Culinary icon Padma Lakshmi spoke about how her investment in Dah! aligns with her advocacy for ethnic cuisine and her criteria for working with consumer brands. Also, Sanzo founder Sandro Roco shared what he’s learned about leadership, raising growth capital and working with Target.
With spring on the horizon and warmer weather on its way, many beverage brands are rolling out tropical-inspired RTD cocktails. In this roundup of new releases, Crafthouse Cocktails unveils two limited-edition highballs, Lone River Beverage Company rolls out a variety pack and De La Calle brings its flagship tepaches into the alcoholic beverage category.
A bursting-at-the-seams episode of Taste Radio includes the hosts’ arguments for and against online grocery shopping, a brief report on a permanent pop-up, why they’re bullish on banana flavor, but not blue colored beverages and cascara’s communication breakdown.
Alkaline water steps into the spotlight this week, as marked by new distribution for Jove, Richard’s Rainwater and Alkaline88, along with news from 8th Wonder Teas and Pickle Juice.
Natural Products Expo West 2023’s innovation extended deep into the juice, shots, lemonade and kids drink categories – sometimes combining several of those categories into one! In this gallery, we take a look at some of the new product launches debuting at the show.
Ingredient manufacturer Baldwin Richardson Foods has completed an asset acquisition of Corona, California-based beverage co-packer Aseptic Solutions, paving the way for the former company to start producing plant-based milks, fruit juices, teas, cocktail mixes, smoothies and coffee creamers.
With the official arrival of spring comes a number of new spirits ready to be enjoyed in the warming weather. From premium whiskey to White Claw branded vodka, here are the latest launches from American distillers.
This year’s Expo West featured more category expansion from both traditional (oat, almond) and less common (banana, sunflower seed) ingredients, driven by new releases from brands including Three Trees, REBBL, Harmless Harvest, Natural Bliss, Kunana, Mooala, Elmhurst, Lattini and New Barn Organics.
Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali, the co-founders of Chomps, discussed how their consistent emphasis on strong unit economics and profitability, along with an ambition to thoughtfully and patiently develop a billion-dollar brand, have positioned the company to become a prime-time player in healthy snacking.
Since launching in 2021, sparkling mixer maker Betty Buzz’s business has been humming along, reporting four-digit year-over-year retail sales growth as it establishes itself in retail accounts nationwide. Founded by actress Blake Lively, the brand is now launching new flavors and expanding into the on-premise channel.
Sparkling or still, real dairy or plant, sweetened or not – however you take your iced tea, there was something for your taste at this year’s Expo West. Meanwhile in kombucha, the shift away from glass bottles continued to pick up pace. In this gallery, we highlight some of the notable new releases and updates from leading brands in both categories, including Health-Ade, Brew Dr., and the just-arrived Liquid Death.
In this interview recorded at Expo West 2023, Califia Farms CEO Dave Ritterbush spoke with BevNET about the development of the new organic products, why the company is all-in on the barista-at-home movement, and his outlook on trends within plant-based CPG.
Back home and in the studio, the hosts shared additional highlights — and unexpected sights – from Expo West 2023, including introductions to several innovative and early-stage brands. Also, Mason Dixie Foods founder/CEO Ayeshah Abuelhiga discussed lessons learned as an entrepreneur, including those about raising capital, customer service, and sexism and bias in the food industry, among other topics.
Whether they’re functional, zero calorie or hard, Natural Products Expo West 2023 last week had no shortage of new sodas and sparkling waters. While wariness around sugar may have pushed consumers away from full-calorie sodas in the recent past, the natural products industry is continuing to roll out new innovations in the category with a plethora of better-for-you options. Here’s a sampling of what launched last week at the trade show.
