MAB Capital Management Announces $50 Million Beverage Innovation Fund
LAB is seeking investments ranging from $3 million to $10 million in early stage beverage businesses, and will not be exclusive to the alcoholic segment.
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Press Clips: Meet the Soda Sommelier
Kathrine Larsen, winner of the United Kingdom’s 2014 Sommelier of the Year award, is taking her tasting talents to soda.
Bebida Beverage Co. Responds to FDA Warning Letter
In a press release addressed to company shareholders, BeBevCo stated that it has already submitted a response to the FDA and been granted the necessary time to perform the adjustments to ensure KOMA Unwind is in compliance.
PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Shuffle Sports Sponsorships
PepsiCo has signed on to become the official food and beverage partner of the NBA while Coca-Cola has announced a multi-year deal with the MLS.
FDA Warns Bebida Beverage Company Over Use of Melatonin in KOMA Unwind
In a complaint dated March 4, the FDA stated that KOMA Unwind “is adulterated under Section 402 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, because it bears or contains an unsafe food additive.”
Distribution Roundup: Reed’s Sonoma Sparklers Enter Rite Aid; Avitae Hits Jewel-Osco
Here's the latest in distribution news across the beverage industry.
Harvest Hill Completes Acquisition of American Beverage Co.
Harvest Hill and Brynwood currently have a team of executives at ABC’s Verona, Penn. headquarters overseeing the transitional process.
Kombucha: Upcoming Booze Report Ferments Concern
Rumors of an impending report on alcohol content in kombucha from the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has those in the ‘bucha biz buzzing over what the report may entail.
Distribution Roundup: Mocktails and Switchel Enter Mid-Atlantic Whole Foods
The new distribution will bring the brands to 44 stores throughout Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Southern New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Ohio.
Press Clips: Is Matcha Mainstreaming?
ABC News headed over to Brooklyn’s MatchaBar to get the scoop on the trending Japanese green tea beverage.
Pepsi Passes Diet Coke as the No. 2 Soda in the U.S.
The shift speaks to the faster and more drastic drop of diet soda within the greater fall from grace of carbonated soft drinks, which have now seen a full decade of declines.
Rooibee Raises $2 Million; DRINKmaple Adds $1.5 Million
The Louisville-based organic tea makers announced the news Wednesday in a company press release, revealing that the final $500,000 of their yearlong Series A2 fundraising round came from equity-based crowdfunding platform CircleUp.
Evian, Fiji, Perrier and the Battle for Relevance
The bottled water wars are back and even the 1 percent are being sent off to battle.
Press Clips: Kraft and Heinz Announce Mega Merger; Coke Plans For a World Without Happiness
Behind the blockbuster deal are Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital, who originally partnered up in 2013 to buy Heinz for $23 billion.