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CVS to Stock The Original Protein Shot

CLEARWATER, Fla. — CVS Caremark Corporation, www.cvs.com, the nation’s largest pharmacy chain in overall sales, has agreed to expand the availability of the innovative, protein category creating, The Original Protein…

Whynatte Selected as Part of New Food and Beverage Accelerator Program

Whynatte, an Atlanta-based start-up that produces a line of premium coffee beverages and mixers, has been selected as one of four companies to take part in an accelerated growth program launched by AccelFoods, a new food and beverage accelerator with a dedicated investment fund of $4 million.

Distribution Roundup: Big Geyser Signs blk., Reed’s Heads to Airports

Used to be that if your water was black, you had to call a mechanic. These days, black water could soon be trendy. At least, that’s the hope of Big Geyser, a renowned non-alcoholic beverage distributor in New York, which on Tuesday announced that it will distribute blk. Beverages, an Oakland, N.J.-based company that markets a fulvic acid-enhanced mineral water colored black.

Minute Maid Introduces ‘Drops’

ATLANTA — The search for new ways to juice-up your day ends with new Minute Maid Drops. Offered in four exhilarating flavors and made with real fruit juice, Minute Maid…

Flavor Producers Announces New Manufacturing Facility

VALENCIA, Calif. — Flavor Producers is pleased to announce the addition of our 74,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Our goal is to provide shorter lead times for…

Multi-Layered Strategy Catalyzes Celsius

In the past few years, Celsius CEO Gerry David and lead investor Carl DeSantis have sharpened the company’s strategy by focusing on sales of its single-serve cans, six specific U.S. markets, international sales and digital marketing. Results from the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report indicate that the multi-layered strategy continues to catalyze a brand not far removed from a nosedive.

KonaRed Enters $12 Million Purchase Agreement With Chicago-Based Investor

The investment follows a busy few months for KonaRed, including the announcement on Tuesday of its partnership with VDF FutureCeuticals, Inc. The partnership settles a long-standing patent infringement lawsuit between Sandwich Isles Trading Company, the maker of KonaRed’s coffee fruit beverages, and VDF, which alleged that KonaRed had violated coffee fruit production methods and technologies marketed by VDF.

juice press Plans to Open Five Locations by Summer

NEW YORK — rapidly expanding cold pressed juice and raw food company, juice press, announced today expansion plans for five new locations targeted for opening in spring/summer 2014: (1) chinatown;…

TruMoo Introduces Chocolate Marshmallow Milk

DALLAS — In the history of great pairings, TruMoo introduces its newest seasonal flavor – Chocolate Marshmallow.  Starting today and throughout February, chocoholics and marshmallow fanatics across the country can…

WTRMLN WTR Pop-Up Store Hit SoHo

NEW YORK — Imagine a giant, hot pink corner storefront in the heart of Soho during Super Bowl weekend!  You feel the warmth from within attuned to the brand tagline…