# Instant Iced Coffee Machines 7-Eleven's Iced Coffee Machine Uses Frozen Milk and Sugar Beads By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2015-06-06 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iced-coffee-machine References: [en.rocketnews24](http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/06/04/7-eleven-ups-its-coffee-game-introduces-new-iced-cafe-latte-with-the-help-of-magic-white-beads/) The [self-serve iced coffee machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cumulus-coffee-machine) at 7-Eleven provide a quick and easy way to enjoy a chilled beverage, thanks to an ingenious packaging and ingredient system. Besides 7-Eleven's stacks of clear iced coffee cups (filled only with ice), the brand now offers a new black cup that's filled with a combination of ice and [frozen beads of milk and sugar](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coffee-ice-cube) to make a [iced cafe latte](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nescaf-iced-latte). Once these cups are picked up off the shelf and held under the coffee machine, the liquid is cooled, thinned with milk and sweetened so that it is ready to drink by the time all the pouring has been done. Since preparing an iced coffee often involves much more than a hot pot of coffee, this is a brilliant way to streamline the process. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 58% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Self-serve Iced Coffee Machines:** Innovative ingredient systems and packaging in self-serve iced coffee machines are providing quick and easy ways to prepare chilled beverages. - **Frozen Beads of Milk and Sugar:** Using frozen beads of milk and sugar to make iced cafe latte accessible and convenient for busy consumers. - **Streamlined Beverage Preparation:** Redesigning traditional beverage preparation processes to make them quicker and easier for the modern consumer. ### Where This Applies - **Food and Beverage Industry:** Food and Beverage industry can capitalize on innovative ingredient systems and packaging to develop new products that can cater to the busy consumer base. - **Retail Industry:** Retail Industry can create or integrate self-serve iced coffee machines for providing quick and easy ways to prepare chilled beverages in their stores. - **Technology and Automation Industry:** Technology and Automation Industry can develop innovative solutions that make traditional beverage preparation processes quick and easy for the modern consumer. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Creamy Instant Iced Coffees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creamy-iced-original.md) - [Iced Cafe Brand Coffees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iced-coffee-products.md) - [Pod-Based Iced Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keurig-kiced-coffee-maker.md) - [Multi-Functional Modern Coffee Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-coffee-machine.md) - [At-Home Iced Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/k-brew-and-chill.md) - [Cafe-Quality Iced Coffee Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mad-coffee.md) - [Culinary Convenience Store Coffees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/7eleven-og-to-go.md) - [Versatile Self-Serve Coffee Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/costa-express-machines.md) - [Freezable Coffee Concentrates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-and-bottle-super-concentrate.md)