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Caliva Launches CBD Beverage Unit with Soul Grind Coffee

Speaking with BevNET, Caliva head of beverage Chris Cuvelier said Soul Grind is part of a broader portfolio strategy for CBD drinks. The company currently manufactures both THC and CBD products including cannabis flower, tinctures and edibles. Soul Grind will be its first brand sold into mainstream retail channels.

BevNET Live Winter 2019 Breakout: Investment Insight for Early Stage Brands

This breakout session, recorded at BevNET Live Winter 2019, features an in-depth discussion on investment led by a panel of speakers including Brian Goldberg, co-founder and managing director, CapStream Group; Arthur Gallego, principal, Gallego & Co.; and Robert Brown, managing director, Encore Consumer Capital.

The Alkaline Water Company Cancels AQUAhydrate Merger

The Alkaline Water Company Inc. has terminated its proposed acquisition of bottled water maker AQUAhydrate, the company announced today in a press release. According to terms of the acquisition agreement, which was announced in September, both companies had the right to terminate the deal if the agreement was not finalized by January 31.

STōK Cold Brew Launches New “Fueled” Product Line

STōK Cold Brew is giving consumers a new way to fuel their coffee — and fuel their dreams — with its latest line of innovative products: STōK Fueled Creamers and Ready-to-Drink Coffee.

Elevator Talk: Crunchy Hydration Aims to Ease Anxiety with Adaptogenic Sparkling Waters

Megan Riggs is the founder and CEO of Crunchy Hydration, a company that aims to deliver ‘mindful hydration’ and uplift the consumer’s brain and soul through a line of sparkling herbal waters featuring adaptogens, nootropics and CBD. Riggs founded the company to help people with anxiety and hopes to create a lifestyle movement centered around mindfulness and wellness.

Ascent Launches Recovery Water

Ascent, one of America's fastest growing sports nutrition companies, announced the launch of Recovery Water, a revolutionary water-based beverage that pairs high-quality protein with electrolytes to help athletes optimally recover post-workout.

Sparkling ACV Drink Vina Set For Relaunch

Here Studio, the Los Angeles-based branding and design agency founded by former Juice Served Here CEO Alex Matthews, is set to relaunch sparkling apple cider vinegar brand Vina this month, the first product incubated in-house by the agency.

Bulletproof Introduces Collagen Protein Boosts

The latest innovation from Bulletproof, Collagen Protein Boosts are flavorful powdered drink mixes designed to make your daily dose of collagen delicious, easy, and more beneficial.

Taste Radio Ep. 199: Innovate, Survive, Adapt, Win. How Eboost Is Playing The Long Game.

Eboost founder/CEO Josh Taekman chronicled his career path from music marketing, including a partnership with hip-hop and fashion mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, to beverage entrepreneurship with energy platform brand Eboost, and also discussed why he initially focused on non-traditional retail and how he landed a joint venture with AriZona Beverage Co. to produce and distribute the product.

A ‘Neat’ Bourbon Master Joins Bank & Bourbon

Daniel Kulisek brings over 20 years of taste and expertise to renowned Philadelphia restaurant In this role, Daniel will oversee Bank & Bourbon’s innovative barrel-aged cocktail program and its extensive…

Gin Lane 1751 Names M.S. Walker United States Importer

BOSTON, Mass. – M.S. Walker has today announced its appointment as the U.S. importer for Gin Lane 1751. Produced in small batches in London by 8th-generation distiller, Charles Maxwell, Gin…

Indiana City Brewing Co. Debuts Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Hop Water

Indianapolis brewery, Indiana City Brewing Co., is introducing Primo, Indy’s first ever dry hopped sparkling water, to Indy’s biggest beer lovers at the 12th Annual Winterfest beer festival taking place at the Indiana State Fairgrounds this weekend.