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Milo’s Celebrates National Iced Tea Day

Milo’s Tea Company, the fastest growing refrigerated tea brand, is celebrating National Iced Tea Day alongside nearly 160 million daily tea drinkers across the nation. 

Pernod Ricard Announces Partnership With the United Nations’ Educate All Platform

Pernod Ricard has announced the launch of free online sustainable and responsible bartending training modules. The courses are accessible to all legal-drinking-aged adults, through the EdApp mobile learning platform, as part of the EducateAll initiative in collaboration with UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research).

Blood x Sweat x Tears Vodka Makes Hand Sanitizer to Protect Grocery Workers

Joining dozens of distilleries worldwide, Blood x Sweat x Tears Vodka is producing hand sanitizer in response to COVID-19. With gratitude, it is being donated and distributed to grocery workers, particularly within chain accounts that adopted Blood x Sweat x Tears early in the brand’s life cycle, such as Albertsons, Pavilions, Vons, Ralphs, and WinCo.

IZO Spirits Introduces Pure-Distilled Sotol

A step between Tequila and Mezcal, experience the rich, earthy notes of Sotol - a pure-distilled spirit 15 years in the making - from award-winning IZO Spirits.

Square One Organic Spirits Launches Organic Ready to Drink Cocktails

The makers of Square One Organic Spirits – who pioneered the concept of organic vodka and botanical spirits more than 15 years ago – today continued that drive for innovation with the release of a collection of handcrafted certified organic ready-to-drink cocktails.

‘Shocked and Abhorred’: Industry Reacts to Inequality, Violence

In response to the death of George Floyd, some of the country’s largest food and beverage companies, as well as a large group of entrepreneurs and emerging brands, have offered statements of support, financial donations to advocacy groups and commitments to open a dialogue about racial justice in America.

Taste Radio Ep. 216: World-Class Brands May Start With Passion, But They’re Driven By This

Justin Baldwin, founder of the acclaimed Justin Winery, chronicled the development of his highly awarded brand and spoke about the importance of leveraging one’s skill sets and admitting their weaknesses, mitigating risk through financial discipline and how entrepreneurs can best position their companies for success in good times and bad.

Shaka Tea Raises $2.3M as Brand Preps Nationwide Growth

Shaka Tea, a Hawaii-based maker of ready-to-drink and bagged tea products, has raised $2.3 million in a funding round led by farming company Mahi Pono, bringing the brand’s total financing to $4.1 million. The round also includes investments from King’s Hawaiian, Gingerbread Capital, LDR Ventures, Allison Rose Culinary Ventures and Park Bench Capital as well as several angel investors.

Volvic Unveils Sustainability Efforts Ahead of World Environment Day

Volvic has always valued the strength it receives from nature that’s why ahead of World Environment Day, and as part of its long-term sustainability efforts, Volvic is announcing today its newly awarded B Corp™ Certification and global carbon neutrality certification from Carbon Trust.

Teakoe Donates Fizzy Tea to Support Local Front Line and Essential Workers

Colorado-based tea manufacturer TEAKOE gives back to their community of frontline and essential workers by partnering with local organizations to distribute 375+ cases of Pineapple Lemon Myrtle Yerba Maté during COVID-19 response saying "Cheers! To Those Making a Difference."