GURU Organic Energy Announces $52.6 Million Bought Deal Public Offering

GURU Organic Energy Corp. announced that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Stifel GMP and CIBC Capital Markets to purchase from the Company 3,287,500 Offered Shares at a price of $16.00 per Offered Share for gross proceeds of approximately $17.6 million to the Company and $35.0 million to the Selling Shareholders.

Six Entrepreneurs Advance To New Beverage Showdown 21 Final Round

The pandemic triggered an increased demand for functional and immune-boosting products over the past year – something that founders and judges paid attention to as they vied for the top prize in BevNET’s New Beverage Showdown 21 Semifinals.

Ohza Closes $4M Round Led by CircleUp

Ready-to-drink cocktail maker Ohza announced today it has closed a $4 million funding round led by CircleUp Growth Partners. The financing is expected to help the brand scale nationwide as it partners with distributors such as Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits and Breakthru Beverage group.

Nirvana Group Launches Cannabis Beverage Line

Nirvana Group, one of the premier diversified cannabis companies in Oklahoma, is kicking it up a notch this summer by launching a new beverage line, Liquid Leaf, across the state.

A New Look For Easy Rider Bourbon

Hood River Distillers, the oldest and largest importer, distiller and marketer of distilled spirits in the Northwest, is re-launching their Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Easy Rider.

Scottie Pippen Launches His Own Bourbon

NBA legend and entrepreneur, Scottie Pippen, along with famed Wine & Spirits maker Dave Phinney to launch DIGITS, a five-year-old bourbon exclusively in Chicago.

Taste Radio: How Did Chloe’s Execute The Perfect Pivot? They Understood The Opportunity.

Chloe Epstein and Michael Sloan, the co-founders of better-for-you frozen novelty brand Chloe’s, explained why they shifted focus from foodservice to packaged goods, the leap from a slow and steady growth strategy to one that embraced national distribution and why Chloe’s is not shy about putting a target on the back of big CPG.

Boxed To Become Publicly Traded Company

Online retailer Boxed announced this week that it would become a publicly traded company via a merger with SPAC Seven Oaks Acquisition Corp. The proposed deal values Boxed at roughly $900 million, Seven Oaks said in a presentation to investors today, and will leave Boxed with $334 million in cash to invest back into the company.

Analysts See Long Term Growth for Oatly

“Powerful branding, international exposure, and strong Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) credentials” are just three of the qualities making Oatly a major player in the plant-based food and beverage space, according to a new equity research report from Credit Suisse.