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Purple Beverage Company Closes Next Round of Financing;

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 4, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Purple Beverage Company, Inc. (OTC:PPBV)(BULLETIN BOARD: PPBV) , maker of the all-natural antioxidant-rich beverage, PURPLE, today announced that it has received approximately…

Xyience to be sold for $15 million

A Nevada bankruptcy judge approved the $15 million sale of Xyience Inc. Tuesday after rejecting a last-minute offer for $15.5 million. The Las Vegas Review-Journal­ reported that Judge Mike Nakagawa…

Bottled water sector posts slowing growth in 2007

The bottled water sector saw slowing growth in 2007, according to data released this week by the International Bottled Water Association. Water bottlers sold a total of 8.8 billion gallons…

CCE to drop Arizona in favor of glaceau in most markets

Arizona teas will lose distribution in many markets as a consequence of Coca-Cola’s May 2007 acquisition of glaceau, makers of vitaminwater. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coke’s…

Clearly Canadian’s earnings up, bev revenue down

Iconic Canadian beverage company Clearly Canadian reported that they more than tripled revenues in the 4th quarter of 2007, but those revenues were based on two food-related acquisitions while beverage…

Delta to add vitaminwater to their in-flight offerings

vitmainwater will accumulate plenty of air time as Delta Air Lines Inc. announced that they would add the fortified water to their in-flight offerings. CNN Money reported that Delta is…

UL Launches New Certification Program for Bottled Water

NORTHBROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Underwriters Laboratories (UL) announced today a new certification program for bottled water. This new program enables consumers of bottled water to choose brands that have been validated by…

Japanese firm to supply CoQ10, recently deemed as GRAS

American beverage manufacturers will have a Japanese import to add to their growing arsenal of functional ingredients as the Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation will start supplying CoQ10 to the U.S.…

NAKED JUICE BARE BREEZE BLOWS ONTO STORE SHELVES

Azusa, Calif. (March 31, 2008) – Looking to dig into a cool, refreshing watermelon without worrying about all the seeds? How about a juicy summer peach without the fuzz and…

bot introduces new lemon flavor to kids water line

Princeton, NJ (February 11, 2008) – bot®, the all-natural, low-sugar, fortified water for kids is launching its newest flavor, lemon bot, just in time for summer. lemon bot has a…