As a beverage industry professional, Blodin Ukella worked for other founders to market brands aligned with the health and wellness trend. Now that he’s launching a tea venture of his own, the first-time CEO is looking to make some Ryl change.
Molson Coors continues to grow its non-alcoholic portfolio with its latest release Roxie, a zero-proof canned cocktail launching today exclusively online.
During its ICR conference session on Tuesday, The Vita Coco Company discussed how the strength of its supply chain has allowed it to innovate beyond just coconut water while remaining a category leader despite increased competition.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened a preliminary investigation into The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo probing potential price discrimination within the soft drink market, according to media reports.
Greater Than co-founders Mark and Jon Sider spoke about how timing and humility played into the brand’s dramatic repositioning, a shift that elicited over $8 million in DTC sales in each of the past two years. They also explained how they effectively incorporated user-generated content into digital media initiatives and opened up about how their relationship and those with others have been impacted by the challenges of entrepreneurship.
This week, a cross-section of public and private companies from across industries is meeting in Orlando, Florida for the 25th edition of the annual ICR conference. The invitation-only event featured a full-slate of daily presentations from publicly traded companies on its opening day today.
JPG Resources has acquired RodeoCPG’s Brooklyn-based R&D team allowing JPG to better serve brands in the Big Apple, while Rodeo pivots toward becoming a targeted, tech-forward sales management platform.
While the term “hard water” might make you think of whether you need to change your detergent brand, in the case of Bluebird Hardwater, it’s a little more literal. The ready-to-drink cocktail launched this week offering the first canned beverage combining premium spirits with pure non-sparkling mineral water.
Non-alcoholic beverage retailer Boisson has partnered with alcohol ecommerce platform Drizly to offer its catalog of over 125 NA brands to consumers across the country.
Taste Radio’s hosts discussed the relative value of making resolutions and shared advice from a highly successful entrepreneur on how to set achievable goals. They also spoke about the arrival of 2023 trade shows, an effective way that early-stage brands can build awareness and riffed on a handful of new products and brand updates.
In this first new products roundup of the New Year, Nguyen Coffee Supply unveils two new cold brew varieties, Super Coffee transitions its multi-serve bottle into rPET packaging and International Delight transports consumers to Central Perk cafe with its latest licensed flavor release.
For the past decade, Dubai-based Koita Foods has sought to modernize the plant-based beverage aisle in the Middle East with its line of non-dairy milk alternatives. Now launching in the U.S., the brand is hoping to make its name known in the crowded dairy alternative category.
The pop-up grocery store concept will open its first permanent brick and mortar location at 205 Bleecker Street in New York City this winter.
Dutch drinks firm Lucas Bols has acquired Fluère, a premium alcohol-free spirits brand from the Netherlands. The approximately $1.05 million deal was completed January 1.
