Eddie Simeon, the co-founder of fast-growing mixer, bitters and soda brand Hella Cocktail Co., spoke about how the company has consistently pursued a thoughtful, and occasionally unorthodox, growth strategy that prioritizes strong unit economics and profitability, the synergistic relationship with its primary investor and how Hella’s three-founder team has been the backbone of its success.
Functional soda maker OLIPOP has announced the launch of its first ad campaign, “Real Love Makes Us,” starring Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Camila Cabello.
Community Call is a recurring series of open meetings dedicated to pressing topics impacting food and beverage businesses. This month, we welcome a range of guests covering topics such as current hiring trends, using social media to drive sales, how to scale your sales team, and avoiding deduction surprises.
The hosts explained how setting the trajectory of your company can often begin with a single pitch and sampled a variety of new innovative products, including bitter libations, zero-sugar sausage snacks and plant-based scallops. We also meet David Garci-Aguirre of Corto Olive, a super-premium brand of extra virgin oil that emphasizes freshness from harvest to plate.
In this week’s new products roundup, GHOST teams up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to create a new “Ooze” flavor, Fever Tree launches a new line of classic cocktail mixers and Joyburst splashes into the hydration scene.
From clothing to drinks? It could work for Sky High Farms. The New York-based non-profit has been around for decades and is built around the mission of delivering 100% of all produce and animal protein grown on its 40-acre farm to food pantries, food banks and other charitable organizations across the state.
As spring progresses and the flowers begin to bloom, so too do new releases from spirits makers like DIAGEO, PATRÓN and Lux Row. In this gallery, ZAKUSKA makes its debut in the vodka category, Elvis Whiskey pays homage to the ‘King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’’s favorite snack and Nikka announces the return of traditional statements to its U.S. portfolio.
Jake Bullock, the co-founder and CEO of pioneering cannabis-infused beverage company Cann, spoke about the role of community based, on-the-ground education in the brand’s ascendancy, why early-stage fundraising is about “finding the one,” the company’s scrappy strategy for getting product into celebrities’ hands and why he believes brands “need an enemy in all marketing.”
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — CoCo Vodka, The Original Hard Coconut Water has announced the addition of successful and highly respected alcohol industry executive Tom Cole as an investor in the…
Most snack makers aspire to create a product that users can’t put down and, in many ways, Tempo is no different. But for the THC-infused line of crackers, that proposition is a bit more complicated.
Between the Coachella music festival and the 4/20 holiday, there’s plenty of reasons to party and celebrate this week, and this week’s new beverage launches are doing just that. In this gallery we take a look at new cannabis-infused RTDs, non-alcoholic wine, functional waters and more.
Jacqui Brugliera reported on the food and beverage scene at Coachella 2023, the hosts discussed whether #watertok is a faux controversy and riffed on several notable snacks and libations. We also meet Raffi Vartanian and Patrick Johnson, the co-founders of Ziba Foods, a mission-driven brand of Afghani-grown nuts, seeds and dried fruits that maintains an ethical supply chain from farm to bag.
Speaking with BevNET last week, Kenny Morrison touched on a range of topics, starting with his experience taking CQ products from California to rapidly growing markets including Massachusetts and Illinois.
In this interview, Cann co-founder Jake Bullock discussed the brand's recent launch in New York, the impact of Minnesota’s bold legislative action on the broader cannabis beverage space, why Cann is backing stronger regulations around infused products and how beverages fit into the modern weed retail experience.
