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Investment activity in the food, beverage and CPG sectors rebounded in Q3 2026, but the headline growth figures tell only part of the story. Beneath the topline figures, the report reveals important shifts in deal size, funding distribution and investor activity.
Vodka + ade, hard sports drinks – whatever you call it, expect the segment to reach up to half a billion dollars in sales in 2027, according to Circana EVP of BevAl Scott Scanlon.
CPG retail launch activity accelerated throughout Q3 2026, but the underlying data reveals an important distinction between new product innovation and distribution expansion. Calebrate’s latest report tracks 1,403 announced retail launches across more than 160 retailers, with weekly launch activity increasing from 88 in July to 112 in September.
Canned yerba mate brand CLEAN Cause prepares new marketing initiatives and a packaging redesign under new CEO Jeff Arnold.
For years, adult non-alc (ANA) spirits have chased after major retail placements. Now, as they turn to bars and restaurants, is it too late to make a splash?
Bare Brew Black Coffee Cold Brew is built around a deliberately simple concept: it's just filtered water and coffee, with 20 calories and zero added sugar, milk or flavorings-- plus a whopping 320 mg of caffeine.
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) BeatBox has agreed to modify its packaging after a UK alcohol industry watchdog upheld a public complaint that the drinks could appeal to underage drinkers.
With functional benefits now available across virtually every corner of the beverage industry, what does cold-pressed juice need to offer to stand apart? And can HPP brands turn a historically premium proposition into something consumers can reach for every day?
Drink Hippie is bringing on content creator Dave Ogleton, known online as FitDadCEO, as its first founding creator equity partner, tapping into his audience of 3.6 million social media followers.
Bitter flavors, interest in origins and “Beautrition” are some Whole Foods Market top trend predictions for 2027. The Amazon-owned retailer highlighted eight key food and beverage trends it foresees playing a bigger role in consumers lives over the next year, with additional trends including a rise in Japanese comfort foods and beans as a center-of-plate meal item.
This week, we’re digging into the boxed meal set in a post-Goodles acquisition landscape, trying to make fiber sexy again, and questioning Mark Zuckerberg’s ability to drink Guinness (hint: it’s…
Hemp Beverage Alliance (HBA) president and CEO Christopher Lackner is “optimistic that the hemp beverage category will prevail as a federally regulated category,” he said at the NBWA conference this week.
"I think we're going to become a really strong case study in how if you do social media right, and you listen to the consumers and you have a real dialogue with them, not a fake one, that the sky's the limit."
Protein soda and hard sports drinks are making moves—but is either category built to last? With protein soda betting on big demand for functional fizz and hard sports drinks racking up eye-popping sales, we debate which category has the bigger upside. We also revisit interviews from Taste Radio’s San Diego meetup, featuring The Angel Group’s Maddie Serviente and Pitaya Foods founder Chuck Casano.