Charles Coristine, the CEO of high-flying better-for-you snack brand LesserEvil, talks about the company's self-manufacturing model and how it relates to retail strategy, innovation and gross margin, why making organic foods affordable is both moral and fiscally wise and what he’s learned about staffing, leadership and branding.
Also in this edition: the FDA warns of a deadly Kratom product, Jones Soda secures $3 million private placement, why The Aether Group is going after mezcal and more.
There’s high praise, some head-scratching and outright dismay in this innovation-centric episode of Taste Radio. Among the highlights: an upstart labneh brand and a Gen Z-inspired line of better-for-you soda. Less appealing: a corporation’s commodification of ethnic foods and global flavors.
In this week’s new products roundup, Chobani and La Colombe gear up for fall, Celsius takes inspiration from a classic soda flavor and ALOHA shows off its new PET packaging for its protein drinks.
Non-alcoholic beverage sales remained solid in early July as volume sales accelerated in the two-week period ending July 13, according to an analysis of NielsenIQ retail scanner data by Goldman Sachs Equity Research. Retail dollar sales grew +3.6% in the two-week period, compared to +3.9% in the four-week period.
This report, which focuses on functional beverages for women, features exclusive content created just for our BevNET Insider audience!
Miguel Leal, the co-founder and CEO of modern Mexican food brand Somos Foods, talks about how the company adjusted its positioning to resonate with a broader audience; how Somos identified areas for improvement. and how his timeline for an potential acquisition has changed significantly.
In this week’s new products roundup, Bloom ventures into the energy drink space, Pressed Juicery joins forces with a Grammy award-winning music legend and International Delight gets a head start on the Winter Holiday season.
Sweet. Savory. Celeb. The hosts check all the boxes in an episode that looks at how consumers evaluate authenticity between brands and celebrity endorsers. We also feature an interview with Stephanie Reda, the director of brand development for fast growing snack and seltzer brand Hal's New York.
This is the first of our exclusive quarterly industry reports from SPINS. This report, which focuses on Q2 trends in the juice category, features exclusive content created just for our BevNET Insider audience!
Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week's special co-host is Adam Louras, a partner with Mercenary, who shared his thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.
Amy Guittard, the CMO and fifth-generation owner of Guittard Chocolate, speaks about the duality of her role as both a steward and agent of change, the challenge of competing with both small brands and large conglomerates and how she helped the company navigate a major threat to its core business.
Golden State Warriors star and CPG investor Stephen Curry and his wife, Ayesha, announced today they have joined PLEZi, the kids drink brand co-founded by former First Lady Michelle Obama, as investors and brand partners.
LEVO, a prebiotic soda brand launched by Phocus parent company Clear Cut Brands, is launching into retail with Kroger supermarket accounts, the brand announced this month; Functional water brand Yesly is going national with a limited time launch at Sprouts Farmers Market stores.
