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S pecialty food consumers are hitting the refrigerated aisle hard. " With craft bottlers leading the push away from national brands, RTD is a category that is flourishing, showing healthy growth year after year, and offering consumers— especially millennials and Gen Xers—variety in both format, flavor, and even packaging," says Michael Meinhardt, general manager, Meinhardt Fine Foods, Vancouver, B.C. From creamy cans of nitro coffee to energy sustaining teas, producers of grab-and-go beverages are working to quench consumers' thirst while fulfilling lifestyle needs. BY NICOLE POTENZA DENIS CRAFTING QUALITY with Ready-to-Drink Tea and Coffee PHOTOS: MARK FERRI; FOOD STYLING: LESLIE ORLANDINI; PROPS STYLING: FRANCINE MATALON–DEGNI Cuvée Cold Brew Nitro Black Coffee. 76 ❘ SPECIALTY FOOD MAGAZINE specialtyfood.com category spotlight