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A Drink With… Austin Cocktails Founders Kelly Gasnik and Jill Burns
Sisterhood is powerful, especially for Kelly Gasnik and Jill Burns, founders of Austin Cocktails. The sisters started the spirits-based ready-to-drink cocktail brand in 2012, helping to spearhead the current wave of canned cocktails.
Marketing: Lucky Energy Highlights Clean Ingredient Deck; Rockstar Partners with Racer Lia Block
Lucky Energy is emphasizing the importance of clean ingredients in its new ad campaign, “Shangry,” which playfully highlights the digestive issues traditional energy drinks can cause.
PLTFRM Goes Deep in Natural, Buys Presence Marketing
Presence Marketing, a natural products brokerage firm that grew out of its Chicagoland founding in 1990 to become the largest independent sales and marketing organization in its channel, has been bought by PLTFRM, a multi-channel sales, marketing, and investment company.
Slate Says Co-Packer Stole Secrets to Launch Rival Brand Nurri
The Boston-based high-protein chocolate milk and iced coffee startup is suing its co-packer, Horseshoe Beverage Co., for allegedly stealing Slate’s trade secrets to develop their own rival product for launch partner Costco.
New Products: Protein Options Abound, Talking Rain Enters Prebiotic Soda
In this week’s new products roundup, protein is king with new additions from Lean Body, Quest Nutrition, Joyburst and Genius Gourmet.
“The Three-Tier System Is Broken.” This Craft Distiller Aims To Fix It.
When Adam Spiegel founded Sonoma Distilling Company in 2010, it was the 15th distillery to open in California. Now the Golden State boasts more than 300 distilleries, more than any other state, and Spiegel is embarking on a new chapter aiming to help revitalize what he calls a “broken three-tier system.”
Do Cannabis Beverages Have An Ecommerce Problem?
Cannabis beverages are at a crossroads where on the one hand it is seeking clearer regulation on the path to broader retail distribution, but aligning with the alcohol industry could sacrifice hemp drinks' key growth driver: ecommerce sales.
Reviews: Spindrift SODA, S. Pellegrino CIAO!, Not Beer, Shonen
This week's roundup of new product reviews is all about bubbles, in the guise of modern sodas from Shonen and Spindrift, plus flavored sparkling waters from S. Pellegrino and Not Beer.
Big Deal: The Most Important Beverage Transactions, 2024
Even in a tough year, beverage brands that were able to show organic growth were also able to find investors willing to back expansion. Investors remained interested in the energy drink and modern soda categories, as well as protein-enhanced drinks and NA Beer.
Vita Coco: Inventory Recovery Fuels Q4
Vita Coco announced it had recovered from supply chain challenges in Q3 with 20% net sales growth year-over-year in Q4 and a gross margin improvement of 2% for the full year.
RNDC CEO Out After Losing Major Suppliers in California
The CEO of Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) is out this morning following the distributor’s loss of two major suppliers in the country’s largest spirits market.
Elevator Talk: Kombuchade, Sky Barn, Dice Provisions, Grind with Gratitude
Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week's special co-host is Dr. Sebastian Dreher, the Venture Manager - North America for DöhlerGroup, who shared his thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.
Who Will Win The Billion-Dollar Adult Non-Alc Market?
Glancing at the adult non-alc (ANA) section of a store, most drinkers aspiring to moderate for the first time likely won’t find brands they recognize. They might prefer it that way.