Press Clips: Hybrid Beverages Growing
A recent story in The Wall Street Journal explored the transition that major beverage companies are making into new categories.
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Distribution Roundup: Role Tea Adds Wegmans and Hy-Vee
Role Tea drastically expanded its distribution earlier this month, True Nopal Expands Distribution in Texas, Sunshine Beverages Grows in the Carolinas and Petal Launches on Amazon.
A Chill Idea: The Long Journey of the Self-Chilling Can
Mitchell J. Joseph, CEO of The Joseph Company International, hopes that he’s found the “Holy Grail” of the beverage industry: the self-chilling can.
Royal Cup Will Debut RTD Cold Brew Line
Royal Cup Coffee & Tea will launch its inaugural line of ready-to-drink cold brew coffees on April 2, marking the company’s first entry into the ready-to-drink (RTD) space.
COCO5 Completes $1.5M Fundraising Round
Flavored coconut water brand COCO5, last week announced it has completed a $1.5 million round of fundraising led by Spiral Sun Ventures and Loop Capital CEO Jim Renyolds.
SPINS Trend Report Highlights Functionality, Plant-Based Proteins
In a webinar last week, market research group SPINS shared its 2018 food and beverage trend predictions, which included a rise in new speciality ingredients, an evolution of consumers’ diet preferences and a greater emphasis placed on packaging.
Press Clips: Scientists Refute Raw Water; Organic Milk Sales Decline
In this Press Clips roundup, the New York Times reports on the growing trend of unfiltered, or “raw”, spring water, while the Wall Street Journal tracks falling sales in organic dairy.
Press Clips: Is Coke Exploring a Future in Alcohol?
In this Press Clips roundup, Forbes looks into speculation that Coke may be seeking to move into alcoholic beverages in the future, while a report in Fox Business examines the impact of ready-to-drink cold brew coffee at retail.
Press Clips: Paris Gets Sparkling Water Fountains; Rumors Link JAB to Dunkin’
In this Press Clips roundup, a city-wide project to install public sparkling water fountains across Paris is underway, while elsewhere The Washington Post reports on Coke Zero Sugar's impact on the diet soda market.
Coke Reports “Solid” Q3 Net Revenues of $9 Billion
During a conference call with investors today, The Coca-Cola Company reported net revenues of $9.08 billion for Q3, surpassing analysts’ projections of $8.72 billion. The company also noted that organic growth was up by 4 percent.