As Editor-in-Chief of BevNET, Jeff Klineman oversees the organization's reporting across all of its web sites, as well as BevNET Magazine. Jeff also plans, curates, and hosts the BevNET Live and NOSH Live conferences. Jeff previously worked as a newspaper reporter for the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, the Boston TAB and the Metrowest Daily News, and has freelanced for publications like Slate, Boston Magazine, Self, George, Commonwealth, and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. He is a graduate of Yale University and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. A frequently-cited expert on the beverage industry, Jeff has also twice been named in Forbes as one of the 25 Most Influential when it comes to Consumer and Retail Companies.
…aaaand we’ve got another class action suit filed against Vita Coco, this one from a Florida-based attorney who is going after the top-selling coconut water brand in federal district court…
It’s been on the market for three years, but Coca-Cola’s fermented CasCal soda has remained largely under the radar, with a distribution footprint confined almost entirely to Whole Foods and…
Sunsweet Growers Inc. has posted notice that it plans to be a player in the entrepreneurial beverage market. The supplier of all things prune announced that it was forming a…
Function Drinks, once seen as a potential heir to the grow-fast-and-flip national DSD model exemplified by Glaceau, has been sold to produce and beverage manufacturer Sunsweet Growers Inc. While deal…
A review of the electrolyte content of the three leading coconut water brands, ZICO, O.N.E., and Vita Coco by the consumer group ConsumerLab.com found that samples of both Vita Coco…
It was last October when a new company called Harmless Harvest generated considerable buzz at the Natural Products Expo East show with an ambitious pair of products: a natural, functional…
With news that company has been talking to potential investors leaking out, BevNET spoke with Adina President Norm Snyder recently to determine the current state of the brand. According to…
BROOKLYN, N.Y., July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Tough Mudder, Probably the Toughest Event on the Planet, announced today that The FRS Company, a leader in natural performance beverages and chews,…
VANCOUVER, B.C., July 26, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GLG Life Tech Corporation (Nasdaq:GLGL) (TSX:GLG) (“GLG” or the “Company”), the vertically-integrated leader in the agricultural and commercial development of high quality…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (July 2011) – Reserveage Organics, a market leader in organic-based Resveratrol health supplements, offers its advanced immune support product as a solution for future sufferers of the upcoming…
Note: Due to reporting and editing errors, earlier versions of this story incorrectly stated that Russell Pike was sent to prison after being indicted on charges of tax evasion. Mr.…
The employees of Parallel Products have turned the old adage inside out. To them, one man’s trash is another man’s… ethanol? The Louisville, Ky-based company turns discarded beverages that didn’t…
The Hershey Corp. has taken a big step toward consolidating its investment in mix1, with Brian Murphy replacing John Burns as CEO. The selection of Murphy, who comes from Hershey’s…
New Age Beverage is now offering consumers the chance to reach for a nice, cold can of water. The Colorado-based XING Tea maker is putting out the unsweetened, flavored essence…
