Six beverage startups emerged from a group of 12 contestants to secure a spot in tomorrow’s final round of New Beverage Showdown 24, at BevNET Live Winter 2022, sponsored by Coca Cola’s Venturing and Emerging Brands Unit (VEB).
The winners of BevNET’s Best of 2022 Awards embody spirit and drive, combining inspiration with effort, style, dynamism and personality. Even amid a period of global upheaval, when the world reaches for a drink, these brands and leaders are there to serve that demand.
It was a smooth win for Velvet Llama as the New York-based brand was named the champion in BevNET’s Cocktail Showdown 3 this weekend. Created by former bartender Luca Forgeois, Velvet Llama launched earlier this year with a line of RTD cocktails.
For years, average people have been consuming the same sports drinks that they watch marketed on TV by elite-caliber athletes, which are backed by investments in scientific research and fine-tuned product development (or so we’re meant to believe).
Plant-based nutrition brand Huel has closed a $24 million funding round led by private equity firm Highland Europe and featuring investment from Idris and Sabrina Elba. The round now brings the U.K.-based company’s valuation to $560 million.
Tennessee-based natural energy powder maker Glitch Energy, which debuted its limited edition Error 404 line last week, is looking to shake up the energy drink space by offering gaming content creators a product that prolongs the effects of caffeine.
The CEOs of Kroger and Albertsons Companies faced intense criticism from the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee during a hearing yesterday regarding their proposed merger.
Despite its name, Mom Water is not just gaining traction with its namesake audience. The fruit-infused vodka water that launched out of Indiana last year has made inroads at sporting arenas, college campuses and big box retailers alike. No one was more surprised than the husband and wife founders, Jill and Bryce Morrison.
In this week’s new products’ roundup, Endless Coast brings its first seasonal release, TEAKOE goes old-school with its new package design, and Monster brings out dessert.
Total non-alcoholic beverage sales remained solid despite deceleration in the two-week period ending November 19, according to an analysis of NielsenIQ data by Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
In this roundup of new whiskey releases, WhistlePig teams up with country music duo Brothers Osborne, Kentucky Owl celebrates Mardi Gras early and Stellum Spirits takes inspiration from the Hunter’s Moon.
Snaxshot creator Andrea Hernandez discussed the emergence of her influential trend-predicting platform and its content strategy, her bone to pick with functional foods and beverages, how she defines a “great” product and her take on several noteworthy trends. We also sat down with legendary musician, actor and entrepreneur Steven Van Zandt, who spoke about the launch of his new wellness brand, Little Steven’s Underground Apothecary.
Two-and-a-half years after a quiet soft launch in its backyard of Boston, probiotic soda maker Culture Pop is preparing to make its name as a national player in the fast emerging functional soda category next year.
Task management software company PINATA has raised $10 million to help address front-line worker optimization as its customers prepare for a recession to “connect the C Suite to the street.”
