Distribution Roundup: Yerbae Partners with AB InBev Distributors
Yerbae Partners with AB InBev Distributors; Flow Water Enters 4,000 CVS Stores; Bawls Guarana Adds Fresh Thyme Farmers Market; Shine Water Expands in Earth Fare
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Gallery: New Spirits Roundup
Taking a detour from our coverage of non-alcoholic products, BevNET chronicles some of the recent new expressions, limited edition releases and package redesigns in the world of spirits, ranging from rare imported Scotch to canned cocktails.
Taste Radio Insider Ep. 5: Why Not Dwelling On The Competition Has Helped Spindrift Continue to Sparkle
Spindrift founder and CEO Bill Creelman and Caroline Kibler, the company’s SVP of marketing, join Taste Radio Insider to discuss the continued evolution of the fast-growing sparkling water brand and how it is attempting to separate itself from both upstart and legacy competitors.
Keurig Dr Pepper Cutting 500 Jobs Nationwide
Keurig Dr Pepper will eliminate 500 jobs nationwide by Jan. 4, 2019, including 118 jobs across four facilities in Vermont, as the company consolidates operations following its merger this summer.
CELSIUS Hires Matt Kahn as EVP of Marketing
Kahn brings to the role more than 20 years of marketing experience, including overseeing Sprite, Glaceau Vitaminwater, Smartwater, and POWERADE at The Coca-Cola Company. He has also held positions at Heineken, Restorsea, and, most recently, as the VP of marketing at Save-A-Lot.
Quaker Enters Plant-Based Market With Oat Beverage
Quaker Oats, a division of PepsiCo, will officially enter the non-dairy plant-based milk space in January with the launch of Oat Beverage, a refrigerated three-SKU line available in 48 oz. multi serve bottles in three varieties: Original, Original Unsweetened and Vanilla.
Shine Water Expands in Earth Fare
Physician Made Beverages, LLC announced today that Shine Water will be available in all North Carolina and South Carolina Earth Fare locations by November 1st. Launching with the Asheville, N.C. based natural retailer adds to the company’s expanding footprint in the southeast.
Danone Outlines Sustainable Packaging Initiatives
Danone announces a series of new commitments and actions to ensure its packaging will become 100% circular, and to accelerate the global transition towards a circular economy of packaging.
CELSIUS Names Matt Kahn as EVP Marketing
Celsius Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CELH), maker of the clinically proven, globally marketed, functional, healthy energy CELSIUS drinks and powder sticks, announces today, that following an extensive search, CELSIUS has hired Matt Kahn to serve as its new Executive Vice President of Marketing, effective immediately.
The Living Apothecary Raises $1.4M
Probiotic water kefir maker The Living Apothecary has raised $1.4 million in a fundraising round led by L.A. Libations and Venice Brands, setting the brand on a path to triple its distribution over the next year.
Humm Kombucha Slashes Sugar With New Flavors
Bend, Ore.-based Humm Kombucha has launched a pair of new, reduced-sugar SKUs: Raspberry Hops and Ginger Juniper, each with 5g of sugar and 25 calories per 8 oz serving.
Elevator Talk: SZENT Excites Sense of Smell with New “Flavored” Waters
SZENT is reinventing the way people experience beverages. Chief Creative Officer, Maddie Grandbois, says the brand aims to shake up the flavored water category with a new spin, no added ingredients. Instead, the company has patented a polymer cap ring infused with essential oils that tricks the brain into believing you are tasting the flavor.
Alkaline88 Adds Over 150 Shaw’s Stores
The Alkaline Water Company Inc. is pleased to announce that Massachusetts based Shaw’s, a wholly owned subsidiary of Albertsons, will be selling Alkaline88 in over 150 store locations across the Northeastern United States.
Frey Farms Launches Sarah’s Homegrown Brand of Frozen, RTD Drinks
Frey Farms CEO Sarah Frey grew her family’s single farm in southern Illinois into a national supplier of produce, with more than a dozen farms and facilities located throughout the Midwest and Southeast. Now the company is continuing to build its beverage division -- which already includes Tsamma Watermelon Juice and craft private label provider Fresh pour -- with a new line of better-for-you drinks, Sarah’s Homegrown.