Despite its limited commercial exposure thus far, a handful of hydrogen water brands are taking different approaches as they seek to stake their respective claims on this emerging category.

The rise and fall of dairy processor AtlantaFresh reveals a glimpse into the changing nature of the Whole Foods' relationship with its suppliers on a local level -- and how Amazon’s $13.4 billion acquisition of the natural retail chain last summer may ultimately shape those partnerships in the future.

The energy drink brand today announced the limited U.S. launch of Organics by Red Bull, a four-SKU line of premium organic sodas made with natural ingredients.

As it begins rolling out its ready-to-drink line this Spring, starting in Southern California, South African brand BOS is seeking to build a broad U.S. consumer audience for iced rooibos tea.

Issues regarding the accuracy of sugar, alcohol and probiotic content in kombucha continue to haunt some of the category’s fastest-growing brands, as evidenced by a pair of class action lawsuits filed earlier this month.

Massachusetts-based brand Dahlicious, which markets a line of organic lassis, or milk-based Indian-style drinkable yogurts, has sold a stake in the company to investment fund Keen Growth Capital, the company announced in a press release last week.

In the second part of Natural Product Expo West 2018 recap, we examine some of the news, new products and innovations in tea, energy drinks, soda, juice, drinking vinegars and waters.

In the first of our two-part recap of Natural Products Expo West 2018, we examine new innovations and products in the dairy, alt-dairy, coffee and kombucha categories.