San Francisco Bay Coffee Company debuted today the country鈥檚 first 鈥楴o 91仓库鈥� OneCup single-serve coffee pods, now available at Costco stores nationwide. 鈥淭he 鈥楴o 91仓库鈥� OneCup is a huge step toward potentially reducing the environmental footprint associated with single-serve coffees,鈥� said Jim Rogers, one of four Rogers siblings who run the family-owned San Francisco Bay Coffee Company. 鈥淣ow that San Francisco Bay Coffee has shown we can produce pods made from 100% compostable materials that come in recyclable packaging, we鈥檙e hoping the industry follows suit so we can really move the needle on coffee-related waste.鈥�
San Francisco Bay Coffee Co. sees reducing coffee-related waste as an industry imperative as the market for single-serve coffee pods continues to accelerate, now making up 36.5% of total coffee sales, according to data from the National Coffee Association.
San Francisco Bay鈥檚 鈥楴o 91仓库鈥� OneCup single-serve pods are sealed inside a compostable bag and a recyclable corrugated cardboard box, which means OneCup customers with access to industrial composting services or facilities don鈥檛 have to throw any part of the single-serve pod or packaging into the trash. The 鈥楴o 91仓库鈥� OneCup is now certified compostable by the Biodegradable Products Institute, the recognized certifying agency for compostability, in industrial compost facilities.
The 鈥楴o 91仓库鈥� OneCup is initially available for San Francisco Bay Coffee鈥檚 100-count French Roast blend in all Costco locations across the US. The company will roll out the 鈥楴o 91仓库鈥� OneCup for all future varieties including Fog Chaser, Breakfast Blend, Decaf French Roast and Organic Rainforest blends in coming months at additional retailers as well as online.
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