Yogurt Lovers Choice Took 2nd Place at Coffee Fest San Diego 2011

Cafe Essentials was awarded second place in the Best New Products Showcase competition at the annual south west show held at the San Diego Convention Center, in  San Diego, CA this year.  Yogurt Lovers Choice received high honors from a panel of judges specifically appointed to look for new and exciting products that will benefit the specialty coffee industry.

Yogurt Lovers Choice is a natural  non-fat delicious milky yogurty beverage with a hint of vanilla soft serve-like ending.  Used primarily as a non-fat vanilla blend in for smoothies, it is also used as a shake base to add fruit, juice or syrups into. This all natural blend contains prebiotics and probiotics.

Dr. Smoothie Brands Exhibits at the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo

Dr. Smoothie Brands is ramping up and getting ready for the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo that will be held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA, beginning August 28 – 30, 2011. Dr. Smoothie will be located at booth #2138.

Dr. Smoothie® 100% Crushed® whole fruit smoothies will be available for sampling as well as several flavors from Café Essentials all natural line. The product that will be featured in the New Product Showcase will be Café Essentials Yogurt Lovers Choice.

Natural Yogurt Lovers Choice is a non-fat delicious milky yogurty beverage with a hint of vanilla soft serve-like ending.  Used primarily as a non-fat vanilla blend in for smoothies, it is also used as a base shake to add fruit, juice or syrups into. This all natural blend contains prebiotics and probiotics that deliver 2 billion live cultures per serving.

Café Essentials® all natural gourmet specialty beverages provide a clean, real taste. Café Essentials Naturals are the perfect fit with consumers and shop owners looking to save money while enjoying the healthy benefits of a natural product.

Dr. Smoothie concentrates are fortified with vitamins and minerals and contain over 5 servings of fruit in each 20 oz. beverage. The 100% Crushed line includes 16 flavors and the Classic line has 9 flavors. Both lines feature No artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Both lines are free of high fructose corn syrup, are shelf stable, gluten free and vegan friendly.

Take A Taste Tour with Dr. Smoothie at SCAA 23rd Annual Exposition

Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) will hold it’s 23^rd annual exposition for the coffee and specialty beverage industry beginning April 28 – May 1, 2011 and will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Smoothie Brands will participate by exhibiting at booth #807 & 809 as well as participating in the shows Best of New Product Competition and New Products Showcase. With great new products to unveil this year at SCAA, Dr. Smoothie Brands is excited to offer judges a taste of Yogurt Lovers Choice, a fabulous new beverage mix in the Café Essentials line.

Yogurt Lover’s Choice is a non-fat delicious milky yogurty beverage with a hint of “vanilla soft serve-like” ending and it is packed with healthy pre-biotics and pro-biotics. Simple to use and easy to store, this delicious powder blends right into your fruit smoothie and gives a yogurt type creamy texture.

Since 1997, Dr. Smoothie Brands has been manufacturing and delivering healthy products worldwide to several industries. This passion for perfection shows in the award winning taste profiles. Each and every batch is developed with great thought, care and a passion for excellence to deliver a unique taste profile that is unmatched anywhere.

Dr. Smoothie Brands will be offering a taste tour for attendees to try several different beverages. Beginning with 100% Crushed whole fruit smoothies, then moving onto Dr. Smoothie Citrus Explosion flavors, Café Essentials Yogurt Lovers Choice, plus Café Essentials large selection of other flavors that will also be served ice blended and hot. Attendees will experience the variety of flavors and the versatility of Dr. Smoothie Brands products through the taste tour.

Caramel Dulce de Leche

For all of you Caramel lovers out there, this all natural product is exactly what you have been looking for.  Cafe Essentials gourmet specialty beverages deliver the bold taste that is uncomparable  and that includes Caramel Dulce de Leche.

Buttery, creamy caramel and sweet, rich cream create a dual taste sensation that sets this Caramel apart. A nice strong caramel melts into a rich dairy profile, then leaves a sweet flavor of toasted caramel.  Perfect served hot, blended or over ice. 

Café Essentials Announces Entire Product Line is Now All Natural

Café Essentials announces today that their entire line of specialty gourmet beverages is now all natural. Available in 23 different flavor profiles, Café Essentials includes categories of specialty, cocoa, mocha, chai, vanilla and bases.

Recognizing the need for a quality natural product, Café Essentials reformulated their entire powder line to meet the needs and wants of health conscious consumers. Customers will now enjoy the flavors they love with a clean real taste and made with only natural ingredients. Café Essentials feature no artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, no trans fat and no hydrogenated oils.

Now All Natural

All Natural Belgian Style Hot Cocoa

Cafe Essentials products are now all under our “Naturals” product category. Why have a couple of “Naturals” products when you can have the entire category designed as a more healthy solution? With that in mind we present our entire powdered beverage lineup under our “Naturals” banner.

Cafe Essentials is your complete healthy gourmet specialty beverage solution. Cafe Essentials Naturals give you the clean, real taste consumers have been searching for and will keep customers coming back time after time. Our products are designed to let the natural flavor of the ingredients shine through.

Benefits include: No Artificial flavors, No Artificial colors, No Artificial sweeteners, No Hydrogenated oils, No Trans fat, Natural Ingredients, strong distinct natural taste profiles, no milk needed, less fat, less sugar, less cost and 21 great flavors to choose from.

Dr. Smoothie Brands Offers Taste Samples of Brand New Flavors at Coffee Fest Seattle

Coffee Fest Seattle is celebrating its 59^th Coffee Fest and the 19^th annual Coffee Fest that will be held in the Emerald City. Dr. Smoothie Brands will be there to help celebrate by participating as an exhibitor in booths 300 and 302. This show begins October 29-31, 2010 and will be held at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center.

