Flaviar Partners with STXfilms for Deer, Bear & Moose ‘The Gentlemen’ Film Tie-in

Flaviar, the leading members club for fine spirits enthusiasts, has teamed up with STXfilms on their upcoming theatrical release The Gentlemen. In celebration of the film’s release on January 24, 2020 Flaviar will release just 420 bottles of Deer, Bear & Moose The Gentlemen, a special 23-year old Speyside Scotch distilled in 1996.

MATI Energy Shuts Down Production, Seeking to Sell Assets

North Carolina-based organic beverage maker MATI Energy has shut down production as it prepares to cease all operations, the company announced on its website and social media channels on Friday. MATI CEO Eric Masters said the decision to shutter the company was made within the past two weeks after attempts to secure new funding to sustain operations failed.

Winter Fancy Food Show 2020 Video: Tiesta Tea Adds Athlete Investors

In this video recorded at the Winter Fancy Food Show 2020 in San Francisco, BevNET managing editor Martin Caballero speaks with Tiesta CEO Dan Klein about what the addition of Julie and Zach Ertz as both investors and brand ambassadors means for the brand and how they are helping to shape the conversation around tea.

KeHE Debuts Emerging Brands Program Elevate

KeHE is proud to announce KeHE elevate, an emerging brands program to nurture leading-edge brands and maximize their growth and success potential in the marketplace.

Review: Humblemaker Functional Cold Brew

While Humblemaker Coffee Co. has a traditional RTD cold brew as part of its product lineup, the California company’s more unique offering are its three functional cold brew coffee shots. Packaged in a 2 oz. jar that’s typically used for pills or capsules, these perishable, unpasteurized products offer a different approach to the shot category.

In Memoriam: Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant, the retired NBA superstar and a major investor and public ambassador for sports drink BodyArmor, was among nine people who died in a helicopter accident in Calabasas, Calif., on Sunday afternoon.

Emerald Coast Launches 100% Aluminum Bottles

MSP, Inc., a women-owned bottled water manufacture/supplier, announces the introduction of Emerald Coast Ultra Pure Water in 100% Aluminum 16.9 oz. bottles to compliment their 16.9 oz. BPA free water bottles already in the marketplace.

Winter Fancy Food Show 2020: How Hoplark HopTea Speaks to Tea and Beer Drinkers

Launched in Colorado in 2018, beverage startup Hoplark HopTea has gained early traction in the natural channel with its line of craft beer-inspired, hop-infused teas. The brand, winner of New Beverage Showdown 16, achieved nationwide distribution last year as a Whole Foods exclusive item and the brand is now ready to expand deeper into the natural, conventional, and liquor channels.

Winter Fancy Food Show 2020 Gallery: New and Rebranded Products

In this gallery, we highlight some of the notable new and rebranded beverage products from the 2020 Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, including a new sparkling yuzu juice and the latest oat innovations from Califia Farms and Blue Bottle Coffee.

Wild Kombucha Launches Icaro Yerba Maté Line

Wild Kombucha, a rapidly growing Baltimore-based brewery, is launching a new product line with two blends in January 2020: Icaro Yerba Mate´ Original and Icaro Yerba Mate´ Hibiscus.