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Exclusive Beverage Considering Foray into New England

Exclusive, which carries over 30 beverage brands in its portfolio, would ship direct from its headquarters in Long Island, eschewing sub-distributors and the construction of a warehouse facility in the New England region, according to an executive with the company.

DNA Brands Launches Rebranding Campaign

BOCA RATON, Fla. — DNA Brands, Inc. announced that it has completed its first production run of its award winning and new energy drink flavors in newly designed cans. These…

Review: Taste Nirvana Coconut Water with Chili

With the coconut water category having exhausted the spectrum of “normal” flavors, it’s no surprise that drinks like this one, which blends coconut water with chili extract, are popping up. Yet while Taste Nirvana has created a very good product, the pairing for coconut water and chili seems to have rather niche appeal.

Hunger Buster Gets Safety Nod

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A newly released compilation of toxicological studies further supports the safety of Caralluma fimbriata, a cactus-like plant traditionally used in India as a famine food. During a…

POWERCOCO Enters 7-Eleven Stores

LOS ANGELES — POWERCOCO, a premium natural sports drink for those who crave a low calorie, natural, high potassium alternative has now expanded onto the shelves of 7Eleven. POWERCOCO has…

Icelandic Glacial Water Expands Executive Team

Icelandic Water Holdings hf, makers of the award-winning CarbonNeutral® natural spring water Icelandic Glacial, announced today that Michael Sachs has joined Icelandic Glacial as Director of Global Marketing for the…

Dry Soda to Offer New Slim Cans, Flavors

SEATTLE — DRY Soda is excited to announce its biggest product line extension to date with the launch of new packaging and flavors. DRY will offer a new 12oz. slim…

Vuka Energy Drink Chooses Ball’s Alumi-Tek Bottle

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Vuka™ Intelligent Energy drinks are now available in Ball Corporation’s 16-oz. Alumi-Tek® bottles. “Vuka is made with natural ingredients for adults that have varying energy needs, but…

Runa Wins sofi Award at Fancy Food Show

NEW YORK — Runa and their Amazonian “Super Leaf,” guayusa (pronounced “gwhy-you-sa”) won their first sofi™ Award last night from the Specialty Food Association at the Summer Fancy Food Show.…

Fuel Protein Shake Launches in Rexam SLEEK Cans

CHICAGO — It’s just what you need to “Fuel Your Body.” That’s the motto behind Fuel Premium Protein Shake which has hit the market in 12oz. SLEEK cans from Rexam.…

Real Water Adds Two Grocery Chains

Sales of Real Water® remain at high tide with the recent addition of two popular grocery chains as distributors. The Real Alkalized, Negative Ionized Water is flooding the shelves at…

BASF to Serve Ingredients at IFT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — BASF will demonstrate how healthy and tasty can be synonymous in its “kitchen” at booth1529 at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologist (IFT) Food Expo. More…