Humm Zero, the new sugar-free line from the Oregon-based kombucha brand, is set to launch in select markets and on Amazon in April. The product will be sold in 11 oz. single-serve cans ($2.99 SRP) and 4-packs ($9.99) in four flavors: Peach Tea, Blood Orange, Ginger Lemonade and Raspberry Lemonade.

Reed’s Inc. announced today that COO Norman E. Snyder, Jr. will succeed interim CEO John Bello in a permanent capacity effective March 1. Snyder will take on the role just months after joining Reed’s in September during a management shakeup that also saw the exit of CEO Val Stalowir.

A new generation of innovative start-ups are attempting to change the category’s trajectory with versatile, premium products that appeal to young consumers who grew up alongside the third-wave coffee movement.

Edelman, a three-time Super Bowl champion, initially partnered with Perfect Hydration as a brand ambassador in June. Speaking with BevNET in January, the wide receiver said he has “always been an advocate of alkaline water,” which he credited with helping him recover quicker from workouts and games.

Ignite Beverages, led by "King of Instagram" Dan Bilzerian, will debut its first non-alcoholic products this spring: an alkaline water, labeled as “Water Powered by IGNITE,” and a nootropic-infused performance energy drink called ZRO by IGNITE.

Functional beverage brand Dirty Lemon today announced it will be making the jump from direct-to-consumer sales to mass retail this spring through a national retail partnership with Walmart. The launch will bring three of the brand’s most popular SKUs — +Charcoal +Collagen, +Ginseng, each in 16 oz. bottles — to 500 store locations nationwide.

As Minor Figures quietly rolls out to U.S. coffee shops and independent retailers, the four-year-old brand is hoping its coffee credentials and playful personality will help it to disrupt an increasingly crowded marketplace.

Here Studio, the Los Angeles-based branding and design agency founded by former Juice Served Here CEO Alex Matthews, is set to relaunch sparkling apple cider vinegar brand Vina this month, the first product incubated in-house by the agency.

In this recap of brand news and product updates from the 2020 Winter Fancy Food Show, we examine the rapid evolution and expansion of Califia Farms' oat-based beverage platform, as well as the new keto product line from Remedy Organics and the emergence of several new products with Asian-inspired fruit flavors.