We have now sold out of Flavia House Blend. We only have three of the original Flavia drinks remaining: Decaf Hazelnut, Decaf House Blend, and Raspberry Spark!

Alterra House Blend (code: ALTHB) is the replacement for Flavia House Blend. It is one of Alterra’s “Light and Smooth” category coffees, along with Morning Roast and Costa Rica. It is also one of Alterra’s nine Rainforest Alliance Certified coffees.

Alterra Light And Smooth Coffees For Flavia

Alterra Light & Smooth Coffees

We carry the full line of Alterra Coffees and Bright Teas, and all are in stock.

Single-cup coffee systems have tremendous advantages — they allow each user to brew a fresh cup of coffee, in under a minute, to their specific tastes (light roast, dark roast, flavored, or decaf), with no leftover waste or pot to clean. Of all of the single-cup systems available for the office, here are 6 reasons why Keurig is the most popular:

1 ) More Brands
In our warehouse, we currently have in stock 121 different coffee, tea, and cocoa K-Cup options. K-Cups are available from a wide variety of brands, so there is something for every taste, and boredom is not an option! K-Cup brands we sell include: Caribou Coffee, Celestial Seasonings, Coffee People, Diedrich, Gloria Jean’s, Green Mountain, Newman’s Own, Revv, Timothy’s, Tully’s, Twinings, and Wolfgang Puck.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters K-Cup Brands

All K-Cups Brands Are Compatible With Your Keurig Brewer

2 ) Interchangeability
All of the above-listed K-Cups are sold in boxes of the same size and shape. They all fit into the standard K-Cup rack — so it is easy to mix and match your offerings from week to week! Most K-Cups are sold 24 per box, except for a few specialty items and variety packs, which are sold 22 per box. 4 boxes make up a case.

Keurig K-Cup Box Rack

Your K-Cup Rack Holds Any 8 K-Cup Boxes

3) Seasonal Coffees
Green Mountain divides the calendar year into 5 seasons — Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Holiday. In addition to their regular, extensive coffee lineup, Green Mountain offers limited edition coffees for each season. Pumpkin Spice, Spicy Eggnog, Golden French Toast, Wicked Winter Blend, Gingerbread, Island Coconut, and Autumn Harvest Blend are all examples of seasonal coffees.

Green Mountain Seasonal Coffee K-Cups

Some Of Green Mountain's Seasonal K-Cups

4 ) Fair Trade and Organic Options
K-Cups offer more Fair Trade and Organic options than any other single-cup brew system. Green Mountain offers a variety of Fair Trade Certified K-Cups (including the seasonal blends), as well as several Fair Trade Organic K-Cups. Wolfgang Puck also sells a Fair Trade K-Cup, while Timothy’s and Caribou offer a selection of Rainforest Alliance certified coffees for the Keurig brewer.

Certified Fair Trade and Organic Logos

Look For The Fair Trade And Organic Logos

5 ) Familiarity and Ease-Of-Use
Keurig is the most popular single-cup system in the United States. Within the past couple of years, Keurig’s smaller home brewers have dominated the market, so many people are already familiar with the single-cup concept before a machine is even installed in their office. There is no learning curve.

6 ) Attractive, Dependable Equipment
Keurig was founded in 1992, and millions of K-Cups are brewed each day. The equipment works reliably, is “idiot-proof” and stands up to repeat use. The commercial brewers have a sleek look that should fit in nicely with your office decor.

Keurig Single-Cup Coffee Brewers B3000SE B150

Keurig B3000SE and Keurig B150 Coffee Brewers

Interested in a Keurig brewer for your office? We recommend the B3000 large-office or B150 mid-size office models. Contact us for a trial in your office!

This short video, produced to coincide with Earth Day 2011, explains the Rainforest Alliance, and Rainforest Alliance certified coffee farms:

Many of the Alterra coffees for your Flavia brewer are Rainforest Alliance certified. Learn more on our Flavia sustainability page.

Video source: The Rainforest Alliance’s Vimeo page

You heard it here first! Mars Drinks has announced its first ever seasonal coffee for the single-cup Flavia brew system: Alterra Pumpkin Spice!

Alterra Pumpkin Spice Coffee Flavia

New! Alterra Pumpkin Spice Coffee For Flavia Brewers

Pumpkin Spice filterpacks will be available this Fall, on a limited basis. We expect this to be a very popular new drink! It will be a medium roast, flavored coffee, with 6.5 grams in each filterpack.

In a neat twist, Mars Drinks has decided to offer Pumpkin Spice in a special self-merchandising box. As a result, you won’t have to change your merchandiser to accommodate this seasonal offering. The self-merchandising “kit” measures 5 7/8 inches wide by 2 5/8 inches deep by 4 3/8 inches high, and will easily fit either next to or on top of your exiting merchandiser. Each kit holds 16 packets, and they will be sold 5 kits per case — for a total of 80 drinks per case.

Flavia Alterra Pumpkin Spice Merchandising Kit Box

Each Self-Merchandising Kit Holds 16 Alterra Pumpkin Spice Packets

Also note that Alterra Pumpkin Spice is a Rainforest Alliance certified coffee.

Don’t yet use Flavia in your office? Learn more about Alterra coffee, Flavia brewers, and ask us about a free trial!

UPDATE AS OF AUGUST 16TH, 2011: Pumpkin Spice is now available!

The Rainforest Alliance is a non-profit organization (much like the well-known Fair Trade organization), that works with coffee farmers and other agricultural producers to conserve biodiversity and promote sustainability.

Rainforest Alliance Certified Logo

Look For The Rainforest Alliance Certified Logo!

