Adrianne DeLuca is the Assistant Managing Editor - Newsletters for BevNET and NOSH.
In this roundup we take a look at how new regulations could impact food labeling and deceptive advertising lawsuits and break down two cases against beverage companies that recently brought the attention of the Security and Exchanges Commission.
Bloc Collective launched with two canned cocktails that aims to connect “good time enthusiasts” with “Cool Sh*t to Do” through its weekly, curated guide accessible via QR code on its cans. Founder Rob Dickens said Bloc’s goal is to create a platform that drives the post-pandemic cultural comeback in cities across the country, starting with New York.
BevNET reporters recap news and notes from the show floor at Natural Products Expo East 2021, including different approaches in enhanced water from Essentia and Oxigen, while True North and Humm Kombucha highlight news coming out of the energy drink category.
Better-for-you energy drink maker A SHOC announced today that former Senior VP of Monster Energy, Dan Lamb, has joined the company as its new Chief Commercial Officer.
Non-alcoholic beverage sales remained strong while volumes continue to shift back toward the on-premise channel, increasing 11.2% year-over-year during the two-week period ended on September 11 and including Labor Day weekend, according to an analysis of Nielsen data by Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
As the world works its way back to pre-pandemic operations, lawmakers across the country are looking to make to-go sales of alcoholic beverages from bars and restaurants a lasting legacy, and DoorDash launched its latest innovation in support of that effort announcing today it has expanded its marketplace offerings into the alcoholic beverage category.
Almost a year since going public, Canada-based GURU Organic Energy reported a revenue increase of 22% to $8 million during its third quarter earnings call today for the period ending July 31, 2021.
Four months after its acquisition by Nestle, Nuun’s latest innovation offers a glimpse of the company’s new product strategy as it diverges from its flagship tablet line with the launch of Immunity3 stick packs. Nuun’s Director of Product and Innovation Vishal Patel said the brand aims to cater to a more targeted need-state with the new product launch as they also keep up with the nationwide demand for immune-boosting products in the wake of the pandemic.
Uncle Matt's Organic has received authorization for 2,500 new retail doors; NERD Focus partners with Glazer's Beer & Beverage in Texas; Monaco Cocktails adds Sam's Club stores; KRISP Drinks partners with Giant Foods; Sunwink lands key natural partners and widens online presence.
Having already innovated its way through the ready-to-drink category with everything from a classic hard seltzer to Natty Daddy Lemonade, Natural Light is looking beyond canned categories for its latest product launch. The beer maker announced this week it has launched into the spirits world with a line of lemonade-flavored Natty Vodka.
Husband-and-wife duo Kaitlyn Brown and Daniel Fernandes believe the benefits of a cup of coffee go deeper than its caffeine-kick. In 2019 the pair founded Savorista, a brand dedicated to producing premium, naturally decaffeinated coffee, which now spans a product range that includes packaged coffee and single-serve individual pourover kits.
In this weeks distribution roundup: Recess and Breakthru Beverage Group partnership continues CBD distribution wave, Mad Tasty now at Sprouts, blk. expands presence at Walmart, BioSteel joins WB Canna Co. & Wellness' Latin America and Carribean portfolio and 7-Eleven partners with Minibar Delivery.
In this week's People Moves: Bob Groux joins blk. as senior vice president of sales, Paul Hodge steps down as Laird’s President and CEO, Sagan Schultz leaves WellWell and Peter Kaye joins Hungry Harvest.
In this week's distribution roundup: Karuna expands to Sprouts Farmers Market; Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila is now in nine states, Flow Water partners with Honickman in New York and the Mid-Atlantic, Picnic Brunch expands across Texas, SelvaRey Rum partners with Republic National Distributing Co. and more.
