Tasting Trees: Seedlip Founder Unveils NA Distillation Project
Seedlip founder Ben Branson unveiled his first product from Sylva Labs, his new non-alcoholic dark spirits distillation project.
Lukas Southard
Senior Reporter, BevNET & NOSH
Lukas Southard is a Reporter covering the food and beverage industries across BevNET and NOSH.
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Foxtrot Prepares For Its Second Act
As Foxtrot Café & Market prepares for its return, the retailer is leaning into its coffeeshop aesthetic while CPG brands weigh whether they want to partner again.
Amidst Non-Alc Surge, Why Is Wine Struggling To Gain Momentum?
The non-alcoholic alternative movement continues to build momentum but alcohol-removed wine is struggling to keep up as sourcing, production and a higher price point hinder broad consumer appeal.
A Drink With… Little Saints’ Megan Klein
Little Saints founder and CEO Megan Klein talked with BevNET about the existential challenges of operating a NA brand, learning its customers' needs and the strength of being digitally native as the brands grows.
Jones Soda: ‘Momentum Is Building’ With Innovation-Packed Q2 Earnings
Jones Soda Co. increased revenue in Q2 on the back of a number of new product launches and partnerships across the beverage industry, even as immediate net losses widened.
Betting On BLU: Spirulina Beverage Rebrands
FUL Foods has relaunched its sparkling beverage as BLUwater complete with a packaging refresh and reformulated recipe that leans into the functional benefits and color of its hero ingredient, blue spirulina.
Laird: “Eye-Popping” Ecommerce Growth Leads Q2 Earnings
Laird Superfood showed “tremendous progress” in Q2 posting net sales of $10 million on the back of its DTC and ecommerce growth.
GrubMarket Acquires Good Eggs
Food tech company GrubMarket has acquired distressed online grocery platform Good Eggs in the latest example of a highly competitive market for ecommerce food delivery companies.
Sober Festival Goers Seeing New NA Options
The functional and THC beverage categories are seizing the opportunity at live music festivals to build brand awareness and recontextualize the overall festival experience while giving promoters a revenue boost among a growing base of consumers moderating their alcohol intake.
KDP: “Healthy” Q2 Growth, Amid Coffee Declines
Keurig Dr Pepper reported single-digit net sales growth and margin expansion in its Q2 2024 earnings call amid challenges in coffee pricing and at-home consumption.
Joe Tea ‘Crawls’ Into Cans
Joe Tea is is testing out its new canned format in three-SKUs as the company diversifies its distribution options into DTC, ecommerce and on-premise locations where glass bottles are prohibited.
‘Catching The Wave’: How Kava Continues To Paddle Around The Functional Drink Category
Kava beverages have yet to fully catch on with consumers but established brands and new entrants to the category are taking differing approaches to latch onto the success in functional drinks.
BevNET Live Day Two: Equity Among Minority Founders And Investment Tips For New Entrepreneurs
BevNET Live Summer 2024 Day Two featured speakers talking about operating in a tough economic climate, how to work in conjunction with retailers to scale and what it means to build a brand platform.
Nixie Leads With Organic On New Zero-Sugar Soda Launch
Nixie is expanding out of flavored sparkling water and launching a line of organic, zero-sugar sodas in three, classic flavors: Classic Cola, Root Beer and Ginger Ale.