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Deep Eddy Introduces Cranberry-Infused Vodka

Award-winning vodka brand continues expansion; n ow available in 32 states after only three years AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ –– Deep Eddy, one of the fastest growing spirit…

List Your Brand or Company in BevNET’s 2014 Functional Beverage Guide

BevNET is now accepting listings for the 2014 Functional Beverage Guide, which will be published as a special section in the March issue of BevNET Magazine and will feature functional beverage brands and their suppliers. Listed alphabetically, beverage brands will be tagged with functional attributes (i.e. energy, relaxation).

Chase Bank Grants $250,000 to Shaktea Kombucha

FAIRFIELD, Iowa — Shaktea Kombucha is committed to brewing up positive change in its local and global community. What we eat and drink has a profound impact on pressing issues…

Cross Country Cops Team Up In Monster Investigation

Last week the Associated Press reported that San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera had started working with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who issued subpoenas to several energy drink companies in 2012 as part of an investigation of his own, into the marketing practices, ingredients, and overall assessment of health risks that those products might present.

How Sparkling ICE Plans to Reach $1 Billion

Talking Rain CEO Kevin Klock didn’t mind firing a few shots at the competition during a conference call for investors conducted Thursday by Bonnie Herzog, the managing director of beverage, tobacco and consumer research for Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.

Review: Jay Street Coffee

Jay Street Coffee is a new line of ready-to-drink, aseptically-packaged coffee beverages marketed by Japanese tea maker ITO EN. The three-SKU line is made with coffee that is brewed from 100 percent Arabica Coffee beans and blended with milk and sugar. In terms of taste, the drinks are quite good, and we're also big fans of the name and labels, both of which pay homage to ITO EN's U.S. headquarters.

Calif. HPP Processor Sees Surging Demand for Co-Packing Services

While HPP Food Services sees sustained growth in its high pressure processing business, a rising number of new and existing customers have begun to eschew capital investment in expensive juicing and pressing equipment in favor of contract production and co-packing services, and as result, it’s the company’s manufacturing arm that’s attracting an even greater level of interest and demand.

Review: Ciara’s Kombucha

Ciara’s Kombucha, which comes in 10 varieties, is one of only a few kombucha brands that we’ve encountered that emphasize taste. In this case, the company has go so far as to put “great tasting” on the front of the label. Given that kombucha is a fermented and often vinegary tasting product, that’s certainly a tall order to fill.

Coca-Cola to Continue Partnership With Domino’s Pizza

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The world leader in pizza delivery and the world’s largest beverage company will continue their long-term relationship, as Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) has finalized a new…

Pepsi Announces Promotion for Academy Awards

PURCHASE, N.Y. and KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — As an official sponsor of the 2014 Academy Awards, Pepsi announced today it is giving guests of selected Regal Hollywood Theatres the exclusive chance…