Expo East may be over (forever) but we’ve got stacks of notes and news from the show to bring you over the coming week. Here’s our post-event Monday dispatch, including news and updates from Just Ice Tea and Yesly, plus a look at the shifting priorities of next-gen alcohol-free beverages.
Leading premium plant-based milk brand, MALK Organics, has debuted their new Holiday Nog today at Natural Products Expo East. This limited-edition holiday product will be rolling out to stores in October and will be available throughout the holiday season while supplies last.
In this roundup of distribution news, we chat with Wandering Bear CEO Matt Bachmann about the cold brew brand's approach to "thoughtful expansion" in natural/specialty grocery -- in the form of 200+ new Whole Foods locations across five regions -- with its 32 oz. cartons. Plus updates from Leisure Project and Twrl Milk Tea.
Yerbaé Brands Corp. (TSX-V: YERB.u; OTCQX: YERBF), a plant-based energy beverage company, announced Nolan Arenado - the legendary third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals - has signed on to its growing roster of luminary investors from the world of sports.
To celebrate their debut at Expo East and spread their message of JOYFUL HYDRATION, the Plink! the team set up a dunk tank in central Philadelphia and “plinked” themselves.
Diageo’s largest market is under new leadership. The global spirits company has appointed Sally Grimes, the former head of Clif Bar, as CEO of North America effective next month.
Our Expo East 2023 coverage continues with a look into Elmhurst's revamped line of plant-based cold brew lattes, as well as ShineWater's ongoing move into cans under new CEO Clare Verdery. Plus updates from 100 Coconuts and Gorgie, and trend insights from SPINS.
Illicit Elixirs is bringing the FUN to FUNctional with the release of the brand’s inaugural line of fizzy and flirty, ready-to-drink beverages that are designed to support dopamine production.
Leading coconut water company The Vita Coco Company (NASDAQ: COCO) announces a partnership with award-winning singer, songwriter, actress and activist Becky G.
With tequila and vodka-based RTDs dominating the sales charts, is there room for rum to make a play?
As the final-ever Natural Products Expo East trade show kicks off this morning, our first dispatch looks in at shot maker GNGR Labs' expansion into 12 oz drinks, a new chapter (and product) for growing platform brand Clear Cut, Remedy Organics' growing wellness set and the growing momentum behind American yapoun tea.
Coca-Cola-owned dairy brand Fairlife is once again under fire from animal rights group Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), this time regarding claims that is continuing to source its milk from farms rife with cattle abuse, a connection which both Coke and the farms’ owner denies.
NotCo, the fast-growing food tech company with a first-of-its-kind patented AI technology named Giuseppe, announced its most recent foodservice partnership with New York-based specialty coffee roaster Joe Coffee.
Volume improved slightly on a sequential basis across wine, spirits and flavored malt beverage categories, while decelerating across hard seltzer in the two-week period ending September 9, according to an analysis of NielsenIQ data by Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
