K-Cup portion packs are used
with Keurig single cup brewing systems
to brew a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. Each K-Cup is a plastic
container with a coffee filter inside. Ground coffee beans are packed
in the K-Cup and sealed air-tight with a combination plastic and foil
lid. When the K-Cup is placed in a Keurig brewer, the brewer punctures
the foil lid and the bottom of the K-Cup and forces hot water under
pressure through the K-Cup and into a mug. Keurig licenses its K-Cup
technology to coffee roasters and tea makers such as Green Mountain
Coffee Roasters, Diedrich/Gloria
Jeans, Timothy's World Coffee, Van Houtte, Caribou Coffee,
Celestial Seasonings, Bigelow Tea Company, Twinings, Tully's, Coffee People and Newman's
Own.
Keurig
K-Cups come in a range of varieties, flavors, and
blend options. They offer single-origin coffees from Costa Rica,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil, Kenya, Ethiopia, and
Sumatra. They also offer custom coffee blends, Organic Coffees, Fair
Trade and flavored coffees. And a variety of roasts including Extra
Bold Roasts - with 30% more ground coffee, Dark Roast, Medium Roast,
Light Roast, Flavored, Decaf, Fair Trade Certified and Organic Coffee
Roasts.
K-Cups also offer tea,
K-Cups do a wide range from companies such as Bigelow, Cafe Escapes,
Celestial Seasonings, Gloria Jean's Tea, Timothy's Tea and Twinings
Tea. English Breakfast, Chamomile or Earl Grey decaf, Chai, Peppermint
and Mango. They also offer premium hot chocolate from brands such as
Cafe Escapes, Green Mountain Coffee and Timothy's
