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Honest Tea Becomes First Coke Brand in K-Cups

Honest Tea is the first Coke-owned brand to develop a line of K-Cups for use in Keurig’s hot brewing unit. Intended to be brewed over ice and served cold, the launch of Honest Tea’s new single-serve “pods” comes months before the expected debut of Keurig’s cold beverage system, one that will enable consumers to prepare a variety of cold drinks, including carbonated ones, at home.

Big Red Acquires Xyience

As part of the deal, Xyience, currently based in Las Vegas, will end its partnership with the UFC and focus on a broader demographic of healthy consumers.

Juice Refined: Green Mustache Gets a New Look

Seeing an opportunity to extend the brand’s positioning, Green Mustache has released a revamp of its packaging and now sports the tagline, “Greens For All, Big & Small.”

Cracking Costco: Insights on Sampling, Roadshows

With club/warehouse quickly emerging as an important channel for natural beverage companies, Kirstin Everard, a marketing & promotions expert, shares critical information on how to maximize the usefulness of Costco's in-house sampling and Roadshow programs in a new video series on BevNET Food and Beverage University.

Press Clips: A View of the Beverage Landscape

As companies like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo seek new avenues of profitability, Chicago-based market research group Datassential wonders how the diversification of the cola giants could influence innovation in the market place.

KeVita’s Take on Kombucha

KeVita has announced the Sept. 1 debut of a line of kombucha drinks, titled KeVita Master Brew Kombucha, at Safeway stores nationwide and select Whole Foods regions.

Success is a Passion Project

In a new video segment featured on BevNET FBU, Greg Fleishman, co-founder and President of Purely Righteous Brands, offers his take on why an entrepreneur's passion is so intimately tied to success.