Month: May 2011

Video: Interview with Debbie Wildrick of BAZI

In her 30-plus years in the beverage industry, Debbie Wildrick has gained a strong reputation as a savvy sales and marketing executive for 7-Eleven and Tropicana as well as for several entrepreneurial start-ups, including FRS Healthy Energy. In December 2010, Wildrick joined energy shot maker BAZI as the executive vice president of sales and marketing, and in a recent interview with BevNET founder John Craven, Wildrick spoke about her new role at BAZI as well as the challenges of brand building, particularly in the thriving, highly competitive, energy beverage category

Gatorade Goes DSD to Dollar General

PepsiCo, Inc. has announced it will begin bringing Gatorade directly to Dollar General’s 9,200 stores on Monday in a move that the company expects will bring double-digit growth in sales…

Review: Rockstar Pink

We’ve seen loads of energy drinks attempt to market themselves as female oriented energy drinks, but most have fallen flat. Rockstar Pink, on the other hand, seems to hit the…

Review: Lo-Gly

Lo-Gly is a new brand that’s all about being low glycemic, which is why they’ve sweetened their drinks with a blend of organic blue agave nectar and stevia. They’ve done…

In Zone Brands Announces New Value Packs Available at Walmart

ATLANTA, GA (May 11, 2011) – In Zone Brands™makers of BellyWashers®, TummyTickler®, and TummyTickler® Tots Healthy and Fun children’s beverages, has announced new package formats of the current beverage line,…

Portola Packaging Announces Closure Price Increase

Naperville, IL (May 11, 2011) —Portola Packaging, Inc. is announcing a closure price increase, effective June 1, 2011, due to non-resin cost inflation.  The increase, subject to certain terms and…

Review: Vivaloe

Another category that’s getting a lot of new product introductions is the aloe vera juice category. Utilizing mainstream accent flavors and a clean looking package design, Vivaloe is one of…

Celsius Announces Intention to Delist

In a recent press release, Celsius Holdings, Inc. announced its intention to deregister as a reporting company. Celsius stated “that given its downsized level of operations, it is in the…