PORTLAND, OR. November 16, 2012 – Thomas Kemper Soda, a Portland, Ore. based maker of super premium craft brewed soda and Division of Big Red, Inc., announces the expansion into the State of Minnesota. Premium retailers Lunds & Byerly’s and Kowalski’s Markets will stock the full line of Thomas Kemper hand-crafted flavors in October. Products […]
PORTLAND, OR. October 3, 2012 – Thomas Kemper Soda, a Portland, Ore. based maker of super premium craft brewed soda and Division of Big Red, Inc., announces a new distribution partnership with Golden Beverage Co., LLC in the state of Utah. “Thomas Kemper Soda has enjoyed a strong consumer following in Utah in recent years” […]
PORTLAND, OR. October 1, 2012 – Thomas Kemper Soda, a Portland, Ore. based maker of super premium craft brewed soda and Division of Big Red, Inc., announces the expansion into Wegman’s Supermarkets. Hand crafted Thomas Kemper flavors, including category favorites Root Beer and Ginger Ale, will be slotted onto Wegman’s shelves in 80 stores from […]
PORTLAND, OR. May 21, 2012 – Thomas Kemper Soda, a Portland, Ore. based maker of super premium craft brewed soda announces the expansion into Giant Eagle Supermarkets in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Four Thomas Kemper SKU’s, including category favorites Root Beer and Ginger Ale, will be slotted onto Giant Eagle shelves in May in advance […]
PORTLAND, OR. May 15, 2012 – Thomas Kemper Soda, a Portland, OR based maker of super premium craft brewed soda, announces the expansion into fountain soda with the launch of new Bag in Box Thomas Kemper Root Beer. “Thomas Kemper Draught Root Beer had been a mainstay in better restaurants and delis in the West […]
Austin, TX (October 10, 2011) — Big Red, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the Thomas Kemper Soda Company. In a sale orchestrated by Kemper investor First Beverage Group, Austin-based marketer of Big Red, All Sport isotonic, NuGrape, Nesbitt’s and other mass-oriented lines will take ownership of Portland, Oregon based boutique soda, which was […]
Portland, OR (July 18, 2011) – The Thomas Kemper Soda Company (“the Company”), a premium, craft soda maker with 23 years of rich history, and its Board of Directors has initiated a search for strategic alternatives for the company. The brand is well established in the Pacific Northwest and is seeking partners to work with […]
PORTLAND, Ore. –January 3, 2011 – Thomas Kemper Soda, a Portland, Ore. based maker of premium craft brewed soda, announces the launch of new Naturally Diet™ Soda. Hand crafted with all-natural ingredients, Naturally Diet™ Soda contains none of the artificial sweeteners or colors of other diet sodas yet delivers the great taste that consumers have […]
ON TOP It has been widely reported in the media that New York City and state health departments want the federal government to provide a waiver that would let them bar the use of food stamps to buy sodas and other sugary drinks. Link ZUN founder Brian Stearns recently spoke with BevNET about the current […]
PORTLAND, Ore. – May 21, 2010 – Thomas Kemper Soda, a Portland, Ore. based maker of premium craft brewed soda, announces the launch of new Purely Natural Soda in Whole Foods Market. Brewed by hand with all-natural ingredients including honey, fruit juice and premium spices, Purely Natural Sodas are also caffeine and gluten free, contain […]
PORTLAND, Ore. – October 6, 2009 – Thomas Kemper Soda Company, a Portland, Ore. based maker of premium craft brewed soda, has entered into a new distribution agreement with SPIKE Beverage, LLC, in Arizona. SPIKE Beverage LLC is a premium non-alcoholic beverage distributor. “SPIKE Beverage has been nationally recognized for its innovative business model”, said […]
PORTLAND, Ore. – April 29, 2009 – Thomas Kemper Soda Company, a Portland, Ore. based maker of premium craft brewed soda, has entered into new distribution agreements with Anheuser-Busch wholesale distributors in key expansion markets. New distributors include the Ben E. Keith Company, Silver Eagle Distributing, Del Papa Distributing, and L&F Distributing for the state […]
PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Thomas Kemper Soda Company, a Portland, Ore.-based maker of premium craft brewed soda, announced the addition of Steve Smith, Founder of Tazo Tea, as a new member to their Board of Directors. “I saw firsthand over many years working with Steve at Tazo what he can do to drive innovation in product as […]
PORTLAND, Ore. – April 22, 2008 – Thomas Kemper Soda Co., a Pacific Northwest classic for more than 25 years, is unveiling a new premium soda collection sweetened with natural cane sugar that delivers the rich, complex flavors long-time fans expect from the brand. Cane sugar is replacing high fructose corn syrup to better deliver […]
