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.
In this Spirits Gallery, we highlight a handful of notable new product releases from outside of traditional spirits, including RTD cocktails like Tattersall's Manhattan and Freeland Spirits' French 75, new apéritifs from Proposition Cocktail and Saint Teresa 1976 and the latest Bitters & Soda flavors from Hella Cocktail Co.
We’re looking for about a dozen entrepreneurs and other workers in the food and beverage business to join a live Office Hours taping on Tuesday with Steven Hershberger, the founder of Westminster Innovation Group. Audience members are encouraged to join the conversation by asking questions and speaking with our guests during the show.
Carlton Fowler, managing partner of venture capital firm Goat Rodeo Capital, discussed his strategy for investing in brands with a unique consumer proposition or go-to-market strategy, explained why he’s bearish on alcohol-free beverage alternatives and how he evaluates the opportunity for cannabis-based drinks amid an uncertain regulatory environment.
OXIGEN, maker of a line of oxygen-enhanced waters, announced today it has raised $15 million in a Series B funding round, backed by individual investors including pro athletes, musicians and venture capitalists. The round includes NBA star Kevin Love and country music singer Brett Eldredge join this round as fellow investors.
In this bonus clip from our last episode of Product Showcase, we feature four additional interviews with RTD coffee brand leaders from the show, including discussions with Cuvee Coffee, OmniBev, Miura and Black Medicine Coffee.
In preparation for taking the company public on the Canadian Stock Exchange later this year, energy drink maker Guru Beverage Inc. announced this week that it has raised $34.5 million in private financing. The fundraise surpassed GURU’s fundraising goal of $20 million and was completed through a group led by Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc.
The leading business pitch competition for the beverage industry is back. The 20th edition of BevNET’s New Beverage Showdown, presented by Coca Cola’s Venturing & Emerging Brands, returns to the virtual world on November 17th and 19th. The platform catapults startup beverage brands into the spotlight and has discovered some of the hottest products currently on the market.
The Los Angeles-based beer manufacturer’s PR firm today announced the formation of Pabst Labs, a licensed cannabis company based in Los Angeles, as well as the launch of a non-alcoholic, THC-infused, lemon-flavored seltzer, Pabst Blue Ribbon Cannabis Infused Seltzer, in California.
BevNET & NOSH Speed Dating, a virtual event designed to connect food and beverage brands with industry experts, returns on Thursday, October 29. For this round, brands have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with CPG investors.
In this People Moves roundup, we highlight new hires from Olipop and Reed's, as well as the promotion of several employees to new roles within Essentia's Senior Leadership Team.
