Danone Agrees Deal for Plant-Based Nutrition Brand Kate Farms
Danone has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Kate Farms, makers of a range of plant-based nutrition products for both medical and retail channels.
Martín Caballero
Managing Editor, BevNET
Martín writes news articles and feature stories covering the non-alcoholic beverage industry for BevNET. A graduate of Boston University, Martín's previous work has appeared in USA Today, The Boston Globe and The Boston Herald.
Posts by Martín Caballero
Monster: Low-Energy Q1 Sees Net Sales Drop, Alcohol Drag
Weak alcohol sales dragged on Monster Beverage in Q1, part of a confluence of factors that saw net sales drop 2.3% during the quarter.
Crystal Geyser Joins the Surging Flavored Sparkling Category
CG Roxane is the leveraging its flagship brand Crystal Geyser Alpine Spring Water to enter the flavored sparkling water space, which grew 9.3% year-over-year, outpacing both flavored still water and non-flavored sparkling water during that period.
Celsius: “Slow Start” in Q1 As Revenue, Sales Drop; More Pricing Still An Option
Celsius endured a rocky start to 2025, reporting declines in sales and revenue during Q1 even as its acquisition of Alani Nu pushed its category dollar share higher.
Strong Soda: Don’t Quit Launching Protein CSD This Summer
Sports nutrition brand Don’t Quit announced today the forthcoming launch of a four-SKU line of Protein Soda in July as well as the closing of a $15 million funding round led by Solyco Capital.
Legal: Mondelez Tells Ghost Hands Off Our ‘Kids’; Ex-Celsius VP Gets 13 Months
Two Mondelez subsidiaries in Illinois are demanding Ghost stop marketing products featuring Sour Patch Kids, Chips Ahoy!, Swedish Fish, Oreo and other well-known trademarks, arguing that the energy drink brand violated a 2018 licensing agreement when it was acquired by Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) last year.
Keurig Dr Pepper: CSD, Energy Gains Boost U.S. Bevs +11%
Healthy growth from its revamped U.S. Refreshment Beverage division helped Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) offset sluggishness in its coffee segment, and deliver the company a 4.8% increase in net sales during Q1 2025, as detailed in a quarterly earnings report this morning.
PepsiCo: U.S. Bev Volumes Drop As Uncertainty Looms
PepsiCo lowered its full-year earnings forecast this morning, citing declining consumer confidence and tariff-induced increases in supply chain costs as major hurdles to growth.
Daily Briefing (Insiders Only): No/Low Beverages Go On Tour
This is one case where drinking and driving kind of go together. With its third edition kicking off in Denver last month, the No/Low Tour, presented by for-profit industry group Focus on Health, aims to spread education, awareness and best practices for the red-hot adult non-alcoholic (ANA) and low-alcohol space.
Mateína Moves Away From Sugar As RTDs Take Focus; “It’s A Big Advantage”
Canadian brand Mateína is rolling out a complete revamp of its 12 oz. ready-to-drink line launched last year that drops all sugar, a move founder/CEO Nicolas Beaupré believes can create true separation in the yerba mate category.
Levia Seltzer Co-Founder to Lead New Infused Bev Firm
Levia Seltzer co-founder Troy Brosnan is joining Rhode Island-based cannabis and hemp processor Monarch Emulsions to launch Monarch Beverage, a vertically integrated turnkey service provider.
Sweet Deal: No Cap! Partners With Candy Maker Albanese
Upstart soda brand No Cap has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with family-owned candy maker Albanese Confectionary Group to bring that company’s popular gummy flavors to its lineup of zero-sugar modern sodas.
Daily Briefing (Insiders Only): OWYN’s Protein Maxes Out, Atkins Drops
Rising interest in protein drinks, coupled with new innovation, helped Quest and OWYN (Only What You Need) offset the faltering Atkins brand for parent company The Simply Good Foods Company (SGFC) during the second quarter.
Daily Briefing (Insiders Only): Soft Drinks For Hard Times?
As the tariff-induced economic deep-freeze kicks in, could soft drinks be a warm place to hide out the storm? Admittedly, your humble Daily Briefing is hardly a stock market prognosticator, but today we dive into details from Jefferies analysts who cited CSDs as relatively stable ground within a market rocked by President Trump’s new tariff policies.