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Evy Tea Closes $1 Million Seed Round

Founded in 2014, Evy Tea’s ready-to-drink line is now available in roughly 500 stores throughout the Northeast, and Chen said she wants to dominate the region before expanding further. The company is currently in serious talks with several top beverage distributors.

KEEL Partners LLC Announces Expansion and Series A Funding

KEEL Partners LLC, the nation’s first premium light spirit, owned by Rhode Island businessmen Bill Dessel and Tom McGowan and former New England Patriot, Matt Light, is pleased to announce the successful completion of multimillion dollar Series A Funding and the expansion of its management team.

Kohana Reinvents with Sales Team Shakeup

Kohana has had a reinventive year so far, hiring a new sales team, announcing an ambitious innovation pipeline, and a breaking ground on an expanded production facility expansion that will allow the cold brew coffee makers to produce its ready-to-drink coffees in-house with enough extra canning and retort space to rent out capacity to an outside co-packer.

Ex-Employees File Lawsuits Against Bai

Three former employees have sued the company and its recently departed founder and CEO, Ben Weiss, for allegedly cheating them out of the fair market value of their ownership stakes in the company ahead of its $1.7 billion sale to Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) last November.

Suja To Launch Kombucha At Costco This Month

The San Diego-based brand will unveil a four-SKU line of organic kombucha at Costco stores in three regions later this month, with a broader launch in natural and conventional grocery channels set to commence this fall.

Soylent Enters Retail with L.A. 7-Eleven Launch

After several months teasing that the brand would soon be available in retail outlets, Soylent today announced that it will be making its brick-and-mortar debut this month at 18 7-Eleven locations in Greater Los Angeles.

CIL US Wines & Spirits Expands Glencadam Single Malt Portfolio in the U.S.

CIL US Wines & Spirits, the American subsidiary of independent and family-owned Camus Wines & Spirits, announced today it is expanding the Glencadam Single Malt Scotch Whisky presence in the United States with the addition of the limited edition Glencadam 13 Year Old.

VIT HIT Launches U.S. Distribution Push with Honickman Group

VIT HIT Brands has dramatically expanded their distribution foot print in the United States through securing an exclusive distribution agreement with the Honickman Group, one of the nation’s largest beverage distribution companies.

Coco Taps Now Available at The Juice Standards’ Raw Juice Bar in Las Vegas

The Juice Standard provides fresh and healthy tapped coconuts in it's raw juice bar at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas to keep visitors hydrated at the resort. Coco Taps supplies the juice bar with organic coconuts that are free of packaging, have reusable taps and can be composted after use.