We are excited this week to launch Coffee Bean Chia Pod with Intelligentsia coffee – an energy boosting breakfast combining a full serve of chia seeds with premium cold brewed coffee and coconut milk.
Obsessed with high quality ingredients, vital nutrition and great coffee, we reached out to coffee artisans Intelligentsia to bring our vision to life. As our CEO and founder, John Foss explains:
“We set out to make a product with the very best coffee and we’re thrilled to be working with Intelligentsia, who share our obsession for quality and innovation. Intelligentsia are masters of their craft and work directly with coffee growers around the world to produce the highest quality coffee.”
Our innovation team worked with Intelligentsia to find the perfect brew, experimenting with several hot extraction methods before deciding that a cold brew process was the best option to produce a smooth, rich flavor. Unable to find a cold brew that didn’t include additives like extenders and artificial flavors, we decided to make our own.
Doug Zell, co-founder and CEO of Intelligentsia, says they were excited to work with us to find the best coffee beans and produce the perfect cold brew for Coffee Bean Chia Pod. “After trialing several options, our expert baristas decided that the sweet, full flavor of our cold brewed Black Cat beans were the perfect choice to compliment the clean, fresh taste of coconut milk,” Doug said
The final step was to add a ‘secret’ ingredient – raw camu camu. Adding to the flavor and nutrition of the product, camu camu also played a vital role in raising the acidity level, enabling Coffee Bean Chia Pod to be High Pressure Processed. We use HPP (a cold process) to retain the color, flavor and protect the nutritional integrity of ingredients in our products.
John concludes that through an unwavering dedication to quality, we have made a product that tastes great, contains only real food ingredients, and offers a long list of nutritional benefits.
“Chia seeds provide the highest plant source of omega-3, fiber and protein, while high quality coffee offers important antioxidants. Combining these ingredients with the healthy, medium chain fatty acids from coconut milk, and the antiviral properties of camu camu, Coffee Bean Chia Pod is a healthy, energy boosting breakfast that we know our customers will love, ” he said.
“While each ingredient on its own is remarkable, research has shown that combining high quality coffee with the MCTs (medium-chain triglycerides) found in coconut milk increases the benefit, delivering a powerful, sustained energy boost and improving cognitive function.”
Co-branded Coffee Bean Chia Pods will be available at Gelson’s in Southern California and Jewel throughout the Midwest from November 10, 2014. Co-branded Coffee Bean Chia Pods will be available nationally from January, 2015.
