The specialty chemicals company LANXESS, whose Velcorin cold sterilization agent is among the leading technologies in beverage stabilization, is expanding its portfolio to include an innovative natural preservative. This meets the high demand for natural products from drink manufacturers, and from consumers in particular.
In this clip Matt Jimenez, founder of food and beverage portfolio company MindFull, explains how his previous industry experience is informing the launch, why he chose to partner with wellness brand Gaiam, and how MindFull will develop lifestyle brands around functional products.
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson is scaling back founder and former CEO Howard Schultz’s plans for luxury coffee shops, according to The Wall Street Journal. Schultz’s growth strategy included 1,000 Starbucks Reserve cafes selling premium coffee and artisanal bakery items, as well as 30 more locations of its Starbucks Roastery, experience-oriented stores aimed at increasing traffic and improving declining sales.
Tofurky CEO Jaime Athos discussed the origins of the plant-based meat brand and how it has evolved over its nearly four decades on the market. Athos also spoke about current challenges in the plant-based meat category/market, executing and learning from a brand revamp, the reason that Tofurky has resisted acquisition offers and why he believes that plant-based ham has to taste great, but doesn’t have to taste exactly like... ham.
Roughly one year after joining Forager Project as the company’s chief marketing officer, Alex Matthews has departed the plant-based food and beverage brand to launch Here Studio, a multi-faceted branding, design and CPG product development house in Los Angeles.
New Riff Distilling, a Northern Kentucky distillery offering a new riff on American whiskey, today announces that it will share barrels that formerly held New Riff Bourbon with 34 of the state’s top craft brewers on Jan. 16
Southern Distilling Company (SDC), owned and operated by local entrepreneurs Pete and Vienna Barger, is a high-capacity craft distillery located in Statesville, North Carolina offering premium contract distilling services to clients around the world.
Scott Vanderpool has been named Texas regional sales director for MGP. His new role supports MGP’s brand portfolio expansion into the Texas market, as announced last week.
During the Winter Fancy Food Show 2019 in San Francisco last week, BevNET caught up with James Moss, managing director for North America at BOS, to discuss the brand’s progress since launching its ready-to-drink rooibos line in five SKUs in the Southern California last March.
The Bently Heritage Estate Distillery officially opens in early 2019. The distillery's new home is the LEED Gold certified Minden Flour Mill and Creamery buildings.
Brockmans Gin, the super-premium new-style gin with a taste "Like No Other," is pleased to announce it is moving distribution of its award-winning gin in the state of New York.
Following a Double Gold medal and title of Best Flavored Gin in the 2018 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Watershed Distillery is excited to announce a new look and wider distribution for their third addition to the Watershed family of gins, Chamomile-Flavored Guild Gin.
4Pure, maker of maple-sweetened organic lemonades, has developed a line of cannabis-infused shots for release in late spring of 2019.
Eastside Distilling, Inc. has announced the acquisition by merger of Portland-based Craft Canning + Bottling, a leading provider of mobile canning and bottling services in Oregon, Washington and Colorado.
