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BevNET Live 2017: Stay Independent or Take the Money

At BevNET Live Winter 2017 in Santa Monica, several entrepreneurs, some who sold stake in their company for private equity investment and some who left it on the table, offered their personal experiences dealing with the question of whether to stay independent or not.

Flavor Producers Recapitalized to Support Growth and Expansion

Flavor Producers will remain independent and continue to serve its customers with the highest level of flavor technology and customer service from its three facilities and R&D groups in Valencia, CA; Cincinnati, OH and Linden, NJ. 

BevNET Live Video: The New Playbook for Beverages

In the opening presentation of BevNET Live Winter 2017 in Santa Monica, Calif. Andrew Henkel, SVP of brand growth solutions at SPINS, took a deep dive into the state of a beverage marketplace featuring tens of thousands of brands.

Trimino Unveils New Flavors

Trimino Brands, maker of trimino – Protein Infused Water, announces the availability of 3 All-Natural flavors: Citrus, Orchard and Raspberry Limeade.

Genius Partners with LA Distributing

Genius -- which recently re-launched its popular, in-demand coconut smoothie -- has partnered up with LA Distributing, one of the premiere distributors in Southern California with a reach to thousands of independents and natural chains in Los Angeles and Orange County.

Revamped Role Tea Reflects on First Year

A year after launching functional iced tea brand Role Tea, Mike Johnson has a simple piece of advice for young beverage entrepreneurs guiding their own startup ventures: “Learn as much as possible, as quickly as possible.”

Distribution Roundup: Purpose Tea Launches in Southwest

Purpose Tea launches in Albertson’s and Market Street stores; Humblemaker partners with Los Angeles Distributing Company; Soylent goes wide in California 7-Eleven stores; Sunniva Super Coffee grows presence in grocery