Chocolate Iced Teas

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Melissa Hartfiel's Chocolate and Strawberry Beverage is a Sweet Summer Treat

— June 19, 2015 — Lifestyle
Lifestyle blogger Melissa Hartfiel serves up a chocolate iced tea that is both flavorful and refreshing on a hot summer day. As temperatures rise this season, many are ditching their go-to cup of coffee or hot tea in exchange for a chilled tea beverage like this one.

While most associate chilled beverages with green tea, exotic fruits or citrus blends, this chocolate iced tea is a little more unexpected. The beverage is made using Republic of Tea's Strawberry Chocolate blend and is mixed with six cups of water.

The concoction is sweetened with sugar or a healthy alternative like agave, honey or stevia. Once blended, the mixture is infused with strawberry chocolate mint syrup and ready to serve.

Trend Themes

  1. Chilled Tea Beverages — Opportunity for creating unique and unexpected flavors of chilled tea beverages like chocolate iced tea.
  2. Alternative Sweeteners — Disruptive innovation potential in exploring alternative sweeteners like agave, honey, and stevia for flavored tea beverages.
  3. Infused Syrups — Innovative possibility of infusing unique and exotic syrups into tea beverages, as demonstrated by strawberry chocolate mint syrup in chocolate iced tea.

Industry Implications

  1. Beverage Manufacturing — A chance for beverage manufacturers to develop and market new flavors of chilled tea beverages, tapping into the growing demand for unique and refreshing drinks.
  2. Sweetener Industry — Opportunity for sweetener companies to expand their product offerings by promoting alternative sweeteners for use in flavored tea beverages.
  3. Syrup Production — Disruptive innovation possibilities in the syrup industry to create and market unique and exotic flavored syrups that can be used in various beverages.
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