# Coffee Product Expansions Seattle's Best Coffee Introduces Lighthouse Blend By Lima Kalim | Published 2024-06-17 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Seattles-best-coffee1 References: [seattlesbest](http://seattlesbest.com/product/lighthouse-blend)  Seattle's Best Coffee releases a new light roast blend, Lighthouse Blend. It is crafted from 100% Arabica beans sourced from Latin America using Seattle's Best Coffee's signature smooth-roast process. The light blend is mixed with notes of citrus, delivering a smooth and sweet flavor for drip, pour-over, or moka pot. Seattle's best coffee, lighthouse bend, is available at various retailers across the country. K-cups will also be available starting December 2024 and will also be available at retail stores nationwide. Seattle's Best Coffee Lighthouse Blend is available for an MSRP of $7.99/12 oz. Seattle's Best Coffee was established in the 1970s and was originally named Stewart Brothers Coffee on Seattle's Pier 70. It offers medium roasts, dark roasts, decaf, and flavored coffee blends. K-cups for these blends are already available in retail stores. Image Credit: Seattle's Best Coffee ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 75% | Activity: 85% | Freshness: 25% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Light-roast Popularity:** Increasing consumer preference for light-roast coffee is transforming traditional coffee offerings and broadening market choices. - **Flavor Innovation:** Incorporating unique flavor notes like citrus in coffee blends is captivating a niche market seeking diverse and sophisticated taste experiences. - **Versatile Brewing Methods:** Creating coffee blends suitable for multiple brewing methods such as drip, pour-over, and moka pot is enhancing consumer convenience and engagement. ### Who This Affects Most - **Coffee Retail:** Expanding coffee product lines and exclusive blends in retail spaces is driving increased consumer access and variety in the coffee retail industry. - **Single-serve Coffee:** The growth of K-cup availability across various blends is revolutionizing the single-serve coffee industry by catering to convenience-focused consumers. - **Specialty Coffee:** The demand for specialty coffee blends with distinct flavor profiles is heightening competition and innovation within the specialty coffee industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Salted Caramel Coffee Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seattles-best-coffee-1.md) - [Bright Coffee Bean Blends](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-bright-collection.md) - [Premium Organic Coffee Blends](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/light-roast-blend.md) - [Breakfast Blend Coffee Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starbucks-breakfast-blend.md) - [Full-Bodied Chocolate-Inspired Coffee Blends](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paris-baguette.md) - [Premium Signature Coffee Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keurig-coffee-collective.md) - [Branded Coffee Bakery Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cinnabon-and-seattles-best-coffee.md) - [Summer School-Themed Coffees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/summer-school-roast.md) - [Premium Coffee Pod Introductions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-keurig-coffee-collective.md)