Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Unveils New Keurig Brewing Platform
Keurig® Vue™ offers greater customization to brew what you like stronger, bigger, and hotter
Vue™ Platform Benefits
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Brew Stronger : With Custom Brew Technology™, the Vue™ brewer adjusts water pressure, timing, and airflow so consumers can brew to better suit their taste preference. -
Brew Bigger : Consumers can brew a larger travel mug with new Vue™ packs specially formulated to brew a bigger cup up to 18 oz. -
Brew Hotter : Vue™ offers a brewing temperature range between 187 and 197 degrees Fahrenheit so consumers have more ways to customize the perfect cup.
Executive Comments
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"Developed jointly by GMCR's brewer, coffee, packaging and
manufacturing experts, the introduction of the Keurig® Vue™
brewer is a significant milestone in the evolution of our Company and
required exemplary coordination and synergy across the organization.
That teamwork, coupled with our continued focus on scale and
technology innovation, gives me the confidence we can continue to
build a great company and maintain a competitive advantage over the
longer term." —
Larry Blanford , President & CEO of GMCR -
"The new Keurig® Vue™ brewer represents the next
advance in single-serve beverage delivery and is a great example of
GMCR's commitment to delivering sustained innovation. By adding new
features that allow consumers to brew what they love the way they love
it -- stronger, bigger and hotter -- we've further enhanced consumer
choice and we believe broadened the appeal of the Keurig®
Single Cup Brewing system. " —
Michelle Stacy , President of GMCR's Keurig business unit -
"The Vue™ platform was engineered first and foremost to
deliver an exceptional cup of coffee. Moreover, in designing this
addition to the Keurig® family, we also looked to a pack
design and brewing technology that would allow us to continue to
expand the variety of beverage categories we're able to offer to
consumers, and we're excited about the existing choice and future
possibilities that innovation supports." —
Scott McCreary , President of GMCR's Specialty Coffee business unit
New Vue™ Pack
- Innovation: The design of the new, patented, single-serve Vue™ pack accommodates varying grind volume and packing requirements so that consumers can enjoy a variety of beverage options including coffee, tea, hot cocoa, iced, fruit-based, and frothy café beverages.
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Choice: Vue™ packs will debut with more than 30
varieties representing a mix of brands and taste profiles including
Green Mountain Coffee®, Barista Prima®, Tully's®,
Coffee People®, Gloria Jean's®, Green Mountain
Naturals®, Café Escapes®, Caribou Coffee®,
Celestial Seasonings®, Emeril's®, Newman's Own®
Organics, Timothy's® and Van Houtte®. Also
exclusive to Vue™ is GMCR's newest beverage innovation,
two-step Barista Prima® Café beverages, which includes
separate dairy frother packs designed to deliver a high quality
blending of premium gourmet coffee and creamy froth while maintaining
the convenience of Keurig® brewing. In addition, GMCR and
The J.M. Smucker Company have reached an agreement to include the Folger's® Gourmet Selections™ and Millstone® brands as part of the Vue™ system. GMCR expects to offer up to 50 Vue™ pack varieties by the end of June. -
Recyclability: The Vue™ system represents an
incremental step on GMCR's journey to reduce its environmental impact.
The Vue™ pack's cup is made from polypropylene #5 plastic
and can be recycled wherever polypropylene/#5 plastics are accepted,
currently in approximately half of the communities in
the United States .
Vue™ Brewer Features
- Fully programmable color touchscreen featuring auto on/off, temperature and strength control, energy saver mode and size selection
- Eight brew sizes — from 4 oz. to 18 oz. travel mug
- Removable 74 oz. water reservoir
- Removable drip tray with adjustable plate
- Cord storage
- Brews in under one minute
Vue™ System Availability
- Under the Keurig® brand name, GMCR offers a variety of single-cup brewers differentiated by features and size for both commercial and at-home use.
- The Keurig® Vue™ V700 brewer is the first of a planned Vue™ Series for home use. The product will be available for purchase in Bed Bath and Beyond stores nationwide as well as GMCR's two consumer-direct websites (http://www.greenmountaincoffee.com and http://www.keurig.com) in the coming weeks. The Vue™ V700 brewer and associated Vue™ packs will become more widely available in a variety of retail stores over the coming months.
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A commercial Vue™ brewer for away-from-home workplace use
will be available through Keurig Authorized Distributors in the fall
of 2012. This platform will incorporate Vue™ packs embedded
with
RFID technology. This technology is designed to simplify the brewing experience and ensure beverages are of the highest quality and consistency for those users who may not be familiar with the brewer. - GMCR's new Vue™ brewer and Vue™ packs will complement the current Keurig® K-Cup® brewer platform and its K-Cup® packs.
Additional Resources
- Vue™ Information: http://www.keurig.com/VueSystem or www.greenmountaincoffee.com/vue-learn-more
- Main Keurig® Store: http://www.keurig.com/Keurig-Store
- For more information on GMCR's environmental journey, visit www.brewingabetterworld.com.
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