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The Bottled Water Rebound The Bottled Water Rebound

The Bottled Water Rebound

by Gerry Khermouch,

We have new categories getting started, counters to those new categories, and established brands starting to really flex.

RTD Coffee Leads All Beverages in Volume Growth for 2014 RTD Coffee Leads All Beverages in Volume Growth for 2014

RTD Coffee Leads All Beverages in Volume Growth for 2014

by Ray Latif,

Volume of ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee products surged by 10.7 percent last year, as compared that of 2013, trumping growth of bottled water and energy drinks, which rose by 7.3 percent and 6.4 percent, respectively.

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Companies and Independent Distributors: Lawsuits in the Making? Non-Alcoholic Beverage Companies and Independent Distributors: Lawsuits in the Making?

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Companies and Independent Distributors: Lawsuits in the Making?

by BevNET.com Staff,

It is well known that contracts between producers of alcoholic beverages and their independent distributors are subject to extensive state regulation. Less understood are the network of state laws – sometimes called “relationship laws” – designed to protect local, independent distributors of non-alcoholic beverages.

Pepsi Passes Diet Coke as the No. 2 Soda in the U.S. Pepsi Passes Diet Coke as the No. 2 Soda in the U.S.

Pepsi Passes Diet Coke as the No. 2 Soda in the U.S.

by Neil Martinez-Belkin,

The shift speaks to the faster and more drastic drop of diet soda within the greater fall from grace of carbonated soft drinks, which have now seen a full decade of declines.

When Titans Battle for Balance When Titans Battle for Balance

When Titans Battle for Balance

by Jeffrey Klineman,

Once built around one potent brand, companies like Coke, Pepsi, AB-InBev, Campbell’s are adjusting to changing times and changing tastes, including some consumers who disdain their core brands altogether.

Rooibee Raises $2 Million; DRINKmaple Adds $1.5 Million Rooibee Raises $2 Million; DRINKmaple Adds $1.5 Million

Rooibee Raises $2 Million; DRINKmaple Adds $1.5 Million

by Neil Martinez-Belkin,

The Louisville-based organic tea makers announced the news Wednesday in a company press release, revealing that the final $500,000 of their yearlong Series A2 fundraising round came from equity-based crowdfunding platform CircleUp.

Still Infused with Faith Still Infused with Faith

Still Infused with Faith

by Jeffrey Klineman,

“The cap category hasn’t even started yet,” insists Mikel Anderson, whose Blast Cap Technologies develops and sells caps to other manufacturers. “It’s not even born yet."

Tazo Founder Steven Smith Dead at 65 Tazo Founder Steven Smith Dead at 65

Tazo Founder Steven Smith Dead at 65

by Jeffrey Klineman,

The co-founder of Tazo, Stash, and Smith Teamaker died on Monday. Reporter Richard Read, has touchingly written about Smith's life and last days.

Coke’s Fight for a Future Coke’s Fight for a Future

Coke’s Fight for a Future

by Neil Martinez-Belkin,

For the world’s largest beverage company, the question is no longer whether or not it needs to reinvent itself to thrive but whether or not it can, and if it can, then how?