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Taste Radio: “It’s Better To Be An Outsider.” How Brett Berish Rewrote The Rules Of Brand Creation.

In this episode, Brett Berish, the co-founder of Sovereign Brands and one of most successful brand creators in the wine and spirits industry, chronicled his journey as an entrepreneur, including lessons from the failure of his first brand, why he urges entrepreneurs to trust their instincts, how he aligned with iconic hip-hop artists to promote and grow Sovereign-owned brands, and why he recently decided partner with of the largest wine and spirits companies in the world.

Six Beverage Brands Move Forward To New Beverage Showdown 22 Finals

After eleven early stage beverage brands took to the stage in Santa Monica this morning to kick off day one of BevNET Live Winter 2021 event, the field has been narrowed to six who will compete for the title of champion in tomorrow’s final of New Beverage Showdown 22, sponsored by Coca-Cola’s Venturing and Emerging Brands Unit (VEB).

BevNET’s Best of 2021 Awards Announced

The winners of BevNET’s Best of 2021 Awards embody spirit and drive, combining inspiration with effort, style, dynamism and personality. Backed by the confidence and enthusiasm from having these brands, products and leaders at the helm, the beverage industry is ready for whatever surprises 2022 might have in store.

Golden Rule Wins BevNET’s Cocktail Showdown 2

“Destination Cocktail” brand Golden Rule found that when you “do unto others” you will be rewarded as the San Francisco-based company emerged victorious in BevNET’s Cocktail Showdown 2 this weekend.

Chicago Chef Gale Gand Joins jeng as Strategic Advisor

James Beard Award winning chef Gale Gand is the latest restaurateur to enter the burgeoning hemp and cannabis market. Chef Gand will be a strategic advisor for jeng, the alcohol-free,…

This Week’s New Products: Bublé Branded Bubly and Q Goes Tropical

Whether you plan to sip cocktails or mocktails this holiday season, this week’s product launches have plenty to offer with a number of new mixers, bitters and ready-to-drink non-alc alternatives. Also in this roundup, we take a look at a new limited edition seasonal from Bubly and some new year-round additions to the functional beverage shelf.