New Products: Beekeeper Gets Spicy, Protein Water Expands
This week, Beekeeper Coffee buzzes into Hot Honey, more clear protein water and Pepsi unveils Wild Cherry & Cream’s packaging redesign.
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Reviews: Pepsi Prebiotic Impresses, Mirth Water Brings Joy
This week's reviews examines Pepsi's much-hyped move into prebiotic sodas via its flagship CSD, as well as organic fruit juice sweetened sparkling waters from Mirth.
BevNET Announces Nominees for 2025 Spirits Awards
The BevNET Spirits Awards are focused on shining a light on the dynamic spirits industry, including large and small spirits Companies, ready-to-drink cocktails, ready-to-serve cocktails and non-alcoholic spirits. Now, let’s see our nominees! Winners will be announced on December 17th on BevNET.com.
Taste Radio: Innovation, Localization & Logistics. A Blueprint For Global Brands.
Bringing a hit international food brand to the U.S. sounds glamorous, but behind every success story is a maze of challenges most consumers never see. In this special crossover episode of Taste Radio and the Nombase Podcast, Lucía Conejo-Mir of Ines Rosales and Jennifer Donnellan of Lakrids by Bülow reveal the real work behind breaking into the American market.
New Products: Prebiotic Pepsi, Plant-Based Protein and Psilly Libations
In this week’s gallery, we take a look at new plant-based milk innovations from Silk and Pacific Foods, a stylish fresh collab from AriZona, a mushroom-infused social tonic, and for anyone who needs some help digesting their Thanksgiving dinner, there's Pepsi Prebiotic.
Reviews: New Branding, Flavors for Mockly & Huxley Energy
Mockly and Huxley? Sounds like they could be related, and in a way, they are: both the drinks in this week's reviews roundup are sporting freshly revamped branding.
Taste Radio: Why We Need Pepsi Prebiotic… And Protein Marshmallows
Prebiotic cola, plant-based (and AI-inspired?) pulled chicken and protein-packed marshmallows. The hosts crack open Pepsi’s new prebiotic cola and discuss whether a stevia-sweetened “functional” soda can win over classic cola fans. They also dig into Just Meat’s big win at Walmart and what it says about the future of meat analogs, and why protein marshmallows might actually work in your next s’more.
Marketing: Caliwater Teams with Sacramento Kings; Stiller’s Is ‘Making Soda Sexy’
Cactus water brand Caliwater has inked a partnership with the Sacramento Kings and Golden 1 Center for the 2025-2026 NBA season.
Taste Radio: Two Brands, One Win. What Makes Collaborations Work?
Brand collaborations are becoming one of the most effective growth levers in CPG. In this episode, the team breaks down why co-branded products are becoming a core strategy for food and beverage brands, what separates meaningful partnerships from gimmicks, and how leaders like Grillo’s, Fly By Jing, Graza, and Liquid Death are using them to drive awareness, trial, and category expansion.
CPG Week Podcast: Hemp’s Ticking Clock, The Supplements-To-Energy Pipeline
On the CPG Week Podcast, the team discusses the impending hemp ban, Gopuff's $250 million and supplement makers launching energy drinks.
Reviews: Fruit Flavors Sparkle For Pura Soda, Lemonati Lemonade
Fruit and bubbles are always a winning pair, as we see in this week's reviews, which features fruit-flavored cane sugar sodas from Pura Soda alongside a pair of bubbly lemonades from Lemonati.
BevNET 2025 Spirits Awards: Submit Your Nominations by This Friday 11/21
There are only two days left to submit your nominations for BevNET's 2025 Spirits Awards! Nominations close this Friday, November 21.
From Steady to Strategic: The Supply Chain Forces Shaping 2026
The Q4 2025 Supply Chain report from Agrowgate paints a picture of a beverage industry entering 2026 with far more stability - yet no shortage of strategic inflection points.
Marketing: Blake Lively’s ‘Betty’ Drinks Join Holiday Menu at Serendipity3
Betty Buzz and Betty Booze are collaborating with New York City restaurant Serendipity3 on a limited edition holiday menu, “Sip into the Season,” available through December.