Blender Bites offers a variety of mess-free smoothie pucks that simplify the process of making flavorful, nutritious blended beverages and now, the company is introducing 1-Step Frappés for fans of iced coffee. “We've developed 1-Step Frappé as a nutritious replacement to in-store options that offer little to no health benefits,” says Chelsie Hodge, founder and chief executive officer of Blender Bites, “Using real, high-quality, organic ingredients, our frappé has 50% less sugar and 38% fewer calories and carbs than the conventional blended iced coffee drinks currently available on the market.”
These functional iced coffee pucks are available in varieties like Mindful Mocha, Caramel Collagen and Vanilla Bean-Bio, which includes probiotics and chia to support gut health.
What's Driving This Trend
- Mess-free Beverage Solutions
- Blender Bites' Functional Iced Coffee Pucks simplify the process of making nutritious iced coffee drinks and present an opportunity for companies to explore mess-free, convenient beverage solutions.
- Healthy Quick-service Alternatives
- Blender Bites' 1-Step Frappés present a healthier alternative to in-store blended coffee drinks and highlight an opportunity for quick-service restaurants to offer more nutritious options to customers.
- Functional Food and Beverage
- The introduction of functional ingredients like probiotics and collagen in Blender Bites' 1-Step Frappés highlights a trend towards more functional food and beverage products.
Who This Affects Most
- Beverage
- Blender Bites' Functional Iced Coffee Pucks and 1-Step Frappés highlight an opportunity for innovation in the beverage industry, particularly for companies looking to offer convenient and healthier options to consumers.
- Quick-service Restaurants
- The rise in demand for healthier quick-service options presents an opportunity for innovation in the quick-service restaurant industry, particularly in the development of convenient, functional beverages like Blender Bites' 1-Step Frappés.
- Functional Food
- Blender Bites' use of functional ingredients in their 1-Step Frappés presents an opportunity for innovation in the functional food industry, including the development of new products that address specific health concerns or offer added nutritional benefits.