The Rainforest Alliance works directly with farmers to teach and encourage good land-use practices. Specifically, the Alliance requires the maintenance or restoration of a certain percentage of natural forest cover, and no impact on natural bodies and flows of water. Certain destructive activities are prohibited. Rainforest Alliance also promotes training, safe working conditions, sanitation and health for farm workers.

Farms and businesses that meet the Alliance’s environmental and social standards (and pass inspection) are then eligible to label themselves “Rainforest Alliance Certified.” Seeing that seal assures consumers that the product they are purchasing has been harvested using sustainable and responsible practices.

Flavia Rainforest Alliance E-Blast

Learn More About Mars Drinks And The Rainforest Alliance

Mars Drinks has made a strong commitment to sustainability in general and the Rainforest Alliance in particular. Currently, 3 Bright Teas and 9 Alterra Coffees carry the seal, including Barista’s Blend (code ALTBB), a dark and intense blend of coffees exclusively from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms.

Rainforest Alliance Certified Products

A Sampling Of Rainforest Alliance Certified Products

Many Timothy’s K-Cups also carry Rainforest Alliance certification, as do Caribou Blend K-Cups (code KCARIB) and Liption Green Tea bags (code T3G).

Introducing Chai Spice from The Bright Tea Company (Order Now: code BTCHAI) for Flavia’s single-cup coffee brewing system.

Bright Tea Chai Spice Replaces Flavia Exotic Chai

Bright Tea Chai Spice Replaces Flavia Exotic Chai

The original Flavia Exotic Chai Tea has been discontinued by Mars Drinks, and officially sold out earlier this week. The Bright Tea Company’s replacement — Chai Spice — is much improved. Give it a try! We highly recommend that you combine Chai Spice with Cappuccino Swirl (code FLCS) as a two-pack drink to brew a delicious Chai Latte.

This product is Rainforest Alliance Certified.

Check out our Bright Tea page for complete product descriptions, and ask about a free trial!

Introducing Alterra Kona Blend for the Flavia single-cup coffee brewer!

We sold out of Flavia Kona Blend last night, and it has been discontinued by the manufacturer. Alterra Kona Blend is its direct replacement.

Alterra Coffee Kona Blend Flavia

Alterra Kona Blend Coffee Replaces Flavia Kona Blend

Kona Blend is one of four coffees that fit under Alterra’s “Medium and Balanced” category. The other three “Medium and Balanced” coffees are Artisan Roast, Foundry Blend, and Colombian.

Alterra Coffee Medium Balanced Flavia

Alterra Coffee For Flavia: Medium & Balanced Category

Kona Blend is now also Rainforest Alliance Certified.

Click for more info on all of the new Alterra coffees, and ask about a free equipment trial!

Introducting Alterra French Vanilla for the Flavia single-cup coffee brewer!

Flavia Alterra French Vanilla

Alterra French Vanilla Replaces Flavia French Vanilla

We have officially sold out of Flavia French Vanilla packets, which have been discontinued by Mars Drinks. Alterra Coffee Roasters’ direct replacement is Alterra French Vanilla.

French Vanilla is one of Alterra’s two flavored coffees, the other being Hazelnut. Both are Rainforest Alliance Certified.

Alterra Flavored Coffees French Vanilla Hazelnut

Alterra Flavored Coffees: French Vanilla and Hazelnut

Check out all of the available Alterra coffees, and ask about a no-obligation Flavia brewer trial!

Introducing Alterra Morning Roast (Order Now: code ALTMR) for the Flavia single-cup coffee brewer!

Alterra Morning Roast Replaces Flavia Breakfast Blend

Alterra Morning Roast Replaces Flavia Breakfast Blend

Our supply of Flavia Breakfast Blend (discontinued by Mars Drinks) has sold out. Alterra Morning Roast is the new-and-improved replacement. Morning Roast is one of Alterra’s Rainforest Alliance certified coffees.

Morning Roast is one of three coffees that fit into Alterra Coffee Roasters’ “Light and Smooth” category — the others are Alterra House Blend and Costa Rica.

Alterra Light And Smooth Coffees For Flavia

Alterra Light & Smooth Coffees

Check out the full line of Alterra coffees, and ask about a free trial!

Flavia English Breakfast Tea, discontinued by Mars drinks, has now sold out. The direct replacement is English Breakfast by The Bright Tea Company (CDC code BTEB: Order now!), which will work with your existing Flavia brewer.

Bright Tea English Breakfast Replaces Flavia

New For Your Flavia Brewer: Bright Tea English Breakfast

English Breakfast is Rainforest Alliance Certified. It is one of two black teas offered by The Bright Tea Company for your Flavia machine, the other being Earl Grey (CDC code BTEG: Order now!).

Learn more about The Bright Tea Company, Alterra Coffee Roasters, and all of the new products.

Not a current Flavia user? Find out about a free trial on this leading single-cup office coffee and tea solution!

We have officially sold out of Flavia Hazelnut coffee, which has been discontinued by Mars Drinks. The direct replacement is Alterra Hazelnut coffee (CDC product code: ALTH — Order now!).

In stock and ready to ship! The packets work the same way, in your same Flavia single-cup brewer. And check out the cool new artwork!

Alterra Hazelnut Coffee Replacing Flavia

Also note that Hazelnut is one of Alterra Coffee Roasters’ nine Rainforest Alliance certified coffees.

Alterra Coffee Roasters’ other flavored coffee for the Flavia single-cup brew system is French Vanilla (CDC product code: ALTFV — Order now!).

Interested in a Flavia machine for your office? Ask for more information and even a free trial!