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NACS 2008 new beverages and booth photos

The 2008 NACS Show took place at McCormick Place in Chicago from October 4-7, showcasing over 100 beverage companies and their brands. Energy Shots and other supplement-drink hybrids accounted for…

Expo East beverage show planner

The 2008 Expo East Show will be held Oct 15-18 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, MA. Expo East, along with its Expo West sister show, is…

Gatorade Gets Functional

, Assistant Editor PepsiCo unveiled plans at this week’s National Association of Convenience Stores show in Chicago that mark a change in course for Gatorade, the hydration category’s marquee brand.…

Arizona to release organic lines, energy shot

, Assistant Editor AriZona delivered on a promise made in August this week at the National Association of Convenience Stores show when the company unveiled a flurry of new products…

Honest Tea Launches Honest Ade Superfruit Punch at NACS

(Chicago, IL October 5, 2008) – Honest Tea®, the nation’s top-selling organic bottled tea company, debuted the newest addition to it’s line of Honest Ade organic thirst quenchers – Superfruit…

The Flow: Jones’ cuts, Coke’s Telenovela

FINANCIALS Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. joined the S&P 500 Index after the close of trading on Friday, October 3. The company replaced confectionary products maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.…

Wet Strength Label Papers target beverage market

M-real Consumer Packaging has launched two new fully wet strength label papers, Simcastor Label WS, a supercalendered label, and Simcastor Label WSE, a linen embossed label, aimed at the expanding…

Tizane pioneers new beverage category — ‘botanicals’

Washington, DC (Oct. 7, 2008) – Taste aficionados will delight in the arrival of Tizane, the nation’s first line of premium organic botanicals. Offered in Hibiscus, Lemongrass and Jasmine, the…

Adina to launch “Natural Highs” coffee energy drink

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 06, 2008 – Adina for Life, Inc., www.AdinaWorld.com, announces a national launch of its new certified Fair Trade, all natural coffee energy drinks at Whole Foods Market…

Hansen and Coke Announce Distribution Deal

Long-Term Agreements Expand Monster Energy Distribution in  Key Territories; Anheuser-Busch Agreements to Continue CORONA, Calif., Oct. 6, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hansen Natural Corporation (“Hansen”) (Nasdaq:HANS), The Coca-Cola Company (“TCCC”)…