Hydration beverage maker Roar Organic has named beverage industry veteran Bill Lange as president, responsible for overseeing the brand as it seeks to expand its retail presence nationwide, the company announced this week.

Starbucks Coffee has named Laxman Narasimhan as its next CEO, replacing interim chief executive Howard Schultz effective April 1, 2023. Currently based in London, Narasimhan will relocate to Seattle for the role and will join the company full time as its “incoming CEO” on October 1 to work alongside Schultz.

Seven months after the brand was acquired by King’s Hawaiian parent company Irresistible Foods Group, Shaka Tea’s founders Harrison Rice and Bella Hughes are moving on to new ventures, beginning with the launch of investment fund Roya Capital.

Flash-frozen coffee producer Cometeer is making its brick-and-mortar retail debut this month in all seven Erewhon locations in Southern California. As part of the rollout, the company is also debuting three new 4-pack varieties, available exclusively in Erewhon stores, which will retail for $9.99 each.

Last week, many THC-infused cannabis beverage brand leaders received long awaited recognition in the mainstream press when the New York Times ran a feature covering the surging popularity of the emerging category in legal markets. But the piece, titled “Weed Drinks Are a Buzzy Alcohol Substitute. But Are They Safe?” didn’t sit right with many in the industry.

Since launching in the U.S. in 2015, Mexico-based isotonic hydration brand Electrolit has swiftly established itself as a versatile omnichannel player, establishing itself as the fourth-largest sports drink brand. Now, incoming Electrolit CEO Christian Patiño Webb said his goal is to aim higher.

Less than 24 hours after reports began circulating of a potential deal, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is distancing itself from a proposed acquisition of Bang Energy.

Hydration beverage producer Electrolit has named former Red Bull senior director of marketing Christian Patiño Webb as its new CEO. Patiño Webb comes to the company from Unilever, where he served as VP of marketing for SmartyPants Vitamins.

Last week, low-alc aperitif brand Haus announced that it would shut down. Rather than filing for federal bankruptcy protections, the California-based brand instead looked to a different type of common law bankruptcy procedure known as an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors, or an “ABC.” But what is the process and how does it work?

Seventeen years ago, Bossa Nova helped create the market for acai juices in the U.S. Now, its founder Alton Johnson – working alongside beverage industry veteran Neil Kimberely, himself fresh off a nine-year stint as Chief Strategy Officer at premium water brand Essentia – is bringing the defunct brand back, although this time it will be dancing to a different beat.

Barrel Labs, the newly formed parent company of DTC customizable beverage brand ELIQS, announced on Wednesday it has closed a $5.7 million seed round that will support its expansion into three business platforms intended to help it become a “customization platform for the entire beverage industry.”