Distribution Roundup: Costco Goes Craft with New Soda Additions

Costco’s soda selection is getting some new additions. The mass channel retailer has expanded its offerings of Jones Soda Co. CSDs and probiotic soda maker Culture Pop also announced it will be available in all 99 Costco locations in the Northeast.

Distribution: Pressed’s Pack Strategy Expands At Costco

Pressed continues to make progress in expanding its wholesale business, which is rolling out its next grocery-exclusive multi-pack — this time at over 550 Costco locations nationwide — this month.

Analysis: PepsiCo’s Gut Health Play is a Gut Check for CSDs

As the alt-soda category has grown over the past decade, the success of main brands Poppi and Olipop has been largely parallel, with one slight separation: the emphasis on functionality. While Olipop has hewed closer to the core functional roots that stem from its added prebiotic ingredients, Poppi has gradually moved away from them. First, […]

Beverage Investment Warmup on Tap for 2025, Investors Say

Brand-focused investors and deal advisors at the recently completed Beverage Forum conference in California this week offered a series of details that indicate that the outlook is trending positive on the investment front.

Distribution Roundup: Elmhurst Innovates Into Whole Foods; Culture Pop to Target

Plant-based milk brand Elmhurst 1925 is launching its three latest innovations into Whole Foods Market stores across the country; It’s been a big week for probiotic soda brand Culture Pop: along with a $15 million investment, it’s going nationwide with Target.

Bloom Expands in RTD with Prebiotic Soda Launch This Fall

Bloom Nutrition – and by extension, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) – is entering the red-hot “modern soda” category with Bloom Pop, a shelf-stable prebiotic soda set to launch at Walmart on Labor Day.