* Does not include private-label sales, random weight (PLU) items, or sales through Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods Market.
Specialty foods are defined as foods or beverages of the highest grade, style, and/or quality in their respective categories. Their specialty nature derives from a combination of some or all of the following qualities: uniqueness, origin, processing method, design, limited supply, unusual application or use, extraordinary packaging, or channel of distribution/sales.
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U.S. retail sales of specialty shelf-stable RTD tea and coffee 2014/2016
The statistic depicts the U.S. retail sales of specialty ready-to-drink tea and coffee in 2014 and 2016. These specialty foods accounted for *** billion U.S. dollars of retail sales in the United States in 2016.
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Specialty Food Association. (March 23, 2017). Sales of specialty shelf-stable ready-to-drink (RTD) tea and coffee at retail stores in the United States in 2014 and 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/302212/us-retail-sales-of-specialty-ready-to-drink-tea-and-coffee/
Specialty Food Association. "Sales of specialty shelf-stable ready-to-drink (RTD) tea and coffee at retail stores in the United States in 2014 and 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)*." Chart. March 23, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/302212/us-retail-sales-of-specialty-ready-to-drink-tea-and-coffee/
Specialty Food Association. (2017). Sales of specialty shelf-stable ready-to-drink (RTD) tea and coffee at retail stores in the United States in 2014 and 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/302212/us-retail-sales-of-specialty-ready-to-drink-tea-and-coffee/
Specialty Food Association. "Sales of Specialty Shelf-stable Ready-to-drink (Rtd) Tea and Coffee at Retail Stores in The United States in 2014 and 2016 (in Million U.S. Dollars)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Mar 2017, /statistics/302212/us-retail-sales-of-specialty-ready-to-drink-tea-and-coffee/
Specialty Food Association, Sales of specialty shelf-stable ready-to-drink (RTD) tea and coffee at retail stores in the United States in 2014 and 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/302212/us-retail-sales-of-specialty-ready-to-drink-tea-and-coffee/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Sales of specialty shelf-stable ready-to-drink (RTD) tea and coffee at retail stores in the United States in 2014 and 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Specialty Food Association, March 23, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/302212/us-retail-sales-of-specialty-ready-to-drink-tea-and-coffee/
