VANCOUVER, BC, Canada – NEXE Innovations Inc., a compostable and innovative materials company, announces that it has onboarded and produced product for U.S. based Rooted Grounds Coffee, its third co-manufacturing customer for the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)-certified compostable, single-serve coffee pods.
The company has also completed shipping product to Neighborhood Coffee – one of it’s previously announced partnerships. Since moving into production, NEXE has onboarded three co-manufacturing customers including Rooted Grounds Coffee Company and Neighborhood Coffee.
Management believes the interest surrounding NEXE’s proprietary compostable single-serve pod continues to gain momentum, and NEXE continues to advance discussions to drive private label and co-manufacturing opportunities.
“This is an exciting period for NEXE as interest grows for our proprietary NEXE Pod. We continue to build our operations in Windsor as we are engaged in several active discussions with local artisanal brands and larger coffee companies,” stated Ash Guglani, President of NEXE Innovations.
NEXE has also completed transitioning its own retail brand, NEXE Coffee to the BPI-certified compostable, single-serve coffee pods. NEXE’s own retail brand is now being produced at its Windsor, Ontario facility that utilizes the end-to-end manufacturing process. The retail brand is available at www.nexecoffee.com.
Rooted Grounds Coffee Company is a craft coffee company based in Ohio, U.S. Rooted Grounds Coffee’s customers are spread across 22 U.S. states and include a roster of hospitals, senior living communities, hotels, restaurants, retail stores, universities, and car dealerships.
Rooted Grounds Coffee’s vision and passion is to bring delicious, fresh-roasted craft coffee to traditional commercial settings. Rooted Grounds Coffee’s commitment to the community is central to its ethos. This partnership with NEXE Innovations to introduce compostable single-serve pods as part of their product line-up resonates with their dedication to sustainability and community welfare.
“We are absolutely thrilled to introduce NEXE’s exciting new compostable product to all our customers (including those in distribution with US Foods and Sysco), as they have been asking for this and we can finally deliver,” stated Patsy Knopf, MD, CEO of Rooted Grounds Coffee Company, “Rooted Grounds Coffee Company’s partnership with NEXE will help improve sustainability in each community we serve.”
