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Guotai Spirits Enters U.S. Market with a Modern Twist on Baijiu

As China’s national spirit, baijiu (pronounced bye, joo) is a clear liquor made primarily from sorghum and wheat. It’s the world’s best-selling liquor with an estimated 10 to 17 billion liters being consumed annually.

CocoMazing Headquarters Land in Scottsdale

Cocomazing has just 45 calories and 9 grams of sugar, making it the preferred alternative to sodas and is certified organic, non-GMO, vegan and kosher.

Steaz Hits The Sale Block

Documents obtained by BevNET indicate that Steaz has retained the services of First Beverage Financial, the investment banking arm of First Beverage Group, who have sought a $30 million minimum bid to acquire the company.

Happy Planet Launches New Fresh Organic Raspberry Iced Tea

Happy Planet’s new delicious dynamic duo – fresh Organic Lemonade & Organic Raspberry Iced Tea 1.5L - will start appearing on store shelves in grocery stores across Canada at the beginning of May.

Tennis Stars John Isner and Steve Johnson Invest in Runa

Runa co-founder and president Tyler Gage said the company intends allocate its new funds through strengthening its consumer marketing efforts, a component of which will be putting Runa’s new investors to work.

Expo West 2016 Video: Koa Starts to Sparkle

A first time exhibitor at Natural Products Expo West, Koa markets a uniquely formulated zero-calorie, juice-based beverage that it calls “olakino.” In the above video, Koa CEO Adam Louras speaks with BevNET about the company's approach to innovation and new product development. He also discusses Koa’s distribution goals for 2016, and the addition of beverage industry veteran Ken Sadowsky as an advisor.