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.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has vetoed a bill that would have banned intoxicating hemp products in the state, sending the hotly debated issue back to the Legislature through a special session tasked with producing "strict, fair and legally sustainable” regulations.
Among the more broad takeaways, Keurig Dr Pepper's (KDP) first-ever State of Beverages Trend Report provides some notable insights into how CSDs are evolving alongside consumer's health and wellness habits.
Flow Beverage Corp. touted 14.3 million Canadian dollars in new investment so far this fiscal year as fuel to spur a return to growth, despite suffering a 17% year-over-year drop in consolidated net revenue.
For the first time in its 15-year history, Pinterest is reaching out into the real world with a co-branded product, enlisting social media star Emma Chamberlain and her eponymous coffee company for a limited release launching today.
After eight months selling just a single SKU, Cadence is eager to make up for lost time with a new slate of products including more drinks, plus bars and powders.
Hemp-derived THC beverage brand Nowadays has signed an exclusive partnership with Palm Tree Crew (PTC), the hospitality platform founded by electronic music DJ Kygo and his manager, Kyles Shear.
The bridge between the sports supplement market and mainstream health and wellness retail has been well traveled in recent years, and Ryse is hoping a two-pronged energy drink strategy can punch its ticket to cross over.
The coffee giant announced last week the arrival of Sol-ti’s refrigerated wellness shots in 2.1 oz. glass bottles, a move that brings the SoCal-based organic beverage brand into over 10,000 locations nationwide.
The brand’s first-ever vodka cocktails -- Vodka Iced Tea + Meyer Lemonade and Vodka Iced Tea + Passion Fruit -- promise to be “bright, juicy and sippable,” per a press release this morning, and are each made with real black tea and fruit juice.
According to a report last month in ModernRetail, the aftermarket for unsold food and beverage products is booming with a surging supply of premium items, a sign that the confluence of rising grocery prices, tight competition in key categories, and the influence of shifting dietary trends is having a material effect on the shelf.
Btomorrow Ventures (BTV) is deepening its investment in relaxation drink Moment with $5 million in funding, the group shared with BevNET this morning.
After working hard to earn its name in hard kombucha category, Chicago-based Luna Bay is now eager to bring consumers beyond the category.
Celsius shed some more light on its now-finalized acquisition of Alani Nu yesterday, though further details on distribution were notably absent.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) has revealed its new energy drink line Phorm Energy, as the beer giant seeks to make its presence felt in a category that has become increasingly important, and unstable, to beer distributors in recent years.
