Massachusetts’ Proposed Bottle Bill Suffers Landslide Defeat; California Cities Split Verdicts On Soda Tax
The beverage industry saw wins and losses in the results of last night’s midterm ballot questions.
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International Bottled Water Association Renews Support of Michelle Obama’s Drink Up Campaign
The first lady's initiative encourages everyone to drink more water (bottled, tap, or filtered) more often.
BevNET’s 2014 Craft Spirits and Mixers Guide is Now Available for Download
The inaugural guide features a range of early-stage and established craft spirits brands, each producing an array of unique, small-batch spirits, from across the U.S. The compilation also includes a broad spectrum of mixer companies playing in the space, showcasing the continuing breadth of variety in the category.
Coke Life Goes National
Coke quietly announced the move at last month’s National Association of Convenience Stores show, where it sampled the mid-calorie product among a host of other new and soon-to-be-launched products, and yesterday made the news official.
Honest Tea Grows Purchases of Organic Ingredients to 6.5 Million Pounds
Honest Tea’s fifth annual Mission Report reveals a marked increase in the amount of organic ingredients purchased by the company from 2007-2013.
Nielsen Numbers: CSD Pricing Holds Strong; Monster Beverage Sales Growth Declines
Coca Cola continues to lead the charge in CSD’s continued overall growth in sales.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Acquires Assets of Davis Beverage Group and Davis Bottling Co.
The acquisition includes a 42-county distribution territory covering most of the Eastern half of Pennsylvania as well as Western and Central New Jersey.
The Flavor Rules
Promising brand propositions can fall apart if the flavor isn’t there, while marginally functional products can catch fire behind great taste. Brands will do whatever they can to maintain their flavor advantage (Coke’s secret formula, anyone?) while a switch in sweetener mix can totally undermine a product (Vitaminwater’s recent stevia experiment comes to mind).
Square One Organic Spirits Introduces Square One Bergamot
Square One Organic Spirits, recognized as a pioneer of innovative organic spirits, launches Square One Bergamot and for the first time since the company was founded, Square One applies its distinctive organic and multi-botanical approach to citrus-based spirits.
Freshbev Launches Two New Cold Pressed Bar Juices
Freshbev Craft Juicery, the creator of the nation’s first cold-pressed bar juice, is adding two new flavors to its line of cold pressed HPP bar juices.
FDA Rules In Favor Of Aspartame Use
Two citizen petitions aiming to ban the use of the non-caloric sweetener have been denied by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Coco Joy Kids Coconut Water Will Feature Characters From Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’
Coco Joy Kids Coconut Water Will Feature Characters From @DisneyAnimation's 'Big Hero 6'
Organic Gemini’s TigerNuts Products Now Available At NYC’s Gansevoort Market
Organic Gemini is excited to announce the opening of their first retail outlet at Gansevoort Farmer's Market on November 7th, 2014.
Sparkling ICE and Kevin Durant Team Up for Ad Campaign
The new campaign debuts on billboards and digital platforms in conjunction with the start of the 2014-2015 NBA season.