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New Spirits Venture Paradise Brands Launches

Paradise Brands is led by former spirits execs from Proximo, Sidney Frank, William Grant & Sons, and Clyde May’s Whiskey, and plans to draw on its leadership’s depth of industry knowledge to help navigate through this pandemic.  

Luxardo Introduces London Dry Gin to US Market

Luxardo is introducing its first clear base spirit to the United States market with the launch of Luxardo London Dry Gin, a juniper-forward expression that follows a family recipe going back two centuries. Imported by San Francisco’s Hotaling & Co.,Luxardo London Dry Gin will be available for purchase through nationwide retailers for $35 beginning this summer.

Flow Alkaline Spring Water Raises $45M to Support U.S. Growth

Flow Alkaline Spring Water announced today it has closed a $45 million Series D funding round, backed by a group of individual investors that includes pop star Post Malone and former MLB champion Chase Utley. The financing will go towards the company’s goal of scaling distribution and production and doubling its consumer base by next year.

International Beverage Holdings Ltd. Partners with Hotaling & Co.

International Beverage Holdings Ltd. has announced a new partnership with leading super-premium artisanal spirits importer and distiller Hotaling & Co., as part of a new phase of ambitious growth for its portfolio in the US market.

Hebridean Drinks Businesses Collaborate for Remote Tastings

A company which sources ‘wild water’ from the Isle of Lewis for whisky drinkers to enjoy with their dram is uniting remote island communities in a digital collaboration with a small whisky shop in the Outer Hebrides, a well-known Scottish distiller and a whisky expert

Plantible Raises $4.6M to Scale Plant Protein

B2B food tech startup Plantible announced this week the close of a $4.6M seed round, co-led by Hong Kong-based early-stage venture capital group Vectr Ventures and New York-based Lerer Hippeau, along with Kellogg’s venture arm eighteen94 Capital and San Francisco-based Food for Thought Worldwide (FTW) Ventures.

BluePrint Founders Launch Earth & Star Mushroom Lattes

While their latest venture, Earth & Star, is a sharp departure from BluePrint, co-founders Zoe Sakoutis and Erica Huss are applying the same principles that proved so successful in juice as they look to put their spin on a new product: functional mushroom-infused oat milk lattes.

Taste Radio Insider Ep. 83: How Bubble Is Redefining E-Commerce For Next-Gen Brands

We spoke with Bubble founder & CEO Jessica Young about how she drew upon her experience as a chef and product developer to launch the health-focused online marketplace, how Bubble is enhancing visibility and sales for small brands via the platform and how she assessed opportunities and challenges for the company and thoughtfully communicated each to investors.

KeHE VP: Innovation, Promotion Still Crucial in Crisis

In a webinar, three leaders in the natural grocery space -- KeHE Distributors VP of category management and growth solutions Kate Paul, Independent Natural Food Retailers Association interim CEO Pat Sheridan, and Natural Co-Op Grocers senior director of purchasing Ben Nauman -- discussed how distributors and retailers are responding to the fast-changing environment and what brands can do to stay on top of the crisis.