Distribution Roundup: UNFI Pushes Titan Tea and Tio Gazpacho Through Speed to Market Program
Titan Tea’s electrolyte-infused teas will soon be made available at 300 of UNFI’s top independent stores nationwide.
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Press Clips: Big Soda Awaits Reaction to Non-Aspartame Diet Pepsi
Speaking on his competitor’s decision to reformulate Diet Pepsi, Alexander “Sandy” Douglas Jr., executive vice president & president of Coca-Cola North America, said on a Coke earnings call that the new Diet Pepsi will “create a lot of buzz in the category, some of it good, as the good science of the safety of non-nutritive sweeteners gets out in the marketplace and is reinforced.”
Q&A: Bulletproof Coffee Founder Talks FATwater and Trinity Ventures Investment
The capital raise arrives as Dave Asprey looks to expand Bulletproof beyond its e-commerce base, with plans to open up brick-and-mortar cafe locations and enter the ready-to-drink (RTD) beverage segment.
American Beverage Association Sues San Francisco Over Soda Ad Warnings
The lawsuit arrives six weeks after the city’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of the legislation.
CircleUp Secures $22 Million for Consumer Growth Fund, Invests in Rumble and Sonoma Cider
The CGF’s announcement arrives as CircleUp recently passed the 100 transactions mark, with companies raising over $100 million to date on the platform.
Nielsen Numbers: Diet’s Demise Sees CSD Sales Slide
According to a recent analyst report from Cowen and Company covering Nielsen sales data, CSD volumes were down 4.7 percent in the four-week period ending July 11.
UVM Responds to Botched Bottled Water Ban
The study, titled “The Unintended Consequences of Changes in Beverage Options and the Removal of Bottled Water on a University Campus,” discovered an 8 percent increase in all bottles and a 25 percent increase in bottles of sugary beverages shipped to the University of Vermont between the Spring of 2012 and Spring of 2013.
Distribution Roundup: Maple Waters Increase Their Presence on Both Coasts
Boston-based DRINKmaple has elicited the services of Rainforest Distribution to bring the brand to the New York City metro area, landing on the shelves of 100 stores including Fairway Market.
The Litchfield Fund Invests in Harvest Soul and B’More Organics
The investment in Harvest Soul follows the recent news of former Alibaba executive Sanjay Varma investing $500,000 in Chuice, another beverage that falls within the emerging chewable juice sub-category.
Wells Fargo C-Store Survey Predicts Monster Growing Pains for Q2
Even though analyst Bonnie Herzog remained bullish on Monster’s long term outlook, she predicted continued “headwinds related to the [Coca-Cola] deal and international currency devaluation relative to the dollar” for the remainder of the year.
FDA Extends Deadline for Menu Labeling Law
Food purveyors now have until December 16, 2016 to be in compliance with the menu-labeling law.
Vita Coco Taps Jane Lynch For Summer Ad Campaign
Jane Lynch is putting some off-kilter star power behind Vita Coco, the company revealed today.
PepsiCo CFO Hugh Johnston Named Vice Chairman
PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi called the new appointments “essential to ensure our ability to better navigate complex operating conditions around the world and meet the changing needs of our business in the future.”
Summer Fancy Food Show 2015 Recap
Ready-to-drink gazpachos, cocktail mixers, and beverages utilizing high pressure processing made their presence felt at the Jacob Javits Center.