People Moves: Leadership Shuffle at VEB
Leadership moves at VEB focus on Hansens; Mike Fransz joins C2O marketing team; Revive Kombucha brings on KeVita vet to head sales.
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Reed’s Net Sales Rebound in Q4
Financial woes for Reed’s Inc. are finally on the mend with the company reporting a 5.7 percent increase in net sales in Q4 2017 during earnings call on Wednesday.
Nuun Launches Immunity Line
Nuun has made health-through-exercise a core tenet of the brand identity for its line of hydration tablets and powders. But now the company says it is looking to take care of its consumers around the clock with Nuun Immunity, a new line launching next month.
Virgil’s Rebrand Marks Start of Reed’s New Strategy
The rebranded Virgil’s, which is currently rolling out nationwide, features a “cleaner, more youthful, more energetic” label which highlights its “All Natural” claim and emphasizes the product’s craft quality, according to Reed’s CEO Val Stalowir.
Expo West 2018: Dairy Responds to Rise of Plant-Based
Twenty-five years after the National Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) launched the iconic “Got Milk?” advertising campaign, the dairy industry is finding that more than ever that the answer is “no.”
New Barn Raises $3.75 M in Series A Round
New Barn, Inc., maker of a line of almond milks and almond-based ice cream alternatives, has raised $3.75 million in a Series A round led by New Food SPV, an investment company created to serve as a funding arm for the company.
Expo West 2018 Video: Lifeway’s Smolyansky on Challenging Consumers
Now producing lines of elixirs, farmer’s cheese, and skyr, the company has become a gut health minded maker of probiotic foods and drinks. At Natural Products Expo West 2018 the company also revealed its first entry into the dairy alternative category with Plantiful, a line of plant-based probiotic beverages.
Distribution Roundup: Bundaberg Partners with PepsiCo
Bundaberg partners with PepsiCo; Kona Deep signs with Big Geyser; Elmhurst Milked enters Walmart; TEN Spring Water now in Food Lion; Nomad Trading Co. launches in Whole Foods
Expo West 2018 Video: Will and Jaden Smith On Building JUST Water
Speaking at Natural Products Expo West 2018, Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith discussed their work as investors and co-founders of JUST Water, a bottled water brand that comes in 82 percent recyclable packaging.
Spindrift Raises $20 M in Series B Round
Speaking with BevNET earlier today, Spindrift founder and CEO Bill Creelman said he is “a big believer” in lead investor VMG’s model of operation and called the private equity firm a full partner in guiding Spindrift’s strategy and growth.
Expo West 2018 Recap Part 2: Tea, Energy, Soda, Juice, Waters, Vinegars
In the second part of Natural Product Expo West 2018 recap, we examine some of the news, new products and innovations in tea, energy drinks, soda, juice, drinking vinegars and waters.
Expo West 2018 Recap Part 1: Coffee, Dairy, Alt-Dairy and Kombucha
In the first of our two-part recap of Natural Products Expo West 2018, we examine new innovations and products in the dairy, alt-dairy, coffee and kombucha categories.
After Short Departure, Sol-ti CEO O’Donnell Returns
Just weeks after announcing his departure from cold-pressed juice company Sol-ti, Ryne O’Donnell is back at the helm as CEO.
Drink Maple Rebrands as Drink Simple
The Vermont-based maker of maple and watermelon water products is rebranding as Drink Simple, introducing at Natural Products Expo West 2018 a new look for its product portfolio.