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DRY Soda Launches Zero Sugar Organic Sodas

DRY Soda Company, creator of beautifully flavored, lightly sweet sodas, today announced the launch of its second brand, DRY Zero Sugar, a line of sugar-free organic sodas.

First Beverage Ventures Invests in Laws Whiskey House

First Beverage Ventures, the private equity arm of beverage advisory and investment firm First Beverage Group, today announced its investment in Colorado-based distiller Laws Whiskey House, making it the second spirits brand to join the FBG portfolio.

Press Clips: SEC Looking Into National Beverage

SEC Looking Into National Beverage; California Decides Coffee Doesn’t Cause Cancer After All; Seattle Scraps Head Tax After Pressure from Amazon, Starbucks; Struggling Dairy Farmers Turn to A2 Milks; Gatorade Wins ‘Sports Fuel’ Trademark Case

Humm Kombucha Launches Variety Pack in Costco

Humm Kombucha, the world’s most drinkable kombucha, is launching its first-ever variety pack in exclusive retail partnership with 35+ Costco warehouses in Southern California.

Nielsen: Coke, PepsiCo, DPS All See Sales Growth

Overall non-alcoholic beverage sales in all channels continued to grow during the four-week period ending on June 16, according to a Wells Fargo Securities beverage report on Nielsen sales data released earlier this week.

Eddie Russell Releases Russell’s Reserve 2002

As Bourbon collectors continue their quest for those hard-to-find whiskey “unicorns,” Russell’s Reserve unveils a real Kentucky gem with the release of Russell’s Reserve 2002 – a beautiful vintage hand-selected by Master Distiller Eddie Russell.

Peace Tea Launches ‘Choose Peace’ Campaign

Peace Tea – the leading refreshment tea brand in The Coca-Cola Company portfolio – wants kindness to spread even further with its #ChoosePeace summer campaign, encouraging Randomer Random Acts of Kindness.

Genius Launches on Amazon

Through a fulfillment partnership with Kehe, Genius will be launching on Amazon.Com by early-mid July.

Taste Radio Ep. 117: How Does Industry Insider Bill Weiland Identify The Next Big Trends in Food?

Industry insider and Presence Marketing founder/CEO on how the natural foods industry has “grown up” and his approach to identifying disruptive brands and concepts; Taza Chocolate founder/CEO Alex Whitmore on how a focused and uncompromising approach to quality has differentiated Taza from the competition and why only recently the company decided to accept outside investment for the first time

Leadership Shakeup Announced Ahead of Keurig, DPS Merger

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) and Keurig Green Mountain unveiled the leadership team that will take the helm at the new Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) when the merger transaction between the two companies closes, which is expected to happen next month.