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Three Olives Vodka Launches New AI Platform, “The Generager”

Three Olives Vodka, the now zero sugar, low calorie, and gluten-free vodka, announces its new AI-powered party builder "The Generager," an interactive digital platform designed to take your most electrifying, vibrant, and boldest party must-haves and blend them together into one creatively-curated party theme.

ALC-A-CHINO Unveils Two Innovations

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Howie’s Spiked will unveil two “first to market” innovations at this year’s National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) show in Las Vegas, starting on Monday, October 9.…

Milam & Greene Whiskey Unveils Free-Tailed Bat Single Barrel Bourbon

Milam & Greene Whiskey announces the fourth release in its 2023 Wildlife Collection, Free-Tailed Bat Single Barrel Bourbon, a limited-edition, cask-strength, single-barrel bourbon. Each release in Milam & Greene’s Wildlife Collection highlights how the weather in the Texas Hill Country impacts the aging process of their whiskey and honors the local Texas wildlife that thrives in this challenging environment.

Taste Radio: Emphasize Quality. It’s A Big Reason Why This Company Was Acquired.

Bronya Shillo, the founder of pioneering RTD cocktail brand Fishers Island Lemonade, spoke about why quality of ingredients matters when meeting with retail buyers, how the adage “inch wide, mile deep” guided the brand’s distribution strategy for years and how she built and maintained a relationship with leadership executives at E. & J. Gallo, which acquired her company in May.

Oatly Announces Entry Into Meijer Stores

Oatly Group AB (Nasdaq: OTLY)(“Oatly” or the “Company”), the world’s original and largest oat drink company, announced new US retail distribution with Meijer, the family-owned Midwestern retailer known for convenient “one-stop” shopping.

After Family Tragedy, Equitea Founder Has New Mission for Brand

This past April, Quentin Vennie, founder and CEO of Equitea, found himself in a grim position: needing to process and grieve his son’s death, but also, for days ponder the lingering mystery of “what happened?" He's now ready to move ahead with a new mission for the company.

Coca-Cola Leadership: Soda Giant Not Interested in Being a Bev-Alc Distributor

The Coca-Cola Company is “not here to crash [beer distributors’] party,” Dan White, Coca-Cola, North America chief of new revenue streams, said in a fireside chat with National Beer Wholesaler Association (NBWA) president and CEO Craig Purser Monday during the NBWA’s annual convention.

ANGEL’S ENVY Releases First-Ever Cask Strength Rye and 12th Annual Cask Strength Bourbon

ANGEL’S ENVY, the Louisville-based distiller that produces finished whiskeys, revealed the first-ever ANGEL’S ENVY 2023 Cask Strength Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in Sauternes and Toasted Oak Barrels and its ANGEL’S ENVY 2023 Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Port Wine Barrels for the 12th year in a row.

NACS: KDP Ignites C4, Revamps Bai

Over the past half-decade since its merger, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has steadily assembled, either through acquisition or affiliation, a diverse portfolio of brands across categories. But as seen at NACS, strong performance from its core CSDs is helping provide cover as other portfolio brands seek a jumpstart.

NACS: Coca-Cola CSDs Gets Sleek & Spiced

Along with a more muscular coffee program, Coca-Cola's presence at NACS mainly showcased product and packaging innovations within its "loved" legacy brands.

Kava Beverage Producer Mitra9 Expanding into National Chains

Fort Myers-headquartered Mitra9, a plant-based functional beverage company, is poised for expansion to more national retailers after raising $2 million from investors and reformulating its signature kava drink.