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Legal: Mondelez Tells Ghost Hands Off Our ‘Kids’; Ex-Celsius VP Gets 13 Months

Two Mondelez subsidiaries in Illinois are demanding Ghost stop marketing products featuring Sour Patch Kids, Chips Ahoy!, Swedish Fish, Oreo and other well-known trademarks, arguing that the energy drink brand violated a 2018 licensing agreement when it was acquired by Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) last year.

Gorgie Nets Glamorous $24.5M Round, Target Rollout Up Next

Working to go from TikTok and DTC to IRL brick-and-mortar, better-for-you energy drink brand Gorgie announced today that it has closed a $24.5 million funding round led by Notable Capital. According to the company, the new capital brings Gorgie’s lifetime funding to $37 million since its launch in 2023.

Insider Benefit: BevNET Quarterly Data Reports in Partnership with Spate

As part of our exclusive data series for BevNET & Nosh Insiders, we’re partnering with Spate, an artificial intelligence platform that analyzes billions of data signals from Google, TikTok, and Instagram to identify emerging trends in the food and beverage industry.

Basemakers Founder To Launch AI-Guided VC Fund

CPG industry veteran Max Baumann is launching a new VC firm, Back to Back VC, that will pair merchandising and strategy firm Basemakers' data with AI technology to guide investment opportunities.

Marketing: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson Star for Splash Refresher

'Pitch Perfect' pals Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson reunite as the faces of a new TV campaign for Primo Brands' new sparkling Splash Refreshers line, plus more marketing news from Monster, Chamberlain Coffee, Reign Storm, Simply and more.

Keurig Dr Pepper: CSD, Energy Gains Boost U.S. Bevs +11%

Healthy growth from its revamped U.S. Refreshment Beverage division helped Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) offset sluggishness in its coffee segment, and deliver the company a 4.8% increase in net sales during Q1 2025, as detailed in a quarterly earnings report this morning.

PepsiCo: U.S. Bev Volumes Drop As Uncertainty Looms

PepsiCo lowered its full-year earnings forecast this morning, citing declining consumer confidence and tariff-induced increases in supply chain costs as major hurdles to growth.

Amid Cost Crunch, CPG Founders Seek Assistance From Overseas

Outsourcing CPG industry positions can be polarizing at a time when tariffs have become a touchpoint for reshoring jobs to the U.S., but creating efficiencies in a startup business could be the difference between success and failure.