06 Jul 2020 --- This year marks a decade since European farmer-owned dairy cooperative Arla Foods and Starbucks partnered up to combine chilled coffee and milk for the ready to drink (RTD) market. The partnership makes note of “continuous growth in a high pace global market, in which unit production has increased by no less than 1,700 percent.” In an update, the companies peg the global RTD coffee market as one of the fastest growing in the RTD category, with last year’s sales up by 17 percent. Potential in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region is also highlighted.
