It’s official. Curious Elixirs, the booze-free craft cocktail brand founded by John Wiseman, has selected 30 winners for its inaugural Curious Creators Grants. Announced in January, the grant was created to uplift and support the many artists, entertainers, and hospitality folks who are struggling during this time.
Plant-based protein brand Aloha is getting ready to become a more serious beverage player. The Colorado-based, plant-based CPG brand, which makes bars, powders and protein drinks, announced this week a line extension of its ready-to-drink beverages, adding new rPET plastic-packaged variations of its core flavors.
Prebiotic soda brand Mayawell has raised $2 million through seed funding led by Mexico-based distillery, Casa Armando Guillermo Prieto, to expand distribution throughout Texas, California and Florida as well as introduce a new flavor and packaging with a lower carbon footprint.
The Coca-Cola Company and the Jel Sert Company, one of the world's leading manufacturers of freezer bars, announced the national rollout of POWERADE Sports Freezer Bars, offering everyday athletes a new way to enjoy POWERADE. Available in stores nationwide, POWERADE Sports Freezer Bars feature the brand's most popular flavors, including Mountain Berry Blast and Fruit Punch.
Oregon Fruit Products is rolling out a new addition to its Fruit in Hand foodservice line: Lemonade. Made with real lemons and no artificial ingredients, Fruit in Hand Lemonade is a premium shortcut for restaurant operators to offer the refreshing flavor of summertime as a standalone drink, or as an enhancement for cocktails, mocktails, iced teas and other beverages.
This week, Spencer Sheehan, an attorney who has led several legal campaigns alleging deceptive advertising by food manufacturers, has recently filed a pair of class-action lawsuits on behalf of consumers who he claims are being misled by water brands.
Cheers, the leading alcohol-related health brand, announced the launch of its first-ever beverage offering, Cheers Restore. This new, powerful product adds to Cheers' lineup of products that help support the liver and feel better the day after consuming alcohol.
Synergy Flavors Inc., a member of the Irish-based Carbery Group, has announced the acquisition of leading savory flavor and ingredient supplier, Innova Flavors, from Griffith Foods Worldwide.
Fair Trade USA and Chobani announced yesterday the formal launch of a certification program for dairy farms and cooperatives “that provides financial premiums to dairy farmers and workers, which will help protect and empower them while raising sustainability standards,” according to a press release.
Award-winning San Diego-based distillery Cutwater Spirits launches its “Cut Out With Cameo” campaign featuring everyone’s favorite group of office-mates: Brian Baumgartner, Oscar Nuñez, Leslie David Baker and Melora Hardin.
Let G FUEL take you into hyper drive with its brand-new product line: Sparkling Hydration — just in time for Disney's “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” an original Disney+ animated series that made its debut on May the 4th, also known as Star Wars Day.
Black Button Distilling, one of the top five craft distilleries in the USA, and the first grain-to-glass farm distillery in Rochester, NY since prohibition, has launched their hand crafted, limited edition Lilac Gin. This is the sixth annual release of the Lilac Gin.
Pivot Coldbrew is thrilled to announce that its next-gen, ready-to-drink cold brew will now be available at select Tocaya Organica restaurants across Southern California.
Brockmans Gin, the award-winning, super-premium new-style gin, is expanding its distribution footprint in the US, adding Washington and Minnesota to the growing list of markets where Brockmans is sold.
