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Global Spirits USA Launches New Website

As a result of it’s exponential growth over the past year, Global Spirits USA has launched it's own web domain, www.globalspiritsus.com.

Ancho Verde Available in New Markets in 2017

Following a successful New York launch in the autumn of 2016, Ancho Reyes Verde, has announced additional distribution in California, Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois and Florida to begin in February 2017.

Expo West 2017 Preview: Ito En to Launch “Ice-Steeped” Cold Brew Tea

Betting that consumer demand for cold brew will percolate beyond coffee and into the RTD tea segment, Ito En North America has developed a new range of “ice-steeped” cold brew teas. The company will debut the products, which stretch across three of its brands -- matcha LOVE, TEAS’ TEA Organic and Oi Ocha -- at the upcoming Natural Products Expo West 2017.

The EVOLVE Brand Launches as CytoSport, Inc.’s First Plant-Based Protein Line

CytoSport, Inc., a leading sports nutrition company and maker of MUSCLE MILK® premium protein products, launched the EVOLVE® brand, the company’s first plant-based and vegan protein line. EVOLVE® products are free of dairy, soy, gluten and artificial flavors, and are made with all non-GMO ingredients.

Dahlicious Prepping Launch of Dairy-Free Kefirs

The Leominster, Mass.-based brand unveiled the new line, which will be launching this June in 24 oz. plastic PET bottles and available in Mango, Vanilla and Strawberry varieties, in January at the 2017 Fancy Food Show in San Francisco.

New Nestea Hits Retail Shelves in the U.S.

Delivering on consumers’ changing needs, NESTEA officially unveiled today its new brand proposition, set to hit retail shelves in the U.S. this month. The reinvention is aimed at enhancing the position of NESTEA in the rapidly expanding, $4.5 billion ready-to-drink tea category.

Sprite Launches Two New Cherry-Flavored Varieties

Sprite Cherry is hitting store shelves nationwide in a convenient, on-the-go 20-ounce PET bottle. The brand also is introducing Sprite Cherry Zero to give fans another delicious zero-sugar and zero-calorie option.

Manatawny Still Works Announces Double Barrel Reserve Whiskey

In the latest installment of Manatawny Still Works' Small Batch Whiskey Series, the suburban Philadelphia distiller has created BATCH13, a blend of several casks of the distillery's Keystone Whiskey finished in a 59-gallon port barrel from Gandona Estate Winery.

KombuchaKon 2017 Recap

Category growth, testing methodology and distribution strategies were just a few of the topics bubbling inside the Long Beach Convention Center over the weekend at the fourth annual KombuchaKon.