Dr Pepper Snapple to Increase Stake in HYDRIVE Energy
Dr Pepper Snapple Group is looking for a boost of energy – HYDRIVE Energy, that is. The board of directors for Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPSG) recently authorized an investment…
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Honest Tea Refreshes Labels as PET (Plastic) Line Gains National Distribution
BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Honest Tea, the nation’s top-selling organic bottled tea company, today unveiled a redesign of its PET (plastic) line of Honest Tea® and Honest…
Zola Expands National Footprint; Bazi hits Rite Aid
Two superfruit beverage brands have confirmed key national retail activations today. Zola Brazilian Superfruits is moving into national supermarket chain Safeway with six SKUs. The company will begin selling 12…
The New Distribution Landscape- Part 1
At a time when so many Americans make their livelihoods by moving electrons around, dragging heavy cases of liquid from a warehouse to store shelves might seem to be an…
Cooler Check In: Chia
No longer just for dog-shaped window plants, chia is now a rising star in the world of “superfoods” – and a fast-emerging ingredient to watch in the beverage industry. But will its full potential be realized by being an enhancement to an existing beverage type or a standalone product? Our article takes a look at what's on the market today and what the future might hold for chia.
Neither Rumor nor Hint: Finally, Here Comes Hint Fizz
While rumors of a HINT carbonated beverage have circulated for years, HINT founders Kara and Theo Goldin didn’t unveil HINT Fizz until the 2011 Fancy Food Show. They finally officially…
Nawgan Founder Paul: With $3 Million, Brand Must Be Surgical
A few days after announcing an investment by Japanese conglomerate Kirin Holdings in his brain health brand Nawgan, founder Rob Paul discussed the deal with BevNET. The deal was for…
The Whole Package: Thoughts on Successful Packaging
I am big admirer of great packaging. I can think of no other industry that is more successful in its presentation of its products than the beverage industry. In no…
Reed’s Inc. Issues Statement Regarding FDA Inquiry
Reed’s Inc., maker of a variety of natural sodas and non-alcoholic ginger beers, has changed the wording on labels of Reed’s Natural Energy Elixir and Reed’s Nausea Relief in response…
Gunning for Hunger: Street King Energy Shot
In his attempt to “go shot for shot with world hunger,” rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has enlisted a big ally: Big Red, that is. The company that makes the…
Good Thinking! Nawgan Lands Investment from Kirin
Nawgan, the tiny brain health beverage out of St. Louis founded by brain scientist Robert Paul, has landed investment from Kirin Holdings, the owner of Kirin beer. Kirin Holdings also…
2011 Water Guide – Free Download
The BevNET and Beverage Spectrum 2011 Water Guide is now available. Inside the water guide, you’ll find listings for bottled water, enhanced water, tablets, powders, and suppliers to the water…
The Kombucha Crisis: One Year Later
One year later, last summer’s withdrawal proves more hiccup than handicap. For a nascent beverage category like Kombucha, there’s not a much bigger crisis than having all major brands disappear from store shelves, just as growth appeared headed for warp speed. Everything was lining up in favor of the category. With a clear market leader in GT’s Kombucha and Synergy, a number of creative brands and established beverage companies crafting their own offerings, swelling grassroots support for healthier beverage choices, including a strong home-brewing community, and a massive distribution pipeline via Whole Foods and UNFI, Kombucha seemed on the verge of a breakout.
Tata Beverage Invests, Hires
International beverage conglomerate Tata Global Beverages made a pair of major moves in the past week, first revealing that in the last quarter it had increased its stake in The…