DFA, which provides co-packing services for RTD coffee beverage brands, alleged that Westrock, a private label coffee and tea manufacturer of poaching talent and stealing trade secrets in a lawsuit filed in November in a Missouri court.
Oatly CEO Jean-Christophe Flatin predicted that the Swedish plant milk business will have its first year of profitable growth since going public in 2025, praising the company’s efforts to improve its supply chain and overhead structure during its Q4 and full year 2024 earnings report this morning.
British consumers will simply have to die another day after Liquid Death announced this month that it will be pulling back from the U.K. and the broader international market.
Jones Soda begins a new era today with Scott Harvey and Brian Meadows stepping in as CEO and CFO, respectively, with designs to “transform Jones from a craft soda company into a full-fledged beverage company.”
Absolut is expanding both its ready-to-drink and ready-to-serve cocktail lines today, announcing several new flavor additions, including an expansion of its co-branded partnership with cranberry giant Ocean Spray.
Molson Coors Beverage Company is getting in on the mixer set with a new strategic partnership with Fever-Tree, taking an 8.5% minority stake in the business and granting the alcohol giant exclusive U.S. commercialization rights to the premium brand beginning February 1.
At least five now-former Suja Life employees announced their exit from the cold-pressed juice company this week as the company undergoes a strategic reorganization of its marketing department.
Hoping to tap into a ‘modern soda’ renaissance, Slice is once again in the market as Suja Life has reintroduced the classic CSD as a healthy, gut health boosting functional beverage.
Functional beverage brand Protein2O is getting a fresh new look next month as it prepares to roll out a rebrand and reformulation across its product lines. The 12-year-old business will introduce its new label on February 1, designed by branding firm Safari Sundays.
Anheuser-Busch is still gunning for a share of the energy drink segment, announcing today a new partnership with sports nutrition business 1st Phorm to launch a RTD energy line.
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is kicking off 2025 with a slate of new executive leadership appointments, including new names leading the U.S. Refreshment Beverages division and marketing.
Yerbaé Brands has been acquired by Florida-based functional beverage maker Safety Shot in what could be the first of multiple beverage acquisitions by the company. The two companies will also seek to create synergies in supply chain logistics, ingredient procurement, sharing warehousing and other resources.
Odwalla, which was discontinued by The Coca-Cola Company in 2020, is set to relaunch this year under the oversight of Mexican beverage producer Grupo Jumex.
Canadian co-packer Joriki Beverage reportedly shut down its only U.S. facility in Pittston, Pa., this week, according to regional news reports, giving employees no prior warning of an impending closure. 229 staff members at the company’s plant were left jobless.
