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blend of oats, potato four and a com- bination of poppy, fax, sesame and caraway seeds blended to create the nutty favor that will satisfy the most robust appetites. Good Natured Selects contain no saturated fats, no artifcial ingredients and are com- pletely gluten free. In addition to the Cheddar Cheese favor, Good Natured Selects are available in Original Grains with Sea Salt and Tuscan Garden Medley. Ready-To-Drink Tea has grown 15 fold over the last decade, accord- ing to Tea Association of the U.S.A. So unsur - prisingly, Coca-Cola's new unsweetened tea, Honest® Unsweet Lemon Tea, was the best seller in the cold beverage category. Brewed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic, Fair Trade Cer- tifed™ tea leaves from India, the unsweetened, zero calorie beverage is favored with organic lemon extract and is available in 16.9 ounce polyethylene terephthal- ate (PET) bottles. Launched in November 2013, Honest Unsweet Lemon Tea contains no genetically modifed organisms and is gluten-free. The NCA's 2013 National Coffee Drink- ing Trends reported that 31 percent of Americans consumed gourmet beverages. This growing trend led to the winner of the best hot-beverage launched in 2013, J.M. Smuckers Folg- ers® Cappuccino Fall Flavors. This specialty coffee is available in two favors: Caramel Macchiato and Pumpkin Spice. Inaugural category winners Voters were not shy about choosing the most trending products in the newest categories introduced — technology and equipment. Newco's Fresh Cup 3 , winner of the equipment category, was designed with the roaster and opera- tor in mind. This product lets users choose from up to fve programmable recipes including coffee mild, medium, bold, espresso and iced. Newco's fow meter provides precise volume accu- racy and comes with one touch brew activation, back-to-back brew cycles without reheat delays and error codes for "heads up" serviceability. Vend Central's Mobile Request 1 mobile app pulled off an unexpected win as it was voted the best new prod- uct in the technology category. "The reason it's so popular is because mobile technology is so popular," said Neil Swindale, president at VendCentral. "Customers shopping out of vending machines don't necessarily like to make a phone call when they have an issue. Our MR-1 is a cloud based customer service platform that allows customers to contact the vending company imme- diately via their smartphone." Generate excitement — give some of the best selling new products of 2013 a try. Following consumer trends can lead to higher sales. J.M. Smuckers Folgers Cappuccino Fall Flavors Newco's Fresh Cup 3 Coca-Cola's Honest Unsweet Lemon Tea Vend Central's Mobile Request 1 SURPRISE WIN: mobile app for vending consumers 30 Automatic Merchandiser VendingMarketWatch.com April 2014 autm_26-31_0414POY_F.indd 30 3/24/14 4:31 PM