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Review: Riff Cold Brew

Made in Bend, OR, Riff Cold Brew is a line of cold brew coffee that is available in both single serve and bag-in-box formats. Today, we’re taking a look at their single serve product, which is packaged in 12 oz. glass bottles.

Review: Aqua Kola Revamped

Previously launched as Aqua back in 2016, Aqua Kola is a restaged and more polished looking product than its predecessor.

Taste Radio Ep. 120: Banza Co-Founder Rudolph: “Be Polite, But Be Relentless”

Banza co-founder/CEO Brian Rudolph on why mentors, cold calling were key to his fast-growing brand. Measuring the impact of influencers and unconventional marketing strategy with MatchaBar co-founder/CEO Graham Fortgang. Meet the founders of Simply Soupreme, Jackie Greene & Taylor Rossi, who were victorious in BevNET Live’s New Beverage Showdown 15.

Review: Waku Herbal Infusions

Waku Herbal Infusions, which comes in both a sweetened Original variety and an Unsweetened variety, are a line of herbal teas that were created using 20 different “super herbs” from the Andes Mountains of Ecuador.

Review: Wandering Bear: Mocha with a Splash of Coconut Milk

To complement their Straight Black Cold Brew Coffee, which is available in both single serve and “coffee on tap” multi-serve, Wandering Bear is adding a new flavor to the lineup: Mocha with a Splash of Coconut Milk.

Taste Radio Ep. 118: How Remarkable Leaders Think; Insights & Advice From Four of The Finest

Nothing says 4th of July like BBQ, fireworks and a special edition of Taste Radio, and in this episode we feature insights and business lessons from four remarkable leaders -- JUST founder/CEO Josh Tetrick, REBBL CEO Sheryl O’Loughlin, RXBAR co-founder/CEO Peter Rahal, and Jagermeister CEO Jeff Popkin -- who joined us on the podcast in the first half of 2018.

Review: Black Medicine’s Refreshed Packaging

Black Medicine, which initially started out in aluminum bottles and then shifted to cans in early 2017, is back with another packaging update. This time around, the company has given each can its own more prominent accent color and they’ve dialed down the emphasis on “cold pressed coffee.”

Taste Radio Ep. 117: How Does Industry Insider Bill Weiland Identify The Next Big Trends in Food?

Industry insider and Presence Marketing founder/CEO on how the natural foods industry has “grown up” and his approach to identifying disruptive brands and concepts; Taza Chocolate founder/CEO Alex Whitmore on how a focused and uncompromising approach to quality has differentiated Taza from the competition and why only recently the company decided to accept outside investment for the first time

Review: Turveda Sparkling Turmeric Tonics

Turveda’s Sparkling Turmeric Tonics is a three SKU line of lightly carbonated beverages that touts 166 mg of curcumin (the active element in turmeric that is known for its anti-inflammatory properties) content as its key benefit.

Review: Bhakti’s RTD Shelf Stable Chai

When Bhakti first launched a few years back, the company did so with a refrigerated product that had a relatively short shelf life. At the time, delivering a ready-to-drink chai that used nut milk and had a fresh taste was a bit of a pipe dream.