Grateful Water is excited to announce it has launched a line of Sparkling Hemp Infused Waters. The company was founded by beverage industry veterans Rebecca Running and Sommer Walker, both coming from senior executive management roles which include Bacardi USA, Infinium Spirits, Moet Hennessey and Santo Mezquila.
ROAR Organic, the USDA Certified Organic electrolyte infusion with antioxidants and B-vitamins, has announced its ‘ROAR Models’ digital campaign. As the brand’s modern spin on the traditional role model, the ‘ROAR Models’ campaign aims to celebrate innovative females who harness their influence to make moves and be heard.
Kombucha purveyors Wild Kombucha will be launching in 60 Whole Foods stores in the Mid-Atlantic region on Sept. 1 and 160 Giant stores in the region on Oct. 1. The nearly five-year-old company’s products will now be available in more than 1,000 locations in the region.
SPIRIBAM Fine Rum Specialists recently announced the upcoming release of a 110-proof expression of its Rhum J.M White Rhum Agricole. The new product, Rhum J.M Blanc 55%, will satiate a demand led by a popular surge in premium craft and high-proof spirits.
Serial beverage innovators from Austin, Texas are making moves once again. Founders Brandon Cason (Waterloo Sparkling Water & Deep Eddy Vodka), Daniel Barnes (Waterloo Sparkling Water & Treaty Oak Distilling) and Caroline Fabacher are excited to unveil CANTEEN, a sparkling vodka soda lineup made with all-natural flavors but without sugar (0 grams), carbs (0 grams), or sodium (0 grams).
Earlier this week, Inc. released the 2019 edition of the Inc. 5000 list — a ranking of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. Alongside marketing firms, healthcare management, financial services and other service providers, this year’s list featured dozens of natural food and beverage companies, showing the industry’s increasing impact on the American economy.
Misfit Foods co-founder Ann Yang opened up about how the stress of entrepreneurship led to unhappiness and depression, and, ultimately, her decision to leave the company. She also explained how therapy has become a critical part of her life, her belief that we live in a culture that “mythologizes who the entrepreneur is,” and the resulting pressure to build “a personal brand.”
KOPU Water, the award-winning water sourced from New Zealand and packaged in first-to-market resealable aluminum bottles, has announced the appointment of Richard Harrison as Director of Sales.
Sunwink, a San Francisco-based female-founded herbal tonic beverage bringing herbs to the forefront of the wellness scene, is now carried at Whole Foods in the Rocky Mountain region, a total of 32 doors.
Due to success in early markets, Brown Bomber Hard Lattes recently expanded their distribution from one flavor in three states, to three flavors in nearly 25 states.
Award-winning straight bourbon whiskey brand Penelope Bourbon (Penelope) announced the launch of its new limited-edition Barrel Strength bourbon.
“Less isn’t more. It’s right.” That’s the motto of Five Drinks Co., the new high-end, ready-to-drink canned cocktail venture co-founded by former Anheuser-Busch InBev executive Felipe Szpigel. The tagline is apt given that Five Drinks’ offerings are made with five ingredients or less and packaged in 6.8 oz. cans.
In the midst of record-breaking high temperatures this summer, participating 7-Eleven stores are introducing a new way to stay cool, refreshed and rehydrated.
Texas-based Richard's Rainwater is doubling down on its belief that its unique sustainability message can help forge new paths forward in retail. Since 2002, the brand has been bottling and distributing purified rainwater in both still and sparkling varieties, the first company in the U.S. to receive approval to do so.
