Don’t assume a pyramid tea bag contains coffee: the Lipton cold brew featured by Auchan is a caffeine-free drink. To serve iced coffee with office snacks, a coffee infusion bag is a good option if you can prepare the drink in advance. If you need something for an immediate break, consider a ready-to-drink format instead, checking the recipe and serving size.
If coffee is a must-have for your break, tell coffee infusion bags apart from cold-brewed fruit or herbal infusions. Naad Coffee describes its product as a cold brew coffee bag, while the Lipton cold brew featured by Auchan is labelled caffeine-free.
For a drink to serve during a short break, ready-to-drink coffee saves you having to prepare an infusion the day before. Naad Coffee bags and Carte Noire’s ground coffee recipe both need several hours in the fridge.
If you’re after a cold drink rather than coffee, Lipton’s Pyramid® tea bag infusion is another option. Auchan describes it as caffeine-free and says to brew it in cold water.
When choosing a drink to go with office snacks, first decide whether it needs to contain coffee. Then compare the preparation time and serving size, rather than assuming you know what’s inside from the shape of the bag alone.
| Consideration | What to check | Who is this for? |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee or infusion | Read the product name and ingredients for the variant: a pyramid tea bag may contain an infusion with no coffee. | I want to serve iced coffee and avoid ending up with an infusion that contains no coffee. Around 42% of consumers prioritise this distinction. |
| Preparation time | Check how long it needs to infuse and whether it has to be chilled, or choose a ready-to-drink beverage. | When a break can’t wait for something prepared the day before, I prefer a drink that’s ready straight away; this is the priority for around 33% of consumers. |
| Serving size and ingredients | Compare the volume per bag or container, then check the ingredients and allergens in each recipe. | When serving several colleagues, I want to choose the right amount and take account of ingredients that everyone can have. Around 25% of consumers share this priority. |
The Lipton Pyramid® tea bag featured by Auchan contains a cold infusion labelled caffeine-free, so it won’t meet a request for iced coffee.
Check the product name and ingredients for the specific item you’re buying before relying on the shape of the bag.
Naad Coffee says its bag needs 24 hours or more in the fridge; Carte Noire’s ground coffee recipe takes 18 to 20 hours. Neither will be ready if you start preparing it when it’s time for a snack.
Prepare the drink in advance, following the instructions, or choose a ready-to-drink format when you need something straight away.
Classico, Cappuccino and Latte Macchiato are different variants in illy’s canned range. The range name alone doesn’t tell you what’s in the serving.
Check the label for the exact variant, especially if any colleagues need to avoid particular ingredients or allergens.
Individual cold brew coffee bags to prepare in advance.
A cold infusion in Pyramid® tea bags, rather than a coffee bag.
Ready-to-drink cold brew coffees in individual cans.
The brand describes coffee bags for brewing hot or cold, with no filter or cafetière needed.
A cold brew method using ground coffee, rather than a pyramid coffee bag product.
This selection includes coffee in individual portions and coffee powder to prepare. For a break with snacks, choose according to how much time you have and how much you want to serve. These products aren’t pyramid coffee bags for brewing.
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An individual pouch to consider if you want to serve a coffee drink at the office without brewing it.
190 ml Hazelnut variant. Check the ingredients and caffeine content per serving if these matter to your team.
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Worth considering if you can prepare servings at the office rather than handing out drinks that are already packaged.
120 g of freeze-dried coffee powder in a container, not individual sachets. Check the variant and its instructions to prepare the cold drink you want.
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The individual size could suit a break where everyone takes their own drink.
230 ml Hazelnut variant. Follow the product instructions if serving it cold, and check the ingredients and allergens for this variant too.
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An iced coffee serving to consider when there isn’t time to brew coffee during your break.
350 ml Cafe Latte Sweet variant. If colleagues avoid milk or other ingredients, check the label for this product before serving.
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An individual iced coffee serving for a break with no brewing to plan ahead.
230 ml Caramel Macchiato variant. Check the can’s label for ingredients, allergens, sugars and caffeine information.
No: the Lipton cold infusion in Pyramid® tea bags featured by Auchan is labelled caffeine-free. If you want to serve iced coffee, check that the product name and ingredients for the item you’ve chosen confirm it contains coffee.
Not with the Naad Coffee bag described by the brand: its instructions call for 24 hours or more in the fridge. Prepare it in advance and follow the instructions for the product you buy, as brewing times vary between products.
Check the label for the exact variant before serving it. For prepacked food sold in France, the Directorate-General for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) notes, among other things, that allergenic ingredients must be highlighted in the ingredients list.
Check the ingredients and information for each drink rather than guessing its caffeine content from the format. Anses says caffeine can disrupt sleep. If you’re looking for a caffeine-free drink, choose one whose label says so, such as the Lipton cold infusion featured by Auchan.