WATERBURY, Vt. & NEW ORLEANS – Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (Keurig) and Reily Foods Company, New Orleans, LA, announced an exclusive multi-year manufacturing and distribution agreement.
The agreement includes New England brand coffee, New Orleans Famous French Market Since 1890 brand coffee, and Luzianne brand iced tea pods for Keurig hot brewing systems in the United States and Canada.
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
“Consumers consistently choose the Keurig brewing system for its quality, simplicity, and unsurpassed variety, with over 400 varieties from 60 brands available in the system,” said John Whoriskey, president, U.S. sales and marketing at Keurig.
“We welcome Reily Foods as a partner and look forward to offering Keurig consumers their favorite New England coffee, French Market coffee, and Luzianne iced teas made with the quality and consistency of Keurig.”
With this new agreement, consumers in at-home and away-from-home channels will be able to enjoy their favorite New England brand coffee, French Market brand coffee, and Luzianne brand iced teas at the touch of a button in a variety of Keurig formats.
The companies plan to launch the new, licensed K-Cup pods in fall 2015. All Reily Foods K-Cup pods will be marked with the Keurig Brewed seal indicating the product has passed rigorous testing, assuring the quality, taste, and integrity consumers expect from the Keurig brand.
“We are proud to partner with Keurig,” said David Darragh, president and CEO of Reily Foods Company. “We look forward to having our brands of coffee and tea more broadly available to users of Keurig’s brewing systems.
The quality of our products matched with the convenience that the Keurig system delivers brings real benefits to our consumers.”
Based in New Orleans, Reily Foods Company has been offering consumers high-quality products and service since 1902.
