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Along the way he invented the Borgia Latte. As with Marconi and his wireless, they all laughed and suggested he put his time to better use further developing instant coffee uses. According to Matt Brandenburger, Vice President of Sales at Torani Syrups, whose grandfather once worked for General Mills, decades ago granddad Brandy suggested to his bosses that they market a chilled coffee drink, something like a latte but flavored with fruit.

Their legacies are with us today in the chilled coffee realm of the new class of drinks known in the specialty commercial espresso machines industry as RTD iced tea, coffee or espresso beverages. The reality is that the courtship of specialty coffee, with iced milk and exotic flavors, first developed decades ago when the visionary coffee men of yesteryear began thinking outside of the hot cup.