In this roundup of recent beverage-related legal news, an appeals court in San Francisco hands soft drink makers a win in their fight against health warning labels, while Fiji's highly successful Golden Globes marketing activation faces backlash from its star. Elsewhere, UNFI files suit against Goldman Sachs for "ill-gotten gains" in its role as an adviser in its $2.9 billion Supervalu acquisition.
Rook Coffee is excited to announce the exclusive pre-order of their number one selling New Orleans Style Cold Brew for nationwide shipping, beginning Sunday Feb. 3, 2019. This marks the first time the company will offer cold brew shipping of any kind, as it continues to expand its online offering.
To equip consumers with additional tools to maintain their new year’s wellness goals, Mooala, a leading maker of premium, organic, dairy-free beverages, has announced the launch of its newest innovation: Organic Coconut Oatmilk—the industry’s first refrigerated organic oatmilk to hit the U.S. market.
PathWater is the first reusable bottled water created as a solution to help end single-use plastic pollution. PathWater aims to bust myths around aluminum and bring back safe and reusable containers such as the current BPA-free aluminum bottle that can be reused and recycled infinitely.
Bring your body back into balance with Pervida Calm, containing an impressive 12 mg of Full Spectrum Hemp Oil (CBD). Pervida Calm is available in Blackberry Papaya, with two new flavors set to release in 2019.
Essentia, the pioneer of ionized alkaline bottled water in the U.S., announced that it continued to generate accelerated growth at retail during the final quarter of 2018, marking a strong conclusion to the brand’s most successful year-to-date.
Keith Brill has joined American Pasteurization Company (APC) as Chief Financial Officer. Brill, a Certified Public Accountant, has deep experience working with multi-national companies in external audit and corporate finance.
When it launched in 1999, energy drink brand Guru was the first organic and one of the few natural products in the category. In the years since, the Montreal-based brand has watched as energy drinks have developed into a $12 billion market in the U.S., but it’s only relatively recently that growth trends have shifted in the favor of natural products.
Tiesta Tea co-founder/CEO Patrick Tannous explained why hitting the pavement and building strong relationships with retail buyers has been critical to the development of his company. Robert Jakobi, a serial food entrepreneur and founder of better-for-you soup company Bou, chronicled his journey from the U.K. to the U.S. and discussed differences in how business works within the two countries.
LIFEAID Goes Chainwide with Walmart, Plans Triple Growth in 2019; CELSIUS To Expand in China with Royalty License Agreement; Oral I.V. Partners with McLane Company; Circle City Kombucha Expands in Chicago; Hoist Adds Two Kroger Divisions
Green tea brand Steaz, which markets organic certified and fair trade RTD iced green teas, energy drinks and prickly pear water, has launched iced tea and energy with QuikTrip. Hitting shelves in March, four iced green tea flavors will be in 790 locations and four energy flavors will be in 580 locations.
The Alkaline Water Company Inc., a leading producer of premium bottled alkaline drinking water sold under the brand name Alkaline88, announced that it has expanded an existing relationship with a key co-packaging partner based in Nevada. Specifically, Western Group Packaging (WGP) will begin producing the Company’s new flavored Alkaline88 water products.
ROAR Organic Hires Bart Silvestro as COO and President; William Lane Named Brand Director at Runa; Lain Hancock Leaves KDP; Former VOSS CEO Bayern Enters Cannabis Space; Bill Lange Joins Oxigen
Protein2o Plus Energy contains 125 mg of natural caffeine from green coffee beans and 15 g of whey protein per 16.9 oz. PET bottle and is available in Blueberry-Raspberry and Cherry Lemonade flavors.
