others, and online at Peets.com and Amazon. Peet’s new flavoured K-Cup pods are available in 10-, 22- and 24-count boxes ranging in price from $8.99 – $15.99. Variety packs will be available on Amazon.com in the fall. All Peet’s K-Cup pods are recyclable and compatible with all Keurig coffeemakers.

Serving Suggestion: Brew Peet’s flavored K-Cup pods as directed, then add a splash of your favorite plant- or dairy-based milk or cream to bring out the sweet and balanced overtones of each cup. Peet’s flavored K-Cup pods can also be enjoyed in milkshakes and smoothies, including plant-based choices, with this caramel brûlée recipe.

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Available from 2 June 2021, Bulletproof’s new Canned Cold Brew Black offers more caffeine (200mg) than the average cold brew, an extra dose of healthy energy from added Vitamin B, and 0g of sugar. Cold Brew Black will be offered in a can as a ready-to-drink beverage in either ‘Unsweetened’ or ‘Lightly Sweetened’ (sweetened with stevia). Each can is 8oz and retails for $2.99. The products will be available on Bulletproof.com and Amazon in 12-packs for $35.88.

Additionally, just launched, Bulletproof’s first foray into Espresso Pods will be compostable and made from renewable plant-sourced bioplastics. They will offer the brand’s ‘Mentalist’ and ‘Original’ roasts in 10-packs for $8.99 or 30-packs for $24.99. Customers can enjoy the coffee on its own, or add Bulletproof’s signature Brain Octane C8 MCT Oil and Ghee to create the brand’s classic keto-friendly recipe for a creamy Bulletproof Coffee. The Espresso Pods are launching first on Bulletproof.com and on Amazon.

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The pressure on the single serve coffee market to make more meaningful progress towards a more sustainable packaging solution has grown significantly in recent years. Consumers appreciate single-serve capsules for the convenient and quality brewing experience but see the packaging waste associated with a capsule as a detriment. Compostable capsules create the opportunity to not only address consumer concerns and divert the packaging away from landfills, but, perhaps more importantly, to recover the used coffee grounds, enabling their processing at a compost facility where they deliver valuable nutrients to the final compost.

Coffee capsules are complex structures where the capsule body, lidding, and filter must be precisely designed to deliver a consistently high-quality brewing experience. Before the capsules even reach consumers, it’s critical that these components perform well during assembly and filling as well as on the shelf and during brewing. By bringing together NatureWorks’ materials and applications knowledge with IMA’s machinery expertise, the partnership aims to deliver a turn-key compostable coffee pod solution to the entire coffee industry making it simple to have a great cup of coffee and dispose of the used pod in the most sustainable way possible.

“At NatureWorks, we’ve seen tremendous interest in compostable single-serve pods,” says Flavio Di Marcotullio, global industry manager for NatureWorks. “Brand owners and roasters are responding to both consumer demands for more sustainable packaging and to circular economy directives that specify compostable packaging as a key enabler of recovering food waste for compost. To continue supporting this growth, we saw the opportunity to partner with IMA as they have long helped the single-serve coffee market implement innovative new packaging technologies and have a long-term commitment towards sustainable solutions.”

With this in mind, to give greater impetus to the topic and direct the production chain towards increasing environmental sustainability, in 2019 IMA launched IMA NoP – No Plastic Program. “NOP (No-Plastic Program) means we promote eco-friendly plastic substitutes for the packages manufactured on IMA machines. Through the research and testing of alternative processes and materials, together with our partners, we foster plastic-free and sustainable, compostable packaging solutions. IMA has also established the Open Lab where Material Technologists study, develop, and test compostable and recyclable materials to be used on our packaging equipment,” says Nicola Panzani, IMA Coffee sales manager and IMA Coffee Petroncini CEO.

IMA’s Open Lab is a network of technological laboratories and testing areas dedicated to the research on sustainable materials, technologies, and production optimization processes. “Thanks to the implementation of the most modern digital infrastructures,” continues Panzani, “together with think tank spaces, environments dedicated to new generation of ideas and the prototyping of materials, we aim to build a connection between knowledge and skills coming from machines, packaging manufacturers and customers.”

