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BevNET is pleased to announce the addition of an exciting speaker to the program: Beth Kaplan, the president and chief marketing and merchandising officer of the 4,800-store GNC (General Nutrition…
Building on the success of the Lemonade Rockstar Recovery (which won BevNET’s Best of 2010 award for Best Energy Drink), the new Orange variety is an extremely enjoyable energy, recovery,…
Time is running out to register for BevNET Live Summer 11 in NYC on June 6th and 7th. With over 300 people now registered to attend, limited seats remain —…
BevNET Live attendees will have the chance to hear from and meet beverage distributors of all sizes and styles, but one of the most topical discussions of the event will be held on Tuesday, June 7 when speakers from some of the key organizations shaping the distribution landscape will take the stage. At the top of the panel's list: exploring how entrepreneurial and innovative beverage companies need to adjust to take advantage of the changes being wrought by the increased consolidation of independent DSD houses into newer networked organizations. On hand will be Don Miller of New York State's Wright Wisner Group, a member of the regional Northeast Independent Distributors' Association, and Bob Groux, whose Coast Brands Group has rolled together a suite of distributors in California, the Southwest, and beyond, as well as Gerry Martin of Polar Beverages, which covers several states and recently added a bottling plant in Georgia to its footprint. Additionally, independent distributor Tom Lebon of New Age and Nat Noone, who focuses on building smaller brands in specialty and natural channels via Green Shoots will be on hand to broaden the discussion to include organizations of all sizes
According to the manufacturer, Rushmore is “a one-of-a-kind dietary supplement formulated by renowned chemists who combined more than 20 powerful antioxidant concentrated fruits and minerals.” Designed to be taken daily…
In her 30-plus years in the beverage industry, Debbie Wildrick has gained a strong reputation as a savvy sales and marketing executive for 7-Eleven and Tropicana as well as for several entrepreneurial start-ups, including FRS Healthy Energy. In December 2010, Wildrick joined energy shot maker BAZI as the executive vice president of sales and marketing, and in a recent interview with BevNET founder John Craven, Wildrick spoke about her new role at BAZI as well as the challenges of brand building, particularly in the thriving, highly competitive, energy beverage category
We’ve seen loads of energy drinks attempt to market themselves as female oriented energy drinks, but most have fallen flat. Rockstar Pink, on the other hand, seems to hit the…
Lo-Gly is a new brand that’s all about being low glycemic, which is why they’ve sweetened their drinks with a blend of organic blue agave nectar and stevia. They’ve done…
Taking place on June 7, the second day of the two-day BevNET Live event, the panel, “Investors on Board: Life after Independence” will feature the founder/CEO’s of O.N.E. and ZOLA,…
Another category that’s getting a lot of new product introductions is the aloe vera juice category. Utilizing mainstream accent flavors and a clean looking package design, Vivaloe is one of…
Like Fentimans other flavors, Rose Lemonade is a lightly fermented sparkling botanical beverage that is packaged in a very attractive 9.3 ounce glass bottle. In this case, the pink liquid…
Warrior Energy’s White Tea Energy Drink is, as the name suggests, an energy drink that derives both its flavor and functionality from tea. In this case, they use a blend…
BevNET Live Summer 11 is only 30 days away. If you are thinking about attending, now is the time to register and join the 275+ who are already registered. We've got a great program, the exciting , and of course the Sampling Bar. IMPORTANT NOTE: We also have a limited number of discounted hotel rooms left (hotel reservation form) . And in case you missed it, we've created a great video introduction that you can view after the jump.
Hotlips Cranberry Soda is made with 90% juice, which includes cranberry juice (sourced from a local Oregon farm) and pear juice. The only other ingredient in this product is sparkling…