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INTRODUCING CUTWATER SPIRITS
Cutwater Spirits is the most awarded canned cocktail brand in the U.S. For this spring season, Cutwater is highlighting the most popular cocktail in America with the Cutwater Lime Margarita. Cutwater has partnered with the Orendain family in Jalisco to craft a traditional tequila made to the brand’s exacting standards. Cutwater master distiller manages each step of the process from agave selection to distillation—even installing a proprietary copper still at the Orendain distillery in Mexico. At Cutwater’s San Diego headquarters, the finished tequila is the base for Cutwater’s lime margarita, featuring tart notes of lime and a splash of orange, this cocktail is refreshing and balanced.
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After the Margarita, it is time for Cutwater’s Vodka Mule. Award-winning U.S.-made Cutwater Vodka, housemade ginger beer, and lime make for a mule with a kick. Enjoy this classic straight from its copper-colored can.
Cutwater’s Rum Mint Mojito is an exceptional take on the poolside classic, featuring award-winning Cutwater White Rum, cane sugar and notes of freshly muddled mint and lime. Its bar-quality taste and convenience (no muddling, no mess) have made the Cutwater Mojito an instant fan-favorite.
Cutwater is a San Diego-based distillery known for its award-winning lineup of over 20 canned cocktail classics made from its portfolio of bottled spirits that span nearly every spirit category including tequilas, vodkas, rums, gins, whiskeys, mezcals, and liqueurs. To date, Cutwater has earned over 1,950 awards across its portfolio and is distributed in 50 states. Cutwater’s innovative bar-quality canned cocktails are rolling out nationwide and ready when you are.
Cutwater’s innovative bar-quality canned cocktails are rolling out nationwide. Popular Sour Patch Kids has added three new fruit flavors.
NEW PICKS FROM THE PATCH
Get ready to take your customers’ tastebuds to new heights with new Sour Patch Kids Fruits Flavors. They’re mixing up mischief in the patch with yummy Peach, mouth-watering Grape, and scrumptious Strawberry Fruits Flavors.
Their top-rated, super successful Sour Patch Kids Watermelon flavor is consistently rated as the top sweet candy in the category (Chewy Candy Category Appraisal Key Learnings across Sweet & Sour Studies, N=282, November 2018). Now, Sour Patch Kids is extending that success to even more fruit flavors. And, with a fun fruit shape for each SKU, these new fruit flavors are really going to rock consumers’ socks off.
These not-so-sour, soft, chewy candies are a sure-fire hit with the Gen-Z customers that come into your store. Sour Patch Kids is the #1 Candy brand in Instagram followers and the #1 Snack brand on TikTok, so these amazing new candies will take your teen customers’ social feeds by storm.
These fruity 8-ounce packs are the perfect snack at the perfect size. Get “Your Pick from the Patch” to get in on the sales! Get them on your shelves and they’ll be SOUR. SWEET. GONE. Order now!
LIMITED TIME ONLY TROPICAL SUNRISE PARFAIT
Exclusive to 7-Eleven, the new Tropical Sunrise Parfait is sure to take your taste buds on vacation. This delicious yogurt parfait is made with Oikos nonfat Greek yogurt mixed with Guava syrup, layered with strawberries and
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Tropical Sunrise Parfait is a 7-Eleven exclusive with a $1 off promotion on 7Rewards.
Smirnoff Ice Smash Pink Lemonade sales are up 33.4 percent at 7-Eleven. Vita Coco Coconut Juice will drive up your beverage sales.
mangoes, then topped with crunchy granola and shredded coconut. This better-for-you treat will be available for a limited time only starting March 28th with a $1 off promotion on 7REWARDS from April 13th to May 24th. Delight your customers with this offering and order from your 7-Eleven CDC today.
SMIRNOFF ICE SMASH PINK LEMONADE IN TWO SIZED CANS
Introducing the Smirnoff Ice Smash Pink Lemonade Singles in 23.5oz and 16oz cans. Think Pink with a neon lemonade single that is perfectly sweet and tart, ready to get the party started. Smash Pink Lemonade brings the Miami vibes and one of the hottest trending flavors to one of the most successful FMB brands. Pink Lemonade is the perfect addition to the booming Smash line-up, which is +33.4 percent at 7-Eleven! (IRI scan last 13 weeks thru 4/3). 23.5oz—UPC 082000 798965 (most states); 16oz—UPC 082000 799023 (FL).
ANNOUNCING NEW VITA COCO COCONUT JUICE
Vita Coco, the #1 coconut water brand in the U.S., introduces Vita Coco Coconut Juice. Available in 16.9-ounce cans in two flavors—Coconut Juice with Pulp and Coconut Juice with Mango—Vita Coco Coconut Juice will drive relevance with young Gen-Z and Hispanic shoppers who are actively looking for great tasting coconut beverages for refreshment and replenishment while on the go. Vita Coco Coconut Juice is a blend of 80 percent fresh coconut water, water, and sugar with added coconut pulp or mango puree, resulting in a sweet and refreshing blend of coconut goodness meant for on-the-go consumption. Canned coconut waters and juices are seeing an increasing presence in c-stores, and Vita Coco, the largest brand in coconut water, is best poised for success.
Please note: These items are not available to all 7-Eleven stores nationwide. There is currently only regional DSD availability to 7-Eleven, Speedway and PDI stores in the following states: Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
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cost-cutting measure would reduce annual operating costs by around $13.1 million. • The rate of positive drug test results among America’s workforce was up in 2021 to 4.6 percent compared to 4.4 percent in 2020, and up 31.4 percent from the alltime low of 3.5 percent just 10 years ago (2010-2012), according to a new analysis released by Quest Diagnostics. Of note, marijuana increased 8.9 percent, amphetamines increased 7.8 percent, and cocaine increased 5.0 percent. • Starbucks is shifting away from single-use plastics and testing reusable cups in six markets, reported USA Today. By the end of next year, customers will be allowed to use their own reusable cups in every store location in the United States and Canada. By 2025, the company hopes to give customers easy access to a personal or Starbucks provided reusable to-go cup for every visit. • A SuperLotto Plus lottery ticket worth $38 million was recently sold at a San Diego area 7-Eleven, reported TV news station Fox 5 San Diego. The ticket was for the April 30 drawing. • White Castle announced that it has recently reached a significant milestone: all-time sales of its burgers—The