Dr. Smoothie® 100% Crushed® whole fruit smoothies will be available for sampling including the brand new flavors of Northwest Red Apple Orchard and Smooth Lime.

Dr. Smoothie concentrates are fortified with vitamins and minerals and contain over 4 servings of fruit in each 20 oz. beverage. The 100% Crushed line includes 16 flavors and the Classic line has 9 flavors. Both lines feature No artificial colors, flavors or preservatives and are free of high fructose corn syrup.

Café Essentials® healthy gourmet specialty beverages will be featuring a brand new product called Yogurt Lover’s Choice that contains pre & probiotics. Café Essentials will also feature hot cocoas for sampling; this is in alignment to the current promotion for “Hot Cocoas from Around the World.” Café Essentials products are now all natural and provide a clean, real taste. Café Essentials Naturals are the perfect fit with consumers and shop owners looking to save money while enjoying the healthy benefits of a natural product.

Dr. Smoothie Brands Launches Two New Catalogs for the US and Canadian Markets

Dr. Smoothie Brands is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new product catalog for US customers and a brand new Canadian catalog for Canadian customers. These two new catalogs feature product lines that are offered in each market and the benefits to each product manufactured. Each new catalog provides a glimpse inside the world of Dr. Smoothie.

Founded in 1997, Dr. Smoothie Brands continues to be the leader by providing products that are healthy, nutritious and cost effective. Each product is artisan crafted delivering excellence and a unique taste profile that is unparallel in the specialty beverage industry.

The 100% Crushed line is available in 16 flavors and is 100% fruit with no added sugars. This line is fortified with vitamins & minerals and contains over 4 servings of fruit in each 20 oz. beverage. The Classic line has 9 flavors and is fortified with vitamins and minerals. Both lines feature No artificial colors, flavors or preservatives and are free of high fructose corn syrup.

Café Essentials® is a complete, all natural, healthy gourmet specialty beverage line that includes cocoas, mochas, chai, vanillas and specialty flavors. Café Essentials Naturals are the perfect fit with consumers and shop owners looking to save money while enjoying the healthy benefits of a natural product. Café Essentials Naturals have the clean, real taste designed to let the natural ingredients shine through.

Another product line featured in the new catalogs is the Smoothie-Ceuticals line made up of nutritional complements that can be added to a smoothie, hot beverage or frappe for additional health benefits. The complete line offers several functional blends, proteins, individual nutra-ceuticals and whole food botanicals.

Southern California comes alive at the Ultimate Barista Challenge USA

Los Angeles, CA / Portland, Oregon, USA – Over 13,000 attendees crowded Los Angeles Convention Center at the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo on August 14 – 16 as regional baristi – coffee bar people who expertly prepares and serves espresso and coffee drinks, as they steamed and brewed their way to the championship round of the Ultimate Barista Challenge® USA.

The 5^th annual Ultimate Barista Challenge® garnered the attention of local cafes and baristi, entertained audience members with a power struggle with 2 local cafes; Klatch Coffee & Fix Coffee of Los Angeles!  Nine Baristi from 4 cafes battled the clock as well as each other in three tasty categories. Ultimate Barista Heather Perry of Klatch Coffee in San Dimas trained several of her own barista competitors and one of which challenged her to the Espresso Frappe Championship! UBC Challenger Amber Johnson of Fix Coffee won 2 categories in the Qualifying Rounds and tried to unseat the reigning Ultimate Barista Perry.  Perry won 2 of 3 Challenge Championship categories.  Best of Brew Championship and the Latte Art Championship were both held by her with an undefeated winning streak since 2006!

UBC Head Judge and Event Coordinator, Danny Johns, states, “Getting to be part of the UBC Judges pool this year was exciting and an eye opener!”  Southern California, as in NYC and Houston, are becoming the hotbed of talented professional baristi who are not only great in preparing coffee drinks but experts in food and wine as well”

Ultimate Barista Heather Perry the reigning Latte Art Champion garnered a new Mazzer Mini E Grinder from General Espresso Equipment Corporation (GEEC). Espresso Frappe Champion Jana Bain of Klatch Coffee impressed the judges with her “Blackberry Bliss,” a refreshing blackberry cheese cake frappe and received an incredible prize, the new “Quiet One” Vitamix Blender. Ultimate Barista Finalists each received the Everpure Pentair Water Claris Filtration System. All participants received barista gifts from Astoria GEEC, Coffee Talk Magazine, BUNN, Ghirardelli, Routin 1883 Syrups, Espresso Supply Inc., Dr. Smoothie Brands, Boyd Coffee Company, CDN, and Innate. The UBC now goes to Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center, September 12 – 14, 2010.

New Yogurt Lovers Choice is Now Available

Yogurt Lovers Choice is a non-fat delicious milky yogurty vanilla beverage with a hint of vanilla beverage with a hint of vanilla soft serve-like ending. Used primarily as a non-fat vanilla blend in for smoothies, it is also used as a base shake to add fruit, juice or syrups into.

This all natural blend contains prebiotics and probiotics that deliver 2 billion live cultures per serving. What are pre and probiotics? Simply put, probiotics are healthy beneficial microorganisms for your digestive system and a prebiotic is the lunch box the probiotic needs to survive in your digestive tract.

Yogurt Lovers Choice has six different strains of probiotics to provide a wider range of health benefits:

Lactobacillus acidophilus

Lactobacillus bulgaricus

Lactobacillus casei

Lactobacillus lactis

Lactobacillus salivarius

Lactobacillus thermophilus

Enjoy the healthy benefits of prebiotics, probiotics and fiber today!