In this courtroom roundup: alcoholic beverage brand Happy Hour Drinks filed a suit against cannabis drink maker Happi Co. for trademark infringement, Nestlé and Danone settled trade dress lawsuit over coffee creamers and the founder of a tequila startup pled guilty to securities fraud scheme.
Best known in its home state, Lafayette, New York-based Beak & Skiff Apple Farms has been making and selling apple-based products for over 110 years. Now, as the U.S. hemp industry opens up and expands, the family-owned company is turning to the once prohibited cash crop as a major new avenue for growth.
Health-Ade Kombucha co-founder and longtime COO Justin Trout has left the company. The California-based kombucha brand announced his departure this week as newly appointed COO David Yarmoff slides into the role; Also, Swedish plant-based milk maker Sproud named Sara Berger as its new Global CEO this week.
For just the second time ever, BevNET accepted nominations for the awards, resulting in 376 nominations spanning a wide field of brands, products, people and campaigns that reflect the diversity and rich tapestry of our industry.
All channel non-alcoholic beverage sales slowed down but remained “very strong” during the period ending November 6, according to an analysis of NielsenIQ data by Goldman Sachs Equity Research. Dollar sales were up 10.8% in the two-week period, compared to 12.1% in the four-weeks. On a two-year stack basis total dollar sales grew 24%.
Dairy alternative ingredient supplier Perfect Day announced on Tuesday it has entered the sports nutrition category with the launch of two new lines of protein powders that feature the company’s animal-free whey as the star ingredient.
Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week's special co-host is Bonnie Shah, the VP of Innovation and Marketing for beverage incubator L.A. Libations, who will share her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.
After a period of fits and starts, SoCal-based premium juice brand Juice Served Here (JSH) is back in limited distribution.
Plant-based food and beverage maker The Planting Hope Company announced yesterday that it has completed a $9 million IPO through the sale of 22.5 million shares (CAD $0.40 each) and will begin trading later this week on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “MYLK.”
Best known as the co-founder of Canadian loose leaf tea brand DAVIDsTEA, David Segal announced today the launch of his latest project, Firebelly Tea, an ecommerce premium tea and accessories brand. Co-founded with Shopify president Harley Finkelstein, Firebelly specializes in high quality teas in sustainable packaging, made without artificial ingredients or flavors.
Beckon co-founders Gwen Burlingame and Katy Flannery explained how they aligned patented innovation with addressable opportunity to launch their fast-growing brand of lactose-free ice cream, why respect and humility were keys to a successful brand revamp and why the entrepreneurs are encouraging industry professionals to get mad when presented with a shocking statistic.
Plant-based energy drink maker Yerbae announced this month the addition of Brian Neumann as its new CMO. This is the first c-suite level position for Neumann, a former brand manager and associate director for The Kraft Heinz Company, where he oversaw national advertising campaigns for the Heinz ketchup brand.
Shares of Oatly fell by double-digits earlier today after the Swedish oat milk maker downgraded its revenue growth targets for the rest of this year.
Molson Coors has begun selling Topo Chico Hard Seltzer in the brand’s iconic 12 oz. glass bottle in seven markets, the company announced.
