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Capri Sun Reformulates With No Added Sugar

Existing lines Capri Sun Organic, Capri Sun 100% Juice, and Capri Sun Fruit & Veggie Blends (previously known as Super V) will now feature no added sugar. In an email to BevNET, Melanie Huet, vice president for Capri Sun, said the decision to reformulate was partially based on consumer feedback.

Expo East 2017 Video: Innovation & Inspiration With Holy Kombucha

In a video interview with BevNET, Theresa Pham, co-founder of Dallas, Texas-based Holy Kombucha, spoke about the Lone Star State’s growing kombucha scene and how the brand is transitioning from the natural channel into conventional retailers. Pham also discussed the company’s revamped packaging and evolving flavor profiles that integrate functional ingredients like ashwagandha and yerba mate.

KOPU Sparkling Water Launches in SoCal

Packaged within sleek and resealable aluminum bottles, KOPU offers an unmistakably pure taste that is infused with champagne-like bubbles, delivering a distinct, velvety hydration experience. KOPU is sourced from ancient and precious aquifers thousands of feet below dormant volcanoes of New Zealand’s pristine Bay of Plenty.

Patrón Tequila’s Announces New AR App

The journey begins when users download and launch “The Patrón Experience” from the Apple App Store, where they’ll encounter a single Weber Blue Agave plant. By planting the agave in its “field” (any flat surface viewable through the phone’s camera system), they trigger a flourishing landscape of agave, lush greenery, and a lifelike model of the Patrón Hacienda where Patrón Tequila is produced and bottled.

Savannah Spirits Group Opens New Distillery and Launches First Products

The 12,000 square foot building, built in the late 1800's, will also house an upscale chophouse with multiple dining rooms, a full bar and private event space with a terrace on the upper floors all surrounded by the original brick that has been uncovered during the renovations. In the meantime, Savannah Spirits is currently producing its first two products off-site, Silver and Amber Rums.

Ingredion Announces 133 Ingredients Receive Non-GMO Project Verification

Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today announced 17 additions to its broad list of approved Non-GMO Project Verified ingredient solutions. The additions bring Ingredion’s total number of Non-GMO Project Verified ingredients to 133.

Expo East 2017 Video: How Oatly is Bringing a European Fixture to U.S. Consumers

Speaking with the company’s U.S. general manager Mike Messersmith at Natural Products Expo East 2017, held Sept. 13-16 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md., BevNET reporter Brad Avery gets the word on how the company intends to compete within the U.S. market and why it believes oat milk offers dairy-free consumers a high quality alternative to other alt-milks.

Coca-Cola Announces Branded Content First within EA SPORTS FIFA 18

The advert, which features EA SPORTS™ FIFA 18 virtual athlete Alex Hunter is a nod to the brand’s classic 1979 “Mean Joe,” television spot, in which an American Football star is given a bottle of Coca-Cola from a fan after a tough game.

Jolt Cola Returns with Exclusive Dollar General Distribution

Jolt Cola announced today that America's original carbonated energy drink is now on sale at Dollar General Stores across the country. The one-year, exclusive distribution deal will provide customers with access to single $1 cans offering 16 ounces of all the sugar and twice the caffeine.

GT’s Kombucha Partners With Spartan Race

GT’s Kombucha, the #1-selling Kombucha brand and pioneering proponent of proper gut health, is teaming up with Spartan, the largest obstacle race and endurance brand in the world.