After an exit to Nestlé last year, Essentia founder Ken Uptain and its former CEO Scott Miller are jumping back in the water with Yesly, a new brand of canned enhanced waters launching early next year.
In this edition of People Moves, Lemon Perfect appoints a new Director of Brand Marketing, while Electrolit names a new commercial director for Canada. Elsewhere, Blue Triton names its new CMO.
Kroger will purchase fellow grocery retailer Albertsons in a $24.6 billion deal that has left members of the industry wondering about the long term ramifications for brands and shoppers.
After closing the book on his last food and beverage venture Smári Organics, Smári Ásmundsson’s new brand has the Icelandic-born, California-based entrepreneur thinking Bygg.
PepsiCo raised its 2022 full-year organic revenue guidance to +12% in its Q3 earnings report this week, citing a strong quarterly performance bolstered by North American market share increases in snacks and sports drinks. The New York-based conglomerate surpassed analyst expectations in its quarterly report, announcing Q3 net revenue growth of 8.8% to $21.97 billion.
Bang Energy has named food and beverage industry veteran Kathy Cole as its new COO, responsible for overseeing the “integration of a new high-performance operations model,” according to the company. She will report to Bang founder and CEO Jack Owoc.
With the California-based hard juice brand’s latest flavor – the protein-rich BUILD – Pulp Culture is continuing to push forward its mission of creating a better-for-you alcoholic drink.
Asian-inspired sparkling water brand Sanzo has partnered with former NBA star Jeremy Lin for a new LTO flavor launch – Asian Pear – which is rolling out in retail and online this month. The launch is timed to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of “Linsanity."
Vital Pharmaceuticals (VPX), the maker of Bang Energy, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Business operations will continue, the Florida-based company said in a press release Monday, as it moves ahead with efforts to rebuild the Bang distribution network.
PepsiCo’s mission to become a “Faster, Stronger and Better” company has colored its innovation slate for 2023; Pop star Jason Derulo has taken an equity stake in birch water brand TREO; Innovations in energy drinks may have played the starring role at this year’s show, but iced tea was not far behind.
Having establishing itself as the sixth largest sports drink brand in the U.S. after less than a year on the market, Logan Paul's PRIME Hydration is now setting its sights on international growth and expanding its platform with powders and energy drinks.
Judging from the slate of new flavor innovations on display at this year’s NACS Show, consumers are looking for a little taste of paradise as Tropical SKUs debuted across beverage categories; Eternal Water targets high growth thanks to hiring 41 former Essentia employees.
Gaming lifestyle company 100 Thieves is taking its first steps into the beverage sector with Juvee, a new better-for-you energy drink brand launching online this week.
The Coca-Cola Company showcased a slate of new product innovations at this year’s annual National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show, including the long-awaited expansion of the Costa Coffee brand into the U.S.
