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BevNET Live: Breakouts to Include Interactive Design Workshop

BevNET Live will feature an opportunity for entrepreneurs to check out their ideas with the experienced eye of noted designer Ian McLean, who will be on hand to answer questions and analyze proposed designs in a unique "workshop" format.

Review: Hawaiian Ola Shot

Hawaiian Ola is a new energy shot that is made with 75 percent juice - derived from a range of fruits including noni, mango, pear, apple, acai, goji, and lilikoi juice - as well as green tea and yerba mate, which give the product 140 mg of natural caffeine. For a category that really has only one player, the product has some meaningful points of differentiation, and it certainly seems like something that will be right at home in the natural channel.

Energy Drink Drumbeat: Class Action Filed Against Redline

A Texas man has filed a class-action lawsuit against Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the makers of VPX Redline, claiming the product made him sick and was marketed deceptively. Redline, an energy drink known for having extremely high concentrations of caffeine, also contains a wide variety of ingredients beyond caffeine-containing compounds, including Yohimbine, 5-HTP, evodiamine, tyrosine, and vinpocetine.

Monster: We Stand by the Safety of Our Products

Faced with a drumbeat of negative publicity relating to revelations that the FDA has reports of five deaths associated in some way with the consumption of Monster Energy since 2009, the company has issued a statement denying its products played a role in the death of 14 year-old Anais Fournier last December.

Dominion Root Beer Featured in People Magazine

Dover, DE – Dominion Brewing’s Root Beer recently appeared in People Magazine’s article “Cheers! Cocktail Recipes for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.” The publication shared drink recipes perfected by the…

Pro NRG Lands $250K Deal on “Shark Tank”

It may not have been the exact deal that Pro NRG founder Tanya Patruno was looking for, but walking away with a $250,000 investment offer on the reality TV show “Shark Tank” could end up being a critical win for her fledgling beverage brand.

Tampa-Based Complex Beverage, LLC Seeks Investors Partnership

Investor Partners to Receive 40% Profit Shares TAMPA, Fla., Oct.23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Complex Beverage, a Tampa-based national beverage company, is looking for strategic partners with necessary assets and beverage…

PURE SWISS Bursts into BevMo

San Francisco/Zurich, October 23rd 2012 – PURE SWISS Inc, a Swiss premium mineral water manufacturer recently reached an agreement with popular retailer BevMo!, a retailer who currently who has 123…