US-based beverage technology company Lavit has entered a partnership with instant coffee brand Alpine Start Foods to introduce an iced coffee option to Lavit’s Cooler Water Cooler dispensers.

The coffee will be provided in Lavit’s EcoCaps, recyclable aluminium capsules that allow users to customise their beverages by inserting the capsule into the Lavit cooler and then adjusting the flavour intensity and carbonation level.

Installed in nearly 1,500 locations nationwide, Lavit’s Cooler Water Cooler dispensers are said to prevent cross-contamination of flavours.

“Like Lavit, we aim to disrupt the traditional beverage industry by providing a superior tasting and accessible alternative.”

Alpine Start Foods CEO and co-founder Alex Hanifin said: “Alpine Start was born out of the desire to change the way we drink coffee on-the-go without sacrificing quality or taste.

“Like Lavit, we aim to disrupt the traditional beverage industry by providing a superior tasting and accessible alternative.  Our partnership with Lavit brings a delicious and convenient iced coffee option to offices nationwide.”

Claimed to be preservative-free, Alpine Start’s iced coffee is brewed black, unsweetened and produced from Arabica beans sourced from Colombia.

Lavit marketing vice-president Richard Hirsch said:  “This iced coffee is the real thing not a watered down, messy drink with time-consuming steps to produce.

“Our collaboration with Alpine Start underscores our commitment to helping our users make delicious and high-quality beverages with just the touch of a button, no bottle or can required.”

Established in 2016 by Matt Segal and Alex Hanifin, Alpine Start has national distribution in key grocery and sporting goods retailers such as REI, HEB and Whole Foods.