BeatBox Beverages, makers of the ‘World’s Tastiest Portable Party Punch,’ announces their first-ever national party tour with popular DJ group, GTA. The company first made history on ABC’s Shark Tank in 2014 by securing a $1M investment with Mark Cuban for 1⁄3 of their boxed party punch company.
In July, Fiji left the Keurig Dr Pepper allied brands portfolio to handle its own distribution. The transition marks the start of a new era for the premium water brand, and at NACS this month the company’s president Elizabeth Stephenson gave BevNET some insight into what the future might look like.
Following tremendous success in 7-Elevens across Southern California, Perfect Hydration, one of the cleanest forms of purified water, will continue quenching consumers’ thirst this fall with increased regional distributions. The alkalinized, mineralized, electrolyzed and ionized water is set to hit the shelves of over 120 Ralph’s and expand in 7-Eleven locations in Southern California this November.
Fairlife, LLC, the dairy-based health food company, today announced the launch of fairlife® smart snacks, a new collection of snack-sized beverages designed as the perfect snack to help curb hunger between meals. The latest addition to the company’s portfolio of highly nutritious beverages, fairlife® smart snacks are made with fairlife ultra-filtered milk, which is dairy milk that has been cold-filtered to remove the lactose while delivering 50% more protein and 50% less sugar than regular milk.
Rosa Foods, the makers of Soylent, today announced a 100,000 meal donation to New York partners, Island Harvest Food Bank and City Harvest, as part of their #SoylentForGood initiative.
Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company, recently named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in the U.S., will showcase its new Cucumber Jalapeno and Organic Orange Juices, as well as popular, returning seasonal favorites, Pumpkin Apple Spice and Orange Cranberry, at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit Expo being held October, 18 – 20 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
BluePrint founders Zoë Sakoutis and Erica Huss discussed the brand’s origins, early wins and struggles, and how a voicemail left by former Starbucks chairman and CEO Howard Schultz factored into their decision to sell the company. They also spoke about their experience moving into the food space with Erzo, a brand of vitamin-infused biscuits, and explained how their new podcast has provided a way to address some unfinished business.
“Distributed kitchen” startup brand incubator Pilotworks abruptly ceased operations nationwide this weekend, leaving hundreds of food and beverage businesses without production and storage facilities or distribution to retail outlets.
OWYN Aims to Triple Store Count, Enters Walgreens and CVS; Dunn’s River Brands Partners with Big Geyser for Sweet Leaf Distribution; Wandering Bear Expands in Target with Grab-and-Go Placement; Alkaline88 Adds 7,500 Stores
Rosa Foods, the makers of Soylent, announced today that two of their Ready-to-Drink flavors will now be offered in an 11 oz Tetra Pak, available in a 4-count multipack. The new packaging will retail in both Walmart and Target, which will enable the brand to reach the masses in this rapid expansion in thousands of Walmart and Target locations.
In this roundup of news from the 2018 NACS trade show in Las Vegas, BevNET checks in with Red Bull and Hint about recent line extensions, examines developments in the sparkling water space, learns about new CBD drinks from New Age Beverages, and samples Brew Dr. Kombucha's new C-store exclusive innovations.
Welch’s, the world’s leading seller of Concord and Niagara grape-based products, shines a light on a frequently ignored shopper in America and it’s not who you’d expect. Launching today, the marketing campaign “Tough as Grapes” will focus on a new audience of Gen X men with a tough and gritty look at how Welch’s Grape Juice is made with the world’s toughest antioxidants.
Bluewater Organic Distilling, the Pacific Northwest small-batch distillery known for it’s copper-distilled Bluewater Organic Vodka and Halcyon Organic Distilled Gin, is proud to announce the launch of Wintersun Organic Aquavit – The first certified organic Aquavit in America.
Tarnished Truth Distilling Company, the Virginia-based distillery founded by locals Andrew Yancey and Josh Canada, releases its signature small batch bourbons to market on October 1. The finely crafted bourbons, helmed by veteran distiller Larry Ebersol, include Tarnished Truth 3 Year High Rye and Tarnished Truth 9 Year Single Barrel Bourbon.
