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Honest’s Chuck Muth to Head VEB Sales Force

VEB President Deryck van Rensburg has tapped Chuck Muth, Honest Tea’s VP of sales, with the responsibility for leading an internal group focused on selling VEB-affiliated brands to bottlers and Coke’s own distribution network. He will move into the role of SVP, Sales at VEB on Jan. 1.

Q&A: The Plans of Kombucha Brewers International

Hannah Crum and Alex LaGory, the proprietors of KombuchaKamp.com, have long worked with kombucha companies and homebrewers to help explain the proper steps and characteristics of this widely-unknown form of beverage, which uses a live bacteria as its base. With the recent announcement that the two have founded Kombucha Brewers International, a kombucha trade group, their roles not only become more official, but they also expand.

AriZona Partners with Skinnygirl Founder on New Line of Sparkling Waters

Continuing its foray into carbonated beverages -- and celebrity partnerships -- AriZona Beverages today announced that it has joined forces with former reality TV star, beverage entrepreneur and current talk show host Bethanny Frankel on a new line of five-calorie sparkling waters called Skinnygirl Sparklers.

Review: Mulberry Love

Mulberry Love is a new line of drinks made with -- you guessed it -- mulberry juice. The brand comes in two varieties: an all-natural formulation made with coconut water and agave, and an organic version with coconut water as the only other ingredient. Both products have a nice flavor profile and come in a nicely designed curved 8 oz. bottle. It's a good start for the brand, but we'd like to see a couple more flavors for the line.

Ocean Vodka Launches New Craft Distillery on Maui

“The Only Spirit in the World Made with the Sun, Ocean and Organic Earth.” (Maui, Hawaii) November 6, 2013 – For more than seven years, the Smith Family has worked…

Xyience’s Lennon: “We Want to Be the Energy Drink of the Health Club”

In a recent interview with BevNET, Xyience president John Lennon said that amid new distribution and retail placement for the brand, the company is looking to further develop and enhance its reputation as an energy drink for athletes and plans to introduce a protein-infused line of drinks next year.

Morgan Stanley: Monster Stock Overweight

The report states that Morgan Stanley projects Monster’s compound annual growth rate (CAGR) at 11 percent, ahead of the 9 percent market and consensus forecast. Monster’s shares are selling at $57.11, but with an overweight value, Morgan Stanley estimates that figure at $65.