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Mother Earth Natural Foods to Stock Cocozia

Epicurex LLC, manufacturers and distributers of the 100% organic Cocozia® range, has announced today that Mother Earth Natural Foods is the latest in a line of highly regarded health food stores to stock Cocozia® coconut water.

Coke Announces Expanded Cost-Cutting Strategy

Coke’s numbers for the three month period fell short of analyst expectations and elicited what company Chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent described as a “hard look at our progress to date.”

NACS Video: Here’s Why Sparkling Ice Launched Tea

Even with the presence of major players like Lipton, Nestle, AriZona, and Coke in the category, Talking Rain CEO Kevin Klock said, there was an opportunity to bring in a new, single-serve brand that could add to the company's volume. "We're between categories," Klock told BevNET during a videotaped interview on the floor of NACS. "That's where the white space is."

Blake Koch and Flo Rida Promote Celsius Flo Fusion

Celsius Flo Fusion is a great tasting Pre-Workout energy drink to fuel those who live an active lifestyle. Using the same formula as your favorite Celsius products, Flo Fusion is powered by scientifically tested, calorie burning MetaPlus®.

Copper & Kings Distillery Celebrates Grand Opening in Louisville

Kentucky Distillers’ Association president Eric Gregory welcomed the untraditional brandy makers to the state and Mayor Greg Fischer deemed it “Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. Day” at the lively ribbon cutting event.

AriZona Aims For the Dairy Aisle with “Good Brew”

AriZona’s most intriguing new product was one that the company gave only scant attention at the 2014 NACS show. While the company displayed only a couple prop bottles of “Good Brew,” a lemon-flavored, cane sugar-sweetened tea, packaged in a clear 59 oz. carafe with a teal-colored cap and hipster/throwback label, the multi-serve beverage certainly stood out.

Coca-Cola and Bottler Exchange Territories in Tenn. and Ky.

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated announced it has signed a definitive agreement with The Coca-Cola Company to exchange the bottler’s franchise territory in Jackson, TN for territory currently served by Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. in Lexington, KY.

Cytosport to Relaunch Grant Program for High School Athletes

CytoSport, Inc., owner of the MUSCLE MILK® brand, announced today that the MUSCLE MILK® Recovery Grant Program will be re-launched and will provide up to $250,000 in grants to help rebuild and revitalize high school athletic programs around the country that demonstrate a financial need.

IBC Transitions From Wooden to Plastic Shipping Pallets

Independent Beverage Corporation (IBC), the North Carolina based soft drink company that is known for its unique and popular cherry flavored soda, Cheerwine, has completed its conversion from a standard wooden pallet product distribution platform to a full system integration of iGPS Logistics plastic pallets.

MetaBrand Capital Invests $5.75 Million in Runa

Through the new fund, the company will primarily focus on growth capital investments in the food, beverage, nutrition and natural and organic product industries with strategic partners that embody and embrace a similar philosophy.

Video: Eyeing Sweeter Demand for Indulgent Coffee, Ito En Doubles Down on Jay Street

Sweeter and denser that the primary line, Ito En's new Jay Street Extra Rich coffees were formulated to address consumer demand for creamier, thicker option similar to that of the familiar taste and mouthfeel of Starbucks’ Frappuccino products. Packaged in 9.1 oz. bottles, and at 150 calories and no fat, however, Adam Hertel, Ito En’s vice president of sales for grocery and natural, views the drinks to be, like the flagship products, a healthier option for consumers.

The Launch of Vacay Water Enhancer

Vacay is an all-natural water enhancer with ingredients known to "relieve stress and anxiety, ease tension and calm the mind." It combines the ever-popular flavors of iced tea and lemonade in a conveniently portable supplement that consumers simply add to their water.