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LifeAID Launches Immunity Line

ImmunityAID is the latest product from LifeAID Beverage Company, a brand of functional beverages that serve specific consumer need states. The new orange-flavored SKU launched today at the NACS Show 2018 in Las Vegas.

Pervida Announces Sugar Control Product

Pervida, the award-winning functional beverage company, is pleased to announce the launch of its new line, Pervida Sugar Control, scheduled for release in the Spring of 2019.

Taste Radio Insider Ep. 2: Want Brand Loyalty? ‘Be Consistently Great,’ Says Uncle Matt’s Founder; Insight Into the KDP/Core Deal

In this episode, we feature an interview with Matt McLean, the founder of organic beverage company Uncle Matt’s, who discussed the brand’s evolution from its launch nearly 20 years ago through to its sale to dairy conglomerate Dean Foods in 2017. We also sit down with BevNET editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman, who offered insight and perspective into Keurig Dr Pepper’s $525 million acquisition of Core Nutrition.

Gratitude Health Launches ‘Dragon Well’ RTD Teas

Gratitude Health announced the launch of its first line of products: Gratitude Dragon Well Green Teas. The five-SKU line of ready-to-drink Dragon Well Green Teas are all USDA-Certified Organic and come in five distinct flavors. The line’s Peach, Wildberry, Blood Orange and Original flavors have 45-calorie per 15-oz bottle. The fifth flavor, Mint, is a zero- calorie, unsweetened tea.

Soylent Launches Innovation Lab for Food Tech Startups

Upon launching, meal replacement drink Soylent married its Silicon Valley origins with the CPG space, using science and technology to fulfill a company mission of making “complete nutrition” accessible and affordable. Now, the company wants to help others in the food tech space do the same with the Soylent Innovation Lab, a new co-working space designed for similarly disruptive food and beverage brands in Los Angeles.

Brand Profile: New Flavors, Partnerships Keep Flow Water Moving Forward

With the introduction of two new flavors, Blackberry-Hibiscus and Grapefruit-Elderflower, Flow Alkaline Spring Water is continuing to capture “the sophisticated flavor tone of what our target market is looking for in hydration but also in an infused flavor around detoxing," according to founder and CEO Nicholas Reichenbach.

European Meal Replacement Brand SATURO Launches in U.S.

SATURO is a ready-to-drink meal replacement, designed for individuals with busy lifestyles, who are looking to maintain a balanced diet at all times. In short, a balanced drink that will leave you pleasantly satiated.

People Moves: Bhakti Chai Hires New VP of Sales

Bhakti Chai Hires New VP of Sales, Cuts Two Execs; Welch’s Names Bynum as CEO; Humm Kombucha Hires New VP of Marketing; Mark Walen Joins Topa as CEO of Beverage Distribution Group; Distill Ventures Taps New Non-Alc Leader

Elevator Talk: Caskai Takes Cascara to the International Stage

Joel Jelderks, founder of Caskai, has set forth on a mission to introduce premium cascara-based beverages to the global market, noting that coffee consumers are their first target market, as they will likely be more aware of cascara.

FORTO Launches Full-Size RTD Line

FORTO is coming for Starbucks and Monster with a new full-size, ready-to-drink “Energy Coffee” line debuting at the 2018 National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show in Las Vegas on Oct. 8-10.