In an email today the Specialty Food Association announced the cancellation of the organization’s 2021 Winter Fancy Food Show, which was to be held in San Francisco on January 17-19. The annual trade show and conference highlights food and beverage producers targeting the specialty food channel.
A slate of low calorie, functional products bearing the hallmarks of classic sodas has begun hitting the shelves nationwide. Generally focused on promoting gut health through the addition of pre- and probiotics, these products are still young and not wholly proven, but strong sales momentum and institutional interest suggest they may have the potential to become a viable new subcategory.
After evolving from frozen to shelf-stable and instant bone broth offerings, Bare Bones has unveiled its latest pivot: SuperPowder collagen-enhanced instant creamer. The launch comes as the brand plans a further push into beverage products; with the ultimate goal to become a broadly recognized premium nutrition company.
Heineken USA and AriZona Beverages’ Hornell Brewing Company are working together to launch AriZona Sun Rise Hard Seltzer nationwide in the first quarter of 2021.
In this People Moves roundup, La Colombe names Jack Lord as VP of DSD Sales, charged with driving the company's new distribution partnership with Molson Coors. Elsewhere, Suzanne Ginestro has been appointed as chief marketing officer at Califia Farms.
Each year, BevNET’s annual Best Of awards honor companies, brands, individuals, products, ideas and trends from across the dynamic and ever-changing beverage landscape. For the first time, the annual BevNET awards are accepting nominations for 2020. A nomination guarantees the person, company or product submitted will be considered for the category chosen by the nominator. All nominations will be categorized and published on BevNET.com once the application period closes.
Globally recognized pastry chef and celebrated chocolatier Oded Brenner is back, and now doing “exactly what I want to be doing” with a new, cacao-focused brand platform called Blue Stripes.
CBD sparkling water maker Sweet Reason is expanding its platform as a relaxation-driven beverage brand with today’s launch of Evening Blend, a new line of adaptogen-infused beverages containing 30 mg of broad spectrum hemp CBD per bottle.
Nicole Ledoux, co-founder & CEO of seed-based food company 88 Acres, spoke about the thoughtful process of scaling from a local to national brand, why she credits in-house production as a significant competitive advantage and how a successful Kickstarter campaign provided the foundation for the brand’s retail launch and successive fundraising initiatives.
Convenience store retailers are optimistic that beverage sales will continue to increase despite traffic pressures, according to the latest “Beverage Bytes” survey by Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
As athletic consumers look to cut sugars and artificial ingredients from their sports drink intake, BioSteel Sports Nutrition is aiming to compete head-on with category leaders via a new all natural, zero-sugar, RTD Tetra Pak line launching this month.
Sitting at the intersection of two consistently growing beverage categories, the addition of CBD to sports drinks has emerged as a rising trend over the past few years, offering functionality beyond the hydration benefits typically found in athletic performance beverages.
Cincinnati-based Thirty Drink is making the shift from 12 oz. PET bottles to slim cans, with the shift expected to take effect on retail shelves starting January 2021.
As the beverage industry continues to embrace sustainable packaging initiatives, the North American market for aluminum cans is expected to grow between 4-6% through 2025, according to Ball Corp., the leading U.S. manufacturer of metal packaging for beverages.
