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BREAKING: Natural Products Expo East 2020 Cancelled

Citing the “continued impact of the COVID-19 crisis on events and travel,” New Hope this afternoon cancelled Natural Products Expo East 2020, which was to be held September 23-26 in Philadelphia.

Distribution Roundup: Kickback Partners with Los Angeles Distributing

Kickback Expands SoCal with Los Angeles Distributing; Doctor D’s Launches Canned Line in Over 1,200 Stores; Goodwolf Water Kefir Makes Distribution Gains; KeHE to Carry Alkaline88 Aluminum Products; Lumen Adds Whole Foods; Elemental Beverage Co. Adds Whole Foods

Hemp Division Takes Harney Brothers Beyond Tea

The Millerton, N.Y. facility that’s home to Harney & Sons, the second-generation family tea business in which Paul and Mike Harney have spent a combined 30-plus years, is now also the headquarters for The Hemp Division, a standalone vertically integrated grower and manufacturer that has steadily and quietly expanded since going online in 2019.

Electrolit Celebrates 70 Years of Hydration with National Hydration Day

Electrolit – the preferred, premium hydration beverage made from pharmaceutical quality grade ingredients – will celebrate their 70th year manufacturing and selling the highest quality hydration beverages available on the market with National Hydration Day.

O2 to Donate 100% of Profits on June 19 to Raise Awareness for Juneteenth

Amid the Black Lives Matter movement sweeping across the nation and in response to recent turmoil in the CrossFit® community, O2, a brand sold at gyms throughout the United States, is pledging to donate 100% of its profits on June 19th, also known as Juneteenth.

Office Hours: Money and Ops with Team Siddhi

Office Hours returns Tuesday, June 16 at 3 p.m. ET. Jeff Klineman, BevNET’s Editor-in-Chief, will bring Melissa Facchina and David McCormick, two of the leaders of Siddhi Capital and Siddhi Ops on the livestream to discuss money and operations and take questions from viewers.

Barleymilk Brand Canvas Gives Spent Grain a Second Chance With Relaunch as Take Two Foods

Launched in 2017 as Canvas, plant-based milk brand Take Two Foods is ready for its second act. Under its new name and branding, the company has released a reformulated version of its sustainably sourced “barleymilk” in local markets over the last few months with ambitions of becoming a plant-based food and beverage platform.

HFactor Announces Partnership with Presence Marketing

Continuing their efforts to better serve their retail partners HFactor, hydrogen infused functional water is excited to announce its new partnership with Presence Marketing, the Nation’s largest independent organic and natural food broker.