It was fun while it lasted… The hosts shared highlights from the final edition of Natural Products Expo East, including new brands, standout collaborations and innovative line extensions.
Expo East may be over (forever) but we’ve got stacks of notes and news from the show to bring you over the coming week. Here’s our post-event Monday dispatch, including news and updates from Just Ice Tea and Yesly, plus a look at the shifting priorities of next-gen alcohol-free beverages.
In this roundup of distribution news, we chat with Wandering Bear CEO Matt Bachmann about the cold brew brand's approach to "thoughtful expansion" in natural/specialty grocery -- in the form of 200+ new Whole Foods locations across five regions -- with its 32 oz. cartons. Plus updates from Leisure Project and Twrl Milk Tea.
Diageo’s largest market is under new leadership. The global spirits company has appointed Sally Grimes, the former head of Clif Bar, as CEO of North America effective next month.
Our Expo East 2023 coverage continues with a look into Elmhurst's revamped line of plant-based cold brew lattes, as well as ShineWater's ongoing move into cans under new CEO Clare Verdery. Plus updates from 100 Coconuts and Gorgie, and trend insights from SPINS.
With tequila and vodka-based RTDs dominating the sales charts, is there room for rum to make a play?
As the final-ever Natural Products Expo East trade show kicks off this morning, our first dispatch looks in at shot maker GNGR Labs' expansion into 12 oz drinks, a new chapter (and product) for growing platform brand Clear Cut, Remedy Organics' growing wellness set and the growing momentum behind American yapoun tea.
Coca-Cola-owned dairy brand Fairlife is once again under fire from animal rights group Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), this time regarding claims that is continuing to source its milk from farms rife with cattle abuse, a connection which both Coke and the farms’ owner denies.
Volume improved slightly on a sequential basis across wine, spirits and flavored malt beverage categories, while decelerating across hard seltzer in the two-week period ending September 9, according to an analysis of NielsenIQ data by Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
After 20 years controlling the energy shot category, 5-Hour has seen sales slip in recent years as consumers have adapted new shopping behaviors while also favoring the innovation coming from energy drinks.
Savor the nostalgia because after nearly four decades, Natural Products Expo East is on its last lap. Organizer New Hope Network confirmed in a letter to attendees yesterday that this year’s annual conference, which begins today in Philadelphia and runs through Saturday Sept 23, will be the show’s last.
Non-alcoholic beverage sales decelerated in the two-week period ending September 9 due to somewhat softer pricing and volumes, according to an analysis of NielsenIQ data by Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
Aura Bora’s expansion into non-alcoholic RTD cocktails – in the guise of the Dry Guys Olive Oil Martini, launching today – was not spurred by the ever-growing beverage category trend, but rather Andrew Benin, founder and CEO of olive oil brand Graza.
Heineken UK has obtained a “significant minority” stake in Served, the ready-to-drink (RTD) brand backed by singer Ellie Goulding. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
