Positive Energy Beverages, a leading producer of organic energy drinks under the brand name Positive Energy is excited to announce their arrival at multiple banners under the Bashas’ Family of Stores, including both Bashas’ and AJ’s Fine Foods.
Premium bottled water brand Icelandic Glacial yesterday announced a major distribution expansion at grocery, foodservice and convenience stores. The news comes after double-digit growth in sales of the brand over the past year.
Vita Coco has launched an internal investigation of its product line after a New York woman reported finding a foreign object -- what she called an “octopus looking thing” in her coconut water -- prompting a media frenzy after a Facebook post last month that has now been shared more than 52,000 times.
An Australian study found a link between energy drinks and cardiac risk in people with Long QT Syndrome, a consumer survey shows people find some bottled water labelling "confusing," a New York City coffee shop sues Starbucks over Unicorn Frappuccino trademark violation.
Following last month’s acquisition of coconut water maker Coco Libre, the question is not whether New Age can run, but whether it can keep up the relentless pace in 2017 and beyond.
WhistlePig LLC, the premier rye whiskey company, today announced that it received a $25 million asset-based line of credit from JPMorgan Chase, replacing its current ABL and more than doubling its access to liquidity.
In this edition, we sat down with Gigi Lee Chang, the managing director of cause-oriented food business accelerator FoodFutureCo. Chang, who also founded baby food brand Plum Organics, explained FoodFutureCo’s work in advising and supporting early- and mid-stage food and beverage companies that are providing unique products and solutions for the food system.
For the first quarter of 2017, the Company reported revenue of $3.5 million, compared to the prior year’s first quarter revenue of $4.3 million. The Company reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2017 of $197,000 or ($0.00) per share, compared to a net income of $49,000 or $0.00 per share, for the first quarter of 2016.
Voters in Sante Fe gave the soda industry its first victory over pro-tax campaigners, while efforts to push through measures in Connecticut and Massachusetts stall.
Originally a private label manufacturer of dairy-alternative milks, Good Karma developed its own branded CPG line in 2014 and expanded beyond beverages to yogurt in late 2016.
According to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the financing is part of a total $3,750,000 equity offering. The round was led by IDEA Fund Partners, Duke Angel Network, and DUMAC, and included contributions from local investors around the company’s North Carolina homebase.
Net sales for the company’s Monster Energy Drinks segment increased 8.8 percent in Q1 to $845.5 million as compared to $777.5 in 2016, while net sales for Monster’s Strategic Brands segment were also up to $68 million as compared to $58.5 million for the same period in 2016.
Kill Cliff, a sports nutrition company well known in functional fitness for its Recovery Drinks, is expanding its brand into performance athletic apparel. Their debut accessory item is a compression sleeve “powered by DRYV Technology” to assist athletes in quickly wiping and absorbing perspiration on hands and face that can impact performance.
Black Button Distilling will launch their hand crafted, limited edition Lilac Gin on May 12, 2017, to commemorate the first day of Rochester’s annual Lilac Festival and mark the start of the spring season.
