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Leilo Reformulates, Eyes Mainstream Expansion for Kava Drinks

With war and inflation dominating headlines, consumers are looking for ways to unwind however they can, and New York-based beverage startup Leilo, maker of a line of kava-based relaxation beverages, is hoping to be the solution.

Taste Radio: For This Brand To Thrive, It Needed To Professionalize. Plus, The Magic Of ‘Margherita.’

Kim Allardyce, the CEO of Shire City Herbals, spoke about how an emphasis on professionalization helped reset and revitalize the now fast-growing brand of organic wellness tonics. This episode also includes a conversation with Vittorio Marzotto, the director of business development for Santa Margherita USA who chronicled the wine brand’s remarkable history and how his great-grandfather’s efforts to build a sustainable agri-business continue through today.

Hoplark Targets Craft Beer Market With Non-Alc ‘Hop Brew’

Known for its four-SKU line of RTD hopped teas, the Boulder, Colorado-based beverage company has announced its entrance into the non-alcoholic “beer” market with the launch of Hoplark 0.0, a zero-calorie, zero-proof craft brew line that arrives in stores this month.

8 New RTD Cocktails to Ring in Spring

Spring is almost here and the latest ready-to-drink cocktail launches are preparing for the warm weather occasions, including new lemonade flavored vodka seltzers, shareable ready-to-serve margaritas, authentic Mexican tequila drinks and a canned Cosmopolitan.

Coffee Vets Launch Ghost Town, Aim For Inclusive Approach to Oat Milk

Does the world need another oat milk? The founding team behind Ghost Town Oats, a new oat milk venture backed by specialty coffee experts Michelle Johnson, Ezra Baker and Eric J. Grimm, would argue that it depends on what you mean by ‘another.’ .