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The Lost Explorer Mezcal Partners with Voice For Nature Foundation

The Lost Explorer Mezcal proudly announces a partnership with the Voice For Nature Foundation, a global charity focused on supporting organizations and initiatives pushing beyond conventional thinking to have a sustainable impact on the planet.

VIDE Continues Momentum with New Hires, Products, and Markets

VIDE, a Manhattan-based Premium Canned Cocktail company announces strategic new hires, products, and expansion plans. Alongside distribution powerhouse, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the nation’s largest wine & spirits wholesaler, VIDE unveils expansion plans into South Carolina, Florida, California, and Nevada.

BODYARMOR: Innovation Fueling Ambitions to Hit $5B Sales Target

Having passed the $1 billion mark, BODYARMOR is aiming to leverage its combination of distribution muscle, marketing prowess and on-trend products to push the brand towards more ambitious targets, including doubling the business over the next three years.

Goldman Sachs: Convenience Retailers Optimistic as Pandemic Outlook Brightens

According to the firm’s latest “Beverage Bytes” survey of retailers representing nearly 30,000 stores nationwide (roughly 20% of the channel), overall beverage sales increased 10% year-over-year in Q1 of 2021, compared to 7% growth in Q4 2020, driven by increased foot traffic from consumers who are steadily returning to old shopping habits.

Retailer Roundup: Bubble Preps New Platform Launch; Court Orders Walmart to Pay $115M

Health food ecommerce retailer BUBBLE Goods announced this week that it has named Savraj Singh, former CTO of Daily Harvest, as chief technology officer, responsible for leading the company’s engineering team and digital platforms; Walmart was ordered to pay $115 million to Texas-based food tech startup Zest Labs after a jury in Arkansas ruled that the retailer was guilty of stealing its shelf-freshness technology.