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Pack Changes On Tap for Vita Coco

Posted by Jeffrey Klineman at 3:06 PM on April 23, 2012

Labeling changes are on tap for leading coconut water brand Vita Coco, which is conducting a line refresh that will migrate across the country throughout the summer.

Review: CocoZona Espresso

Posted by BevNET.com Staff at 12:46 PM on April 23, 2012

While it’s way too early to call coffee flavored coconut water a trend, the number of products in this fledgling space has increased to three.  However, AriZona’s CocoZona “Espresso” takes a different approach than its competition, forgoing the “latte” for just a straight up blend of coffee and coconut water.   As you’ll read in the review, we like both the concept and the execution, but feel as though the coffee could have been given a little more play.…

TSG Sells Pop Chips Stake to Verlinvest

Posted by Ray Latif at 12:41 PM on April 23, 2012

TSG Consumer Partners, a private equity firm known for its profitable investment in a number of food and beverage companies including Vitaminwater and Voss Water, has sold its stake in San Francisco-based Pop Chips to Verlinvest, a Belgian-based private equity group. Pop Chips has a number of beverage investors, including Rohan Oza of Vitaminwater fame and Ken Sadowsky, a veteran angel investor.

SymphonyIRI Lists Most Successful New Beverage Launches of 2011

Posted by Ray Latif at 11:11 AM on April 23, 2012

Single-serve offerings of coffee and tea led the way for the most successful new beverage launches in 2011, according to SymphonyIRI’s 2011 “New Products Pacesetters” report. The report, which compiles the top new food and beverage brands based on dollar sales, lists carbonated, sports and energy categories as having the second-most active launches within the beverage industry.

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