In this week’s new products roundup, Peet’s Coffee unveils its first-ever concentrated espresso, Stash Tea makes its first foray into lattes and prebiotic soda brand Poppi joins forces with Post Malone.
With the election looming, is it too much of a surprise that Washington, D.C. has overtaken Nevada as the number one U.S. location for cocktail consumption? That’s according to new data from NIQ-owned on-premise data firm CGA.
When worlds collide, do consumers benefit? The hosts weigh in on Lunchly, the much hyped new Lunchables competitor launched by uber influencers and entrepreneurs Mr. Beast, Logan Paul and KSI. They also highlight unusual collaborations between fashion and consumer brands, and reach for healthy soups and shots.
In a move set to impact “thousands of customers,” American Canning today halted operations at its Aluminum Toyo Ultimate Can (aTULC) manufacturing plant in Texas, abruptly ending an innovative first-in-the-nation packaging partnership that had attracted significant interest from ready-to-drink cocktail and energy drink makers.
The latest data set from NIQ showed a modest improvement in sales declines for total BevAlc in the two-week period before September 7, which included a tepid labor day weekend, according to analysis from Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
Low-ABV wine is trying to thread the needle between non-alc and moderating consumers by offering a product that assuages the health concerns of alcohol consumption while maintaining the flavor and experience of traditional wine.
Sports drinks are seeing 5% increase in sales. The adjacent hydration & electrolytes category is seeing strong growth but is still a much smaller category overall.
Non-alcoholic beverage sales “modestly accelerated” in the latest two-week period ending September 7, with those sales increases driven by improved volumes amid stable pricing growth.
In 2023, U.S. craft spirits faced the first dip in sales, volume and share in recent history according to data from the 2024 Craft Spirits Data Project, released today by the American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) and Park Street.
The co-branded line includes three ready-to-drink Jolly Rancher flavored C4 Performance Energy drinks, a Bubble Yum flavored pre-workout powder mix, and Hershey and Reese’s flavored protein powders – the first protein products launched under the C4 brand.
The Coca-Cola Company is expanding its reach in bev-alc with another ready-to-drink canned cocktail (RTD).
Online influencers and creators aren’t just making their own CPG brands – they’re doing it with each other. PRIME has joined forces with YouTube superstar MrBeasts’ chocolate company Feastables to introduce Lunchly, a kid-friendly meal kit positioned as a better-for-you competitor for Kraft Heinz’s Lunchables.
While core brand revenue declined, Flow Beverage Corp. reported consolidated net revenue growth of 5% to CAD$13.8 million in its fiscal year Q3 2024 earnings report today, marking its most profitable quarter since the company went public.
Kaveh Zamanian, the founder of Rabbit Hole Distillery, talks about how his personal passion for whiskey became an entrepreneurial journey, how he assembled a team of industry veterans early into the development of the company, why he credits a strong social support network as key to his career transition and pitching 1,000 investors over the course of two years and how he got 110 to say “yes.”
