Virginia Distillery Company has announced the upcoming opening of its new tasting room and production facility. In November the fast-growing whisky business will welcome guests daily at a new visitor’s center that will offer what the company is calling “The Virginia Whisky Experience.”
McDonald's has added a beast to its menu -- and we’re not talking about the mythical Quadruple Quarter Pounder with cheese.
The complete Celsius line of RTD flavors including Sparkling Orange, Sparkling Wild Berry, Peach Mango Green Tea, Raspberry Acai Green Tea, and Sparkling Cola is now available at such landmark locations as the historic Hotel Del Coronado, the Fit Athletic Club, which was recently voted “Best Gym” in the San Diego A-List Poll, the Broadway Athletic and Swim Club, the San Diego leader in luxury fitness, and the upscale Bay Club in Carmel Valley.
In this role, Clayton will lead Peet’s retail business, which includes 237 company-owned stores across the United States. He will oversee all aspects of retail, including store and people operations, store design, merchandising, pricing, real estate and property development.
All nine of the Bend, Oregon-based brand’s flavors are now available for purchase at CenturyLink Field’s new Grab and Go Market and Humm’s two best-selling flavors - Pomegranate Lemonade and Coconut Lime - are also available for sale on tap at the stadium.
Louisville-based Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. has appointed new distribution partners for its American Brandy and Absinthe spirits in two pivotal Atlantic markets: New York and Washington D.C.
ROK Drinks, the beverages division of ROK Stars PLC, has announced the acquisition of Northern Californian-based Amador Distillery, makers of the Engine 49 range of premium spirits.
Many beverage exhibitors at the 2015 NACS show indicated that convenience store operators are -- like their counterparts in grocery and club -- increasingly looking to add natural and better-for-you beverages to their shelves and coolers. It’s a trend that, for C-stores, has been bubbling at the surface for years, but appears to have achieved significant traction over the past 12 months.
For the quarter, reported net sales increased 3% on a 3% increase in sales volumes, favorable product and package mix and price increases.
King Soopers is a supermarket brand of Kroger in the Rocky Mountains of the United States; it has its headquarters in Denver, Colorado.
"Our third quarter results were in line with our expectations and reflect the continued execution of our strategic initiatives to restore momentum, which are beginning to take hold across our global business," said Muhtar Kent, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company.
The new bottlers include Tampa-based Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, Chicago-based Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution (a subsidiary of beer distribution giant Reyes Holdings), and Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company, out of Atlantic, Iowa.
Through its direct charity partner Generosity.org, for every bottle purchased Generosity Water provides access to clean water to two people for one month.
While McDonald’s declined to say if it would add Monster products to more locations, the test is one of a number of recent attempts by the company -- including the addition of an all-day breakfast menu and a kale burger -- to breathe new life into its stores, which have seen sliding sales since 2012.
