![]() The portable Hot Box is said to be highly energy efficient. The aluminum cans, which are made of 70% recycled content, have a shelf life of about three months. He was first exposed to hot coffee in a can on a trip to Japan, where it is a $15 billion industry. The product’s grab-and-go nature, he said, continues to expand its distribution in convenience stores and at concession stands.Ĭoffee flavors include black and French vanilla. Hotshot is the brainchild of entrepreneur Danny Grossfeld. Additionally, Bed, Bath & Beyond will test-stock Hotshot during back-to-school season this fall. The product has mainly been sold through a subscription service, but in recent years gained some distribution in convenience stores as well as through sports, casino, resort and entertainment concessions including Madison Square Garden in New York and Walt Disney World’s Swan Dolphin Resort. It was then featured on Shark Tank- although, while the Sharks liked the coffee’s taste, none would invest. ![]() Hotshot was launched about a decade ago via Kickstarter. I wanted to get as many photos as possible to document its quaintness. It was a quaint little hut in the middle of a parking lot. " Hotshot 's appeal is due to the fact that it provides delicious coffee to time-crunched consumers while offering the only 'plug and play coffee system' that creates an immediate revenue stream for retailers seeking to offer a coffee experience," said Chuck Miller, the brand's vice president of sales. HotShot, the first ready-to-drink hot beverage company in the USA, is the result of Grossfelds visit to Japan in 2009, where he discovered hot coffee in a can. Hot Shots Coffee ended up being that perfect place. Alternatively, the products can be chilled in conventional refrigerators. Packed in aluminum cans, the products can be heated up in 90 minutes. Patterned after a concept popular in Japan, Hotshot uses a special hot “fridge” (called a "hot box") that keeps the beverage at a constant 140° Farenheit all day long. ![]() Since the e-tailing giant is handling fulfillment, Amazon Prime members will receive free two-day shipping and can register for subscription fulfillment. ![]() Following years of limited distribution, Hotshot hot canned coffee and hot chocolate is now selling nationally through. ![]()
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