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These breakthrough sustainable films are certified BPI (Biodegradable Products Institute) industrial compostable which leaves zero waste, provides an environmentally friendly solution to the popular single serve pod, and responds to the demand for sustainable packaging without sacrificing product freshness, performance and convenience

“At TC Transcontinental, the development of sustainable products is firmly rooted in our long history of social responsibility. This award underscores our leadership position in crafting commercialised, sustainable packaging solutions, and is one of many recognitions for our work in this space including the award-winning recycle ready pouch for loose tea, compostable structure for closed-loop collection, and also compostable whole-bean packaging for coffee. It is gratifying to see how our values of performance, teamwork and innovation have culminated in the development of such an outstanding array of sustainable products,” said Thomas Morin, president of TC Transcontinental Packaging.

This product results from TC’s partnership with Club Coffee, a leading innovator in the rapidly expanding single-serve hot beverage market and the creator of PῧrPod100TM, and Kraft Heinz Canada. It demonstrates how collaboration can bring break-through packaging to life and divert waste from landfills with inventive and innovative solutions, says the company. The packaging features a circular design with renewable inputs into the materials and a no-separation pod design that ensures easy consumer disposal through the growing number of local food waste collection programmes.

As signatories of the Ellen MacArthur foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, this award-winning product shows TC Transcontinental Packaging’s commitment to developing sustainable packaging where plastic never becomes waste and reaching the company goals whereby, by 2025, all products are 100% recyclable, compostable, or re-useable.

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With this funding, NEXE Innovations will be able to focus on Phase 2 of its project, which supports:

• Scaling up the manufacturing process of its Nespresso–compatible pods, and
• Improving the compatibility of bioplastics derived from wood-based biomass for early-stage commercialisation.

As part of Phase 1, NEXE developed a completely plant-based and compostable single-use coffee pod from bioplastic wood fibre.

Natural Resources Canada collaborated with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to develop this challenge as part of the Domestic Plastics Challenge under the federal government’s Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC). ISC is a $100 million programme dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses in developing innovative and sustainable solutions to complex environmental challenges. The Government of Canada may then act as a first customer, helping these small businesses to commercialise their innovations, scale up their businesses and create good jobs for Canadians.

“Our government is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses. It is becoming increasingly important to invest in sustainable solutions that will support not only our economy but also our environment. When our government invests in innovative and sustainable work from small businesses like NEXE, we are growing the economy, building Canadian technological leadership and contributing to Canada’s fight against global warming,” said the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne,
minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.

Dr Zachary Hudson, chief scientific officer at NEXE Innovations, commented: “We are grateful to the Government of Canada for this award, which reflects its commitment to nurturing innovative, Canadian-made solutions to some of the world’s most challenging problems. At NEXE, we have developed and validated sustainable plant-based materials that are better for the environment without compromising on the needs of the consumer. We look forward to bringing them to market with the support of Innovative Solutions Canada.”

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“We are extremely pleased that our NEXE Nespresso-Compatible Pods achieved 100% disintegration within 10 weeks, which is a significant improvement over the testing standard of 90% disintegration in less than 12 weeks. Our Nespresso-Compatible Pods have set a high standard for our competitors,” said Darren Footz, chief executive officer of NEXE.

These results meet critical international standards required for certification as compostable materials, including American standards ASTM D6400 and D6868, European standard EN 13432, and International standard ISO 17088. The trials also found that NEXE Nespresso Compatible Pods had no negative effects on the quality of the resulting compost.

Zachary Hudson, chief scientific officer at NEXE, commented: “These outstanding results demonstrate that our Nespresso-Compatible Pods are ready for certification in both North America and Europe. Years of R&D have led to a sustainable product that does not compromise the taste profile the consumer demands, and that can be composted completely after use.”

NEXE’s pods are among the only patented compostable single-serve beverage pods designed to store more volume of product per capsule than other leading brands. Over 40 billion non-compostable single-serve beverage pods made from traditional plastic are currently discarded annually to landfills around the world.

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