The Flow: Rob Erlich Talks to BevNET; Boards at BevNET Live

ON TOP BevNET interviewed Rob Ehrlich, founder of Rob’s Really Good. Erlich spoke about getting his brand into schools by canning the beverages and new company developments. Link Boards can be an asset — if they’re formed right and there’s good communication. And Brad Barnhorn, Mark Rampolla, and John Burns will discuss the best ways […]

The Flow: Pepsi, bottlers to merge; Baywood drops vitamin biz

ON TOP PepsiCo announced that it has entered into definitive merger agreements with The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. and PepsiAmericas, Inc. Link Scottsdale-based Baywood International Inc. said that it has agreed to sell the assets of its wholly owned vitamin subsidiary to focus on the growth of its New Leaf Tea and future beverage products. […]

FREE RANGE ROOT BEER TAKES ON HIGH-FRUCTOSE-INJECTED SODA MANUFACTURERS WITH “ANTI-CORPORATE ROOT BEER” WEBSITE

SCARBOROUGH, ME – November 2005 – With a rallying cry of “until every root beer is free,” freerangerootbeer.com (www.freerangerootbeer.com), part of a new marketing campaign from Maine Root Handcrafted Beverages, headquarterd in Scarborough Maine, launched today. The campaign takes a tongue-in-cheek poke at the “inhumane bottling practices in the world of corporate root beer,” featuring […]

Scarborough, Maine Company Wins Awards at the 2005 Fancy Food Show

Maine Root, an emerging leader in the breakaway organic soda category, won three “Best of Aisle” awards at the 2005 NASFT Fancy Food Show in New York City. The Maine Root line competed with more than 70,000 specialty foods at the event, which was held at the Jacob Javits Center from July 10-12. The line […]

Scarborough, Maine Company Announces Expansion and New Flavor Launch

@@img1Maine Root, an emerging leader in the breakaway organically sweetened soda category on the Northeast coast, has begun an effort to expand its products to a more mainstream audience. The company announced today that their line of organically sweetened sodas will be available at 72 Hannaford Brothers Supermarkets. As part of its expansion, the company […]