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WaterPure International Resumes Public Relations Campaign

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.- WaterPure International, Inc. (OTCBB:WPUR) announced today that it has resumed its public relations campaign under the direction of Emerson Gerard Associates. Paul S. Lipschutz, WaterPure’s Chairman, states,…

Honest Tea Sells Stake to Coca-Cola Co.

BevNET.com Staff Writer Coca-Cola is now 40 percent more Honest. Yesterday, the soda giant purchased 40 percent of Honest Tea, best known for its leadership in the organic ready-to-drink tea…

Redux Beverages re-launches Cocaine Energy Drink

BY MATT CASEY, BEVNET.COM STAFF WRITER Cocaine Energy Drink returned to the market this week with a new social networking site and strong sales. @@img “Within 48 hours, every bit…

mix1® Beverage Company launches fifth Flavor: tangerine

BOULDER, Colo. (Feb. 5, 2008) – mix1®, an all-natural protein & antioxidant drink, has launched its fifth and newest flavor -Tangerine. "We chose Tangerine as our new flavor because not…

Cott to use light-weight water bottles

Cott, the company that produces RC cola, announced Thursday that a partnership with GE will allow them to package water in lighter-weight and more environmentally-friendly materials. In a press release,…

Reps ask government to probe bottled water

BY MATT CASEY, BEVNET.COM STAFF WRITER   Two Democratic representatives have asked the federal government’s internal watchdog to investigate what effect the bottled water industry has on consumer health and…

Hawaii considers bottled water tax

BY MATT CASEY, BEVNET.COM STAFF WRITER The Hawaii state legislature heard testimony Thursday on whether or not the state should follow the example set by Chicago, which recently instituted a…

CUBA Beverages to Offer Equity Share Offering

LOS ANGELES, CA.-January 28, 2008 –  CUBA Beverages is offering major incentives to Distributors with an ‘equity share offering’.  Cuba is showing a strong impact by tightening the bond of supplier and…

Bloom Withers on Vine

Del Monte will cancel the launch of Bloom, its juice-based energy drink targeting women, according to beverage trade publisher Beverage Business Insights. BBI reported that Del Monte opted to pull…