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Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. Launches “Stray Cat” Barrel Aged Gin

Double distilled in a Vendome copper pot still, the apple brandy-based spirit was made with classic gin botanicals and aged in a medium-char Serbian juniper barrel for 12 months. It is non-chill filtered and unadulterated by any post distillation infusion of flavor or color.

Q&A: Harmless Harvest Co-Founder Discusses “Raw” Revamp

BevNET recently spoke with Harmless Harvest co-founder Justin Guilbert to discuss in further detail why the company removed "100% Raw" and "Never Heated" from its labels and also addressed several questions as to whether external pressures, litigation and/or an updated formulation played a role in the updated positioning.

ORAL I.V. Adds Adam L. Ster to Board of Advisors

Ster is best known for his work in the athletic world as a body engineer that has helped dozens of professional athletes maintain health during competition and recovery from injury.

Bai Brands Debuts Bai Antiwater

Infused with distinctive antioxidant power and enhanced with electrolytes for a crisp, clean taste, this super-purified water represents the next generation of water hydration — what the brand affectionately calls H2.0.

Coke-Backed Group: Lack of Exercise, Not Soda, to Blame for Obesity Epidemic

Unsurprisingly, some health experts are criticizing the nonprofit’s agena. New York University professor of nutrition, food studies and public health Marion Nestle calls GEBN, whose website is registered to Coca-Cola’s Atlanta headquarters, “a front” for the soft drinks kingpin.

Chobani Founder Invests in La Colombe Coffee Roasters

La Colombe CEO and co-founder Todd Carmichael and co-founder JP Iberti will continue to lead the company in their current capacities, and Ulukaya will serve as an investor and the majority owner of the company with no board responsibilities and will continue to serve as Chairman & CEO of Chobani.

Aspartame-Free Diet Pepsi Hits Shelves

Beginning today, Diet Pepsi, Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi will be sweetened with a blend of sucralose instead of aspartame and will be available at retailers throughout the U.S.

Coca-Cola Foundation Awards $26.2 Million in First Half of 2015

During the first half of 2015, the Foundation awarded $2.3 million to support women’s empowerment initiatives, $9.3 million to support water and environmental initiatives, $12.2 million to support well-being initiatives including active healthy living, education, youth development and HIV/AIDS, and $2.3 million to support of other community improvement programs, including $1 million in disaster relief efforts.