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.
The New York-based matcha brand announced today the completion of an $8 million Series A round led by a slate of celebrity investors including DJ/producer Diplo (born Thomas Wesley Pentz), Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller, actor Ansel Elgort and singer Billie Eilish.
The types of beverages being offered in fountain service is changing, and helping shift the way users interact with and think about their selections at the point-of-sale.
Premium water brand Essentia expands its in-house creative team through a pair of new hires, while BOS Brands brings on a new U.S. managing director ahead of a national launch.
During his presentation at BevNET Live Summer 2018 in June, Nick Giannuzzi, managing partner at The Giannuzzi Group, highlighted the need for brands to thoroughly prepare ahead of a potential exit or investment, even from an early stage.
Speaking with BevNET from the 2018 Summer Fancy Food Show, Tio Gazpacho founder Austin Allan discussed how the brand is working to bring its products beyond natural and specialty retailers and make them more accessible to a wide array of consumers.
In this interview recorded at the 2018 Summer Fancy Food Show, Wandering Bear Coffee co-founder Bachmann discussed the brand's new flavors, building consumer awareness and creating an infrastructure to support growth.
Held July 1-3 at the Javits Center in New York City, this year's Summer Fancy Food Show featured new products and brands that reflected some of the larger trends influencing the non-alcoholic beverage space as a whole.
Plant-based beverage brand Califia Farms announced this morning it has closed a $50 million round of financing led by Luxembourg-based investment bank Ambrosia Investments and including a slate of celebrities including Academy Award-winning actors Jared Leto and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Growing awareness of the health risks of excessive sugar consumption, combined with public health initiatives such as a tax on sugary drinks, has motivated some lemonade brands to explore ways of cutting sugar or adding functional benefits to their products
In this interview from BevNET Live Summer 2018, John Carmichael, president of Nestle's beverage division, shared his thoughts on why the company looks for “something we can’t do ourselves” when evaluating potential acquisitions and why taking a patient approach to emerging categories is one of the biggest challenges for the company.
First Beverage Ventures, the private equity arm of beverage advisory and investment firm First Beverage Group, today announced its investment in Colorado-based distiller Laws Whiskey House, making it the second spirits brand to join the FBG portfolio.
Overall non-alcoholic beverage sales in all channels continued to grow during the four-week period ending on June 16, according to a Wells Fargo Securities beverage report on Nielsen sales data released earlier this week.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) and Keurig Green Mountain unveiled the leadership team that will take the helm at the new Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) when the merger transaction between the two companies closes, which is expected to happen next month.
California-based Revive Kombucha has unveiled a new look for its 12 oz. glass bottles featuring a simplified and streamlined visual identity that founder Sean Lovett said would bring greater attention to the liquid itself.
