Just a friendly reminder that early registration for BevNET Live Summer ’13 ends in less than one week. Taking place on June 4 & 5, 2013 in New York City, the two-day business forum is an ideal learning and networking opportunity for beverage entrepreneurs, suppliers, distributors, retailers and investors.

BevNET is pleased to announce that Bob Bloom, the director of business development at WILD Flavors, will turn his deep experience with beverage entrepreneurs into a presentation at BevNET Live in New York on June 4 and 5. In “Managing the Cost of Failure,” Mr. Bloom will outline lessons learned over years of helping usher new companies into the marketplace

In the past 18 months Zola has launched a two-pronged attack on the RTD beverage world, growing both its acai-centric lines while also turning its coconut water concept into an in-demand product line that has growing shelf placements and fast turns.

In her presentation, called “Avoiding the 10 Percent Haircut, ” Ms. Simon, an expert on transactions involving venture capital-backed enterprises, will discuss ways that beverage entrepreneurs can maximize their company’s valuation during investment rounds and company sales.

BevNET is pleased to announce that Tyler Gage and Dan MacCombie, the founders of Runa, will be speaking at BevNET Live in June in New York City. The event will be held on June 4 and 5 at the Metropolitan Pavilion.

BevNET Live’s signature competition, the New Beverage Showdown, will be back in the Big Apple this summer. The New Beverage Showdown, which takes place as part of the two-day BevNET Live conference, will be held on June 4 and 5, 2013 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. The competition gives beverage entrepreneurs an opportunity to show off their business plans and new products and receive immediate feedback from a judging panel.