Gevalia Pumpkin Spice Espresso For Tassimo Professional Named A Hot Product Of The Year

NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Kraft Foodservice is excited to announce Gevalia Pumpkin Spice Espresso for Tassimo Professional has been voted Hot Beverage Product of the year in Automatic Merchandiser’s annual survey of vending and office coffee service professionals.

"We are honored that our customers voted Gevalia Pumpkin Spice Espresso as Automatic Merchandiser's Hot Beverage Product of the Year,” said Paul Kinter, Senior Associate Business Manager, Kraft Foodservice. “It creates a delicious Pumpkin Spice specialty beverage that embodies what our customers love about Tassimo Professional."

Consumers have spoken, and the Pumpkin Spice trend shows no sign of retreating. In a recent survey of multiple pumpkin spice-flavored products, the items tested particularly well among the 18-34-year-old demographic, suggesting there will continue to be an audience with a fondness for pumpkin in years to come.1 Combine that with the pleasing flavor and genuine espresso quality of Gevalia Pumpkin Spice Espresso, and you’ve got a winner! As Chef Barry Miles of Kraft Foodservice notes, "Gevalia Pumpkin Spice blends the flavors of authentic espresso with pumpkin pie spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves to create an aromatic, lightly sweet coffee. It truly delivers on the autumnal flavor experience that consumers have come to expect from gourmet flavored coffees brewed by Tassimo Professional."

Gevalia Pumpkin Spice Espresso will return in 2015 as a limited-time flavor available to order this summer, while supplies last. To order, call 888.MY.TDISC or contact your Tassimo Professional Authorized Distributor or Office Coffee Service Provider today! For more information on Tassimo Professional, visit TassimoPro.com.

ABOUT KRAFT FOODS GROUP

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRFT) is one of North America’s largest consumer packaged food and beverage companies, with annual revenues of more than $18 billion. The company’s iconic brands include Kraft, Capri Sun, JELL-O, Kool-Aid, Lunchables, Maxwell House, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Planters and Velveeta. Kraft’s 22,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada have a passion for making the foods and beverages people love. Kraft is a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 and the NASDAQ-100 indices. For more information about Kraft, visit www.kraftfoodsgroup.com and www.facebook.com/kraft. For delicious recipes, tips and information on Kraft products, visit www.kraftrecipes.com.

ABOUT KRAFT FOODSERVICE

Kraft Foodservice is a division of Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRFT), one of North America’s largest consumer packaged food and beverage company. Kraft Foodservice provides a diverse portfolio of brands, marketing and sales expertise and resources to the U.S. foodservice industry. Visit www.Kraftfoodservice.com for more information.

Source: Kraft Foodservice