Spirit Hound Distillers is creating a Colorado-born buzz with local Bee Squared Apiaries (Berthoud, Colorado) to bring you a Colorado exclusive, one-of-a-kind take on honey whisky. This Colorado Honey Whisky isn't a saccharine-sweet flavored whisky, but a true straight whisky finished in aged honey barrels.
The company generated $8.4 million in net sales during the first quarter, up 2% from 2018. Sales of the core Reed’s Ginger Beer line were up 15% while craft soda Virgil’s grew 46%. Gross profit increased 9% to $2.5 million and gross margin increased 185 basis points to 30%.
Arpit Bhopalkar is the co-founder and CEO of Bhoomi, a mission-based brand that makes cold-pressed sugar cane beverages. The company hopes to change consumers’ perception of sugar cane and it’s health benefits, while supporting minority farmers in the U.S. and focusing on sustainability.
Happy Moose Juice (HMJ), a San Francisco based cold-pressed fruit and vegetable juice company, launches their first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program geared towards teaching local youth entrepreneurial skills, product development, marketing and sales know-how and business management.
BUBBL’R, water’s bubblier and more energetic best friend, is continuing to dominate in a new niche within the already red hot sparkling water category. Following its exciting launch in 2017, BUBBL’R continues to grow with strong VPO’s and newly secured distribution in numerous retailers.
Just in time for summer heat, outdoor activities and inevitable swimsuit season, LIFEAID Beverage Company is launching FITAID ZERO and FITAID RX ZERO. The two new products are based on FITAID & FITAID RX, the LIFEAID brand's signature recovery blends, longtime staples of passionate amateurs and professional athletes nationwide.
Better-for-you booze? It may sound like an oxymoron, but a growing cohort of healthier alcoholic beverages have been finding a receptive audience in recent years. That’s certainly the case for Boochcraft, a three-year-old hard kombucha brand that’s made waves in its home market of Southern California.
Don Ciccio & Figli, a fourth-generation Italian herbal liqueur producer, has announced the launch of Ambrosia, an aperitivo distilled using a centuries-old family recipe. Ambrosia, which translates to mean “the nectar of the Gods,” is a bittersweet aperitivo handcrafted in small batches using all-natural ingredients. Ambrosia is now available nationwide in 750ML (SRP $30.99).
Sweet Green Fields (SGF), one of the largest fully integrated global stevia ingredient companies, and Tate & Lyle PLC (Tate & Lyle), a leading global provider of food and beverage solutions and ingredients, build on the two companies’ industry-leading track record of new product innovation with the introduction of ZOLESSE Natural Flavor.
Plain Spoke Cocktail Co., Madison-based canned cocktail company, announced it is launching its first two products in Minnesota this May – Moscow Mule and Bourbon Smash. Combining Midwestern spirits with simple, real ingredients like 100% citrus juices, their craft cocktails are canned without added preservatives or anything artificial.
The use of magnesium, especially magnesium citrate, is rapidly growing, which has prompted Israel-based Gadot Biochemical Industries, one of the leading global manufacturers of citrate-based ingredients and fortifying minerals and phosphates for the food, beverage industries, to expand its product line of magnesium citrates for food and beverage manufacturing.
Walsh Whiskey has created a new core expression for its Writers’ Tears range which focuses on exploring the rarest of whiskey blends first made popular in 18th century Ireland – aged Single Pot Still and Single Malt premium whiskeys.
Last month, United Natural Foods, Incorporated (UNFI) announced it will cease to carry topical CBD products, a potential deal killer for companies charged with driving large quantities of the hot button ingredient across state lines.
With the proliferation of brands entering the oat-based category, establishing a point of difference can be difficult -- but oat-based drinkable yogurt maker Hälsa (formerly Simpli) is aiming to create space for itself by highlighting its nutritional content and ultra-clean production process.
