Angie’s Boomchickapop co-founder Angie Bastian on how function, femininity & fun helped build a $250M brand. Tom First, the co-founder of Nantucket Nectars and an operating partner at private equity firm Castanea Partners, discusses business habits that have supported his career as an entrepreneur and investor.
Hydration powder mix brand Liquid I.V. today announced the close of a $5 million Series B round of fundraising led by San Francisco-based online investment platform CircleUp Growth Partners and includes powerhouse music manager Scooter Braun.
Can bone broth be the next kombucha? Investment group CAVU Venture Partners thinks so. The fund announced today an $8 million series A investment in upstart bone broth brand, Kettle and Fire
The Coca-Cola Company has purchased cult favorite soda brand Moxie from independent bottler Coca-Cola of Northern New England (CCNNE) for an undisclosed sum, the company announced today. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
California bans new soda taxes for the next 12 years, while also moving to remove sugary drinks as the "default beverage" item at kids' menus at restaurants. Also, Red Bull wins a trademark lawsuit and Coca Cola Refreshments USA settles a bias complaint for $2.25 million.
Connecticut-based high pressure processing (HPP) provider Stay Fresh Foods has doubled its annual co-packing capacity to more than 50 million bottles with the expansion of its facility in Pennsauken, New Jersey.
WTRMLN WTR is cutting into the sports drink space with the launch of its WTRMLNSLCE, an enhanced watermelon water that includes electrolytes and only 2g of natural sugar without artificial sweeteners.
PathWater, which sells bottled water in reusable aluminum containers, is on a mission to reduce plastic waste in the beverage business. PathWater co-founder & CEO Shadi Bakour describes his team as dedicated, relentless and passionate in their efforts to change the way people think about buying packaged water.
Malk Organics is now available nationwide at Whole Foods, while Protein 2o makes a push into the South and KeHE lands a pair of new functional beverage brands.
Shake Shack COO Zach Koff explains how the restaurant chain’s surprisingly simple business philosophy led to stunning success; Zak Normandin, CEO, Dirty Lemon takes us on a deep dive inside its innovative detox-to-your-doorstep business model.
Overall snack and non-alcoholic beverages sales were up 5 percent during a four-week period ending on August 11, according to a report on Nielsen all-channel data by Wells Fargo Securities.
PepsiCo this morning announced it has entered into a $3.2 billion agreement for the purchase of Israel-based SodaStream International Ltd., makers of tabletop machines that allow users to make carbonated water in reusable bottles.
Celsius has named Edwin Negron-Carballo as the company's new CFO, who told BevNET his experience in supply chain logistics and distribution can help correct inventory shortfalls that impacted the company's Q2 earnings. Also, NWNA and Kohana Coffee get new hires, while Hoist appoints an advisory team.
The company announced the new four-SKU MCT Shot line last month, including Coffee, Matcha, Orange Cacao, and Turmeric Ginger varieties. Each product uses a base of 8g of MCT oil with added organic ingredients.
