Press Clips: Diet Pepsi Brings Back Aspartame
Less than a year after PepsiCo removed aspartame from Diet Pepsi, the company is bringing back the controversial artificial sweetener.
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Video: A Recap of the 2016 Summer Fancy Food Show
In this video, we sift through notable product launches and line extensions and identify emerging trends in craft soda, sparkling water, RTD coffee and tea on display at the specialty foods convention. We also examine the growing ranks of beverage exhibitors that were targeting food service opportunities at the event.
Harmless Harvest Sues Vita Coco Over Coco Community
Harmless Harvest, which pioneered and leads the super-premium segment of the coconut water category, has filed a lawsuit claiming that labels and packaging for Vita Coco’s new Coco Community line are “confusingly similar” to its own.
Protein Problems: Bolthouse Farms and Muscle Milk Issue Voluntary Recalls Over Spoilage Concerns
On June 17, HP Hood LLC initiated a recall of select Muscle Milk products produced in its Sacramento, Calif. facility. The recall was posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Safety Alerts page, which indicated that a possible packaging defect may have resulted in product spoilage.
So Rad: Owl’s Brew Launches RTD Cocktail Line
Tea-based cocktail mixer brand Owl’s Brew has introduced its first line of ready-to-drink products. Dubbed “Owl’s Brew Radlers,” the new beverages are made with premium light beer, fresh-brewed organic tea and infused with real fruits and botanicals. Owl’s Brew featured the line at the 2016 Summer Fancy Food Show, which was held earlier this week.
Summer Fancy Food Show 2016 Photo Gallery: New Products, Brand Updates
Over the course of the three-day specialty foods convention, held at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, we encountered a broad array of new products, design revamps and line extensions, all of which are included in this photo gallery.
BevNET Podcast Ep. 12: Talking Points, Insights from BevNET Live Summer 2016
In this edition of the podcast, we examine the evolution of BevNET Live’s New Beverage Showdown competition and the categories in which entrepreneurs are identifying opportunities for innovative concepts. The discussion leads to one about the market for cold-pressed juice and RTD coffee and ways that we saw entrepreneurs attempt to stand out from the pack.
People Moves: It’s Academic For van Rensburg; Project Juice Hires Head of Innovation
Deryck van Rensburg, the head of the now-defunct Coke/Keurig partnership and the first president of Coke’s Venturing and Emerging Brands unit (VEB) has left the company to take a position as dean of the business school at Pepperdine University.
With Züpa Noma, Sonoma Brands Looks to Make Souping the New Juicing
The line will debut in July, with Sprouts as its launch partner, and then soon after move into other retailers. Over the course of roughly 90 days, Züpa (which will retail at $6.99) will be tested in about 1,000 stores up and down the West Coast.
Press Clips: ‘Honest Sport’ to Hit Shelves Next Month; The Periodic Table of Food Tech
Honest co-founder and current ‘TeaEO Emeritus’ Seth Goldman said Honest Sport came out of his participation in a triathalon and are “designed to refresh, refuel and rehydrate athletes after rigorous activity.”
BevNET Live Summer 2016 Day Two Recap
After Day One of BevNET Live’s summer session took a look at the plight of the entrepreneur and an exploration of some of the keys to finding success in the beverage business as an upstart, Day Two began with a data-driven dive.
Incubation Over: L.A. Libations Launches Aloe Gloe With Coke Investment
The news that beverage incubator L.A. Libations had spawned Aloe Gloe as an independent brand partially funded by Coke’s Venturing & Emerging Brands Group (VEB) means a new stage for both entities.
BevNET Live Summer 2016 Day One Recap
Hot on the heels of the semifinals of the 11th version of the New Beverage Showdown, day one of BevNET Live at New York City’s Metropolitan West took a hard look at the plight of the entrepreneur and some of the conditions that enable founders to achieve success in the beverage business.
Video: Hain Celestial CEO Irwin Simon Discusses Beverage Acquisition Strategy, Blueprint Evolution
Hain Celestial markets just a handful RTD beverage brands, but the natural foods conglomerate is eying a few more to add to its portfolio, according to a recent interview with founder and CEO Irwin Simon. Simon attended BevNET Live Summer 2016 and discussed Hain’s beverage acquisition strategy as part of the conference’s “Livestream Lounge.”