Monetizing Innovation
By Michael Burgmaier, Managing Director, Silverwood Partners As an investment banker advising consumer-focused companies, I see many business plans from innovative food and beverage companies looking to sell their company.…
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Rainforest Revamps
Rainforest Beverages will be putting its soda brand, Rainforest Cola, on hold and instead launching a pair of new SKU’s in the coming months that feature fruit flavors more prominently.…
Abelei Flavors and SensoryEffects International Target Latin America, Caribbean
abelei flavors is pleased to announce that it has agreed to support SensoryEffects® International (SEI) in its efforts to grow sales of specialty food and beverage ingredients throughout Latin American…
Lifeway Foods Announces Record Second Quarter 2011 Sales Results Second Quarter 2011 Sales Increased 29% to $20.0 Million
MORTON GROVE, Ill., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Lifeway Foods, Inc., (Nasdaq: LWAY), a leading supplier of cultured dairy products known as kefir and organic kefir, announced record sales results…
2011 Summer Fancy Food Show – Beverage Exhibitor List
The 2011 Summer Fancy Food Show is being held July 10 – July 12 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. this year since the Javits Center is undergoing renovation. We'll be on hand covering the event, so drop us a line if you are going to be there.
Beverage Industry Veteran Ed Slade Passes Away
This morning, BevNET received the very sad news that Ed Slade has passed away after a battle with cancer. Ed's time in the industry will not be forgotten, having worked with a host of food & beverage companies both big and small, including ConAgra, Group Danon/Evian, FIJI Water, Twelve Beverages, and Owater. His biggest and most impressive feat came during his tenure at FIJI, where, as President and COO, he led the brand from being its startup roots into what eventually became the number one bottled water in the US.
Aguas Frescas Pioneering Brand, Cobá, Deepens Rapid Expansion into Northern California
Los Angeles, CA- Cobá’s recent launch of the first line of RTD all-natural aguas frescas continues to show success and growth in a young but growing new category of RTD…
Food & Beverage Companies to Invest $2.2 Billion in Warehouse and Distribution Centers, an Industrial Info News Alert
SUGAR LAND, TX–(Marketwire – Jul 7, 2011) – Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — Industrial Info is currently tracking more than $2.2 billion in expenditures in the…
Introducing New Emergen-C Kidz Vitamin Drink Mixes
Emergen-C Kidz vitamin drink mixes offer all of the fun and fizzy goodness of the original Emergen-C, now specially formulated just for kids! For every box sold, 25 cents is…
WILD Flavors GmbH Moves Forward with Stevia Solutions for All Applications with the Initial Approval of Stevia for the EU
Zug, SWITZERLAND, July 6, 2011 – WILD Flavors GmbH (“WILD”) continues its commitment to health, wellness, and natural products by promoting the broader use of Stevia after the announcement by…
Marketers Shrug Off Proposed Oversight
Citing the increasing popularity of energy drinks and other dietary supplements, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has introduced legislation that could require marketers to register their products with the Food…
2011 Water Guide — Time Is Running Out To List Your Brand
Does your company market a bottled water, enhanced water, tablet, powder, or water enhancer? Or are you a supplier to these companies? If so, you should list your company in…
They’re Ba-ack! Better Pack a Toothbrush!
For those of you who just don’t buy the notion that the overall consumer trend is toward healthier living, here’s a little something to buttress your argument….…
Be Whisked Away to Italy with Just One Sip of Italian Volcano 100% Organic Citrus Juices
(Santa Monica, CA) – 5th July 2011 – A recent study by Packaged Facts shows that the organic food and beverage industry will reach a whopping $78 billion in sales…