After declaring bankruptcy last year, Wisconsin-based NessAlla Kombucha has been acquired and revamped by newly formed Upside Beverage Co.

Following its U.S. debut online earlier this spring, European “micro drink” brand Waterdrop has opened its first domestic retail location in Miami.

Fruit and botanical-infused sparkling water brand Aura Bora announced Tuesday the close of a $2 million seed round of funding. The San Francisco-based brand, co-founded by CEO Paul Voge and his wife Maddie, has been one of the buzziest new names in sparkling water since launching in 2020, offering five zero-calorie flavors.

British holding company Nurture Brands is launching a unique Barista Mylk, developed in partnership with coffee expert James Hoffman, as the first entry for its North American plant-based milk brand, Myracle Kitchen.

In this week's distribution roundup: CBD energy drink company, Elegance brands opens a self distribution center to serve over 1,400 San Bernardino and Los Angeles metro area retailers, Kroger now carries Jones Soda special release series, and updates from C4 Energy, TEAKOE, and more.

California-based VYBES has released its first line extension, a sparkling Adaptogenic Elixir that does not contain CBD.

Bread & Table, the parent company of Virginia-based roaster and retailer Grit Coffee, has acquired specialty coffee brewer Snowing In Space.

If you are like many Americans, chances are you spent a good amount of the past 12 months at home watching something on one of the ever-growing streaming entertainment options available from providers like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon. For kid’s beverage maker Good2Grow, all those views are now paying off.

Filed by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Hemp Access and Consumer Safety Act calls for “hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoid, or substance containing any other ingredient derived from hemp” to be exempted from established prohibitions currently on the books.