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ASPIRE Beverages Now Available at LifeCafe

CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Life Time –The Healthy Way of Life Company (NYSE: LTM), announced today that ASPIRE Beverages are now available for purchase at LifeCafe destinations nationwide. Conveniently located inside…

Cabana Coconut Water Available at Fred Meyer Supermarkets

DENVER — The Pulse Beverage Corporation (OTCQB:PLSB), makers of Natural Cabana® Lemonades and Coconut Waters, and PULSE® brand of functional beverages, today announced that Natural Cabana® Coconut Water will be…

The Convenience Channel’s Weight

A recent report by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) says that the convenience frontier keeps growing. According to the report, U.S. convenience stores increased in-store sales in 2013 to a record $204 billion. As of Dec. 31, 2013, the U.S. convenience store count had increased to 151,282 stores, a 1.4 percent increase from the previous year.

Muscle Milk Protein Hits Shelves in the United Kingdom

BENICIA, Calif. — CytoSport®, one of the largest sports nutrition companies in the United States, recently launched Muscle Milk ProteinTM Ready-To-Drink into the United Kingdom. Available as a convenient 330mL…

ShopRite to Stock AquaBall

IRVINE, Calif. — True Drinks, Inc. (OTCQB: TRUU), a healthy beverage provider with major entertainment and media company licensing agreements for use of their characters on its proprietary, patented bottles,…

Can’t We All Just… Chill?

Because formulations are not easily understood, the term “relaxation” is one that consumers define for themselves, independent of ingredients — creating meanings that are often at odds with how brands position and market their products. .

Four More Companies Join the Drink Up Initiative

WASHINGTON —  The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), which works with the private sector and PHA Honorary Chair First Lady Michelle Obama to solve the nation’s childhood obesity crisis,…

AMP Energy Debuts Sour Grape Flavor

PURCHASE, N.Y. — AMP Energy and racing superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. are excited to announce the debut of a new sour grape flavor, Dale Jr. Sour, available for a limited…

Chameleon Cold-Brew Hires New Vice President of Sales

AUSTIN, Texas — Chameleon Cold-Brew coffee, one of the nation’s first and leading cold- brewed coffee companies, announced today that Katie Journeay has joined the team as Vice President of…

Press Clips: Another Rough Year for CSDs

CSD volume has declined for nine consecutive years, and the 3 percent decline in 2013 was worse than the 1.2 percent decline in 2012 and the 1 percent decline in 2011. Beverage Digest reports that while Coke added to its 42.4 percent market share in the CSD industry, volume declined by 2.2 percent. PepsiCo holds 27.7 percent market share, but saw volume decline by 4.4 percent. Dr Pepper Snapple’s market share is 16.9 percent, but volume declined by 9 percent.