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Sugarlands Expands Music Partnership Portfolio With O.A.R. Collaboration

Sugarlands Distilling Co., an award-winning craft distillery, announced a multifaceted partnership with platinum-selling recording artists O.A.R. The collaboration will celebrate O.A.R.’s 25th anniversary and include two specialty products from Sugarlands bearing the band’s name.  

Playboy and Código 1530 Partner To Launch Rare Hare Extra Añejo Tequila

Playboy, the iconic lifestyle brand owned by leading pleasure and leisure lifestyle company PLBY Group, Inc., announced a special collaboration with Código 1530, the ultra-premium tequila brand, announced today the launch of Rare Hare Double Barrel Añejo tequila.

Reduced-Sugar Food Tech Co. Better Juice Signs First U.S. Manufacturing Deal

Israeli food tech startup Better Juice is finally preparing to bring its first reduced sugar juices to U.S. consumers. The Rehovot-based company announced today that it has signed its first commercial partnership with an unnamed U.S.-based juice manufacturer to begin producing beverages using its patented sugar-reduction technology in the coming weeks.

Drake’s Organic Spirits Launches Perfect Margarita BOXTAIL

Drake’s Organic Spirits — the leading brand in sustainability and the only producer on the market that is certified USDA Organic, Gluten Free, Non-GMO, Vegan and Kosher — announces the launch of Drake’s Perfect Margarita Boxtail (1.75L; SRP $19.99), which joins Minted Mojito, Watermelon-Tini, Mango Punch, and Black Cherry Limeade in this innovative, eco-friendly, ready-to-drink cocktail line.

Pepsi Enters NFT Market With Zero-Fee Collection

Pepsi Mic Drop, a zero-fee collection of NFTs designed in partnership with VaynerNFT, “pay homage to the brand’s storied history in music and the suite of Pepsi flavors that have captivated unapologetic cola-loving consumers for decades.”

Koe Brightens Up Its Image, Reduces Sugar With Colorful Rebrand

Since launching in 2018, the Stratus Group-owned brand – now stylized as Koe – has targeted mainstream channels (including convenience, drug and grocery) with its canned, on-the-go approach to the kombucha category. The drinks are currently available in about 45,000 retail stores nationwide and expects to add about 15,000 additional doors during 2022 spring category resets when the rebranded products will enter the market.

Ugly Drinks Co-Founder Hugh Thomas Stepping Down as CEO

Ugly Drinks CEO Hugh Thomas announced today he is stepping down from his role at the sparkling water startup at the end of this week, citing a desire to “take a break and a deep breath before figuring out what is next.”