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Minta Beverages Partners With Unified Grocers

LOS ANGELES — Minta Beverages, Inc, a naturally flavored mint soda manufacturer continues, to expand its presence with the announcement of Unified Grocers as a new distributor. This partnership will…

Attorney for Fournier Family Mouths Off on Monster, FDA

When it comes to protecting the public from the dangers of energy drinks, Monster Beverage Corp. is like the rooster guarding the hen house. That’s the opinion of Kevin Goldberg, an attorney with Goldberg, Finnegan & Mester, and one half of the legal team representing the family of Anais Fournier, a 14 year-old girl whose death in 2011 is blamed on her consumption of two Monster Energy drinks.

MetaBrand Acquires Growing Innovative Brands

When Eric Schnell and Debbie Wildrick agreed to present at BevNET’s Beverage School conference in April, little did they know the event would become a sort of first date for a merger. Since that time, Metabrand has agreed to acquire Growing Innovative Brands and make Wildrick the centerpiece of a new advisory department focusing on snacks and beverages.

Review: Alley Oop

Alley Oop is new citrus-flavored sports drink from Youthtopia Beverages. Unfortunately, the product, which is made with a blend of natural and artificial sweeteners, is anything but a slam dunk.

True Drinks Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer

IRVINE, Calif. — True Drinks, Inc., a healthy beverage provider with major entertainment and media company licensing agreements for use of their characters on its proprietary, patented bottles, today announced…

Oogave Launches Natural Diet Line and Expands Distribution

DENVER — Denver-based organic soda company, Oogave, has begun distribution of its new all-natural diet soda line, called LOCA, through Fresh Market stores and Whole Foods Northern California.   The company…

ChromaDex Announces Launch of NIAGEN

IRVINE, Calif. —  ChromaDex Corporation® (OTCBB: CDXC) (“ChromaDex” or the “Company”), an innovative natural products company that provides proprietary, science-based solutions and ingredients to the dietary supplement, food & beverage,…

AquaBall Now Available at Albertson’s

IRVINE, Calif. — True Drinks, Inc., a healthy beverage provider with major entertainment and media company licensing agreements for use of their characters on its proprietary, patented bottles, today announced…

Pepsi Partners With Country Singer for Summer Campaign

PURCHASE, N.Y. — Pepsi is partnering with reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year and Grammy® nominated artist Blake Shelton to kick-off summer 2013 by inviting fans to join Pepsi for…