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Atlantico Rum Expands to Mexico

November 12, 2013 – New York, NY – Atlantico Rum, the specialty craft rum owned by Aleco Azqueta, Brandon Lieb and international music superstar Enrique Iglesias has announced distribution in…

WSJ: Orange Juice Prices Soar Amid Weak Crop Forecast

A bacterial disease damaging Florida’s citrus groves has caused a spike in orange juice prices, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal. While demand for orange juice is at an all-time low, pricing could still rise because of the amount of damage to crops as well as the imminent winter months.

Montalvo Tequila Obtains Key Distribution Expansion in Arizona

MOORPARK, Calif., Nov. 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Montalvo Spirits, Inc., (OTCQB:TQLA) (“Montalvo” or, the “Company”) producers of award-winning brand Montalvo Tequila, announced today that it has continued its expansion…

Review: Switchel

Switchel is a unique non-carbonated beverage that is made with Vermont maple syrup, organic lemon juice, organic apple cider vinegar, ginger root and blackstrap molasses. It has a pretty complex flavor; it's like a sweeter version of a “master cleanse” beverage. The product, however, is marketed as an energy drink, and we’re a little confused by the company's choice of packaging and positioning.

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.