On this week's Office Hours, Jordan Gaspar, managing partner at AF Ventures and Ben Mand, CEO of Harmless Harvest field questions from food and beverage industry entrepreneurs about investor and brand relationships and how they can evolve in a crisis climate.
Brendan Brazier, co-founder of pioneering plant-based protein brand Vega and “hard” cold-pressed juice brand Pulp Culture, spoke about how his passion for plant-based nutrition culminated in Vega, why the company embraced the saying “ignorance is our only competition,” how he assessed the opportunity for a better-for-you alcoholic beverages and his perspective on the evolution of plant-based foods.
Pathwater, the leading sustainable bottled water brand, debuts its limited-edition Made in USA bottle paying homage to the land of the free.
SECAUCUS, N.J. – Martin Bauer, the leading manufacturer of premium tea and botanical solutions for the food, beverage, and dietary supplement industries, has announced that its newest manufacturing facility in…
DENVER, Co. – Extract Consultants, a leading provider of flavors and terpenes designed for the cannabis and hemp industries, today announced donations to two local organizations working to provide emergency…
NEW YORK — G FUEL, The Official Energy Drink of Esports®, today announced its new and succulent Sour FaZeberry flavor — developed in collaboration with the world’s most prominent gaming…
ESI Nutrition – the nutrition division of dairy cooperative Laïta – is proud to announce that, after two years of planning, construction, and initial set up, its new production line…
New Jersey — Mocktails recently answered a plea for help from the Virtua Hospital network in New Jersey, near New York’s COVID-19 ground zero. Virtua Hospital has been overwhelmed with…
With close ties to the Western sports community, Pendleton® Whisky knows the challenges Western athletes are facing due to recent cancelled events and fewer chances to ride for a paycheck.…
NEW YORK – In response to alarming evidence of the continued disparate, negative impact of COVID-19, PepsiCo, Inc. and its philanthropic arm, The PepsiCo Foundation, today launched an initiative to…
Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum continues its ongoing partnership with the United Service Organizations (USO) with the release of a limited-edition commemorative bottle, in conjunction with their partnership and military appreciation month.
In the first quarter of 2020, thanks to Covid-19, the investment landscape for spirits—and literally every other category—quickly devolved into something unexpected. So what does this mean for investors and entrepreneurs looking for venture capital funding?
GT Dave, founder & CEO of GT’s Kombucha, spoke about the brand’s recent packaging refresh and what he viewed as significant problems in how consumers perceived each of the company’s product lines, how his perspective as a category creator impacted the moves, why he’s embraced a more public persona than in the past and reacted to the provocative “Forbes” profile of him.
As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a shutdown of all non-essential businesses, leading to both mass layoffs and a widespread shift to work-from-home for white collar workers, the growing space for cold brew coffee on draft has been effectively halted. The impact has forced coffee brands and distributors that had relied heavily on the office channel to make rapid changes.
