BevNET.com Staff

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Daily Briefing (Insiders Only): Nestlé Predicts 2025 Trends

The new year is rapidly approaching, as evidenced by the influx of food and beverage trend reports in our inboxes. Today, we’re examining Nestlé’s forecast for 2025, which outlines how shifting consumer preferences could influence product innovation trends in the coming year.

Gallery: New Spirits From El Tesoro, Heavensake, Brother’s Bond & More

In the latest new spirits roundup, El Tesoro continues its experiments in whiskey barrel aging, Heavensake collaborates with two of Japan’s most prestigious sake breweries, and former college football star Eric LeGrand expands his portfolio with a limited-edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. 

Taste Radio: Plant-Based Spam? We Mull It Over. And Learn From Dash & Dough’.

The world needs plant-based spam. Nootropic beverages will make a comeback in 2025. T-shirts are the best brand swag. It’s buy-or-sell time, and the hosts transact in opinions. This episode also features interviews with the leaders of two fast-growing U.K.-based CPG companies: Jack Scott of Dash, and Kathryn Bricken of Doughlicious.

Elevator Talk: The Original Southside, Kyleigh’s Lemonade, Sozu, Neotein

Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week's special co-host is Courtney O'Brien, the founder and managing director of The Outlier Initiative, who shared her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.

November Community Calls: A Month of Data Insights

This month, dive into data-driven promotion strategies, explore on-premise and off-premise trends for RTD alcohol, discover how women’s health trends are shaping the CPG landscape, understand the impact of ingredient trends and inflation on growth, and gain insights into the current state of brand investment.

Taste Radio: Why Trip’s Billion-Dollar Journey Begins And Ends With Obsession

Olivia Ferdi, the co-founder of calming beverage platform Trip, discusses how the brand’s philosophy of “product obsession” gave it a fast start and keeps it building towards a more promising future. She also explains why “the customer is sacrosanct” and how the company is applying lessons learned from success in e-commerce to its brick and mortar business.