Connections That Drive Growth
BevNET Live brings together the beverage industry’s most connected leaders. Whether you're seeking advice, investment, distribution, or collaboration, the right conversation is just a handshake away.
BevNET Live Returns to Los Angeles, CA December 6-8
BevNET Live returns to Marina del Rey for three days of strategic planning, business connections, and product discovery. BevNET Live delivers unmatched value in one place, allowing you to close out 2026 strong and head into 2027 with momentum.
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The BevNET Live Experience
Connections That Drive Growth
Sample the Latest Innovations
Showcase your beverage where it matters. BevNET Live features sampling fridges and a Day 1 Happy Hour to help brands share products with investors, buyers, and peers. Just register and apply to take part.
Beverage School
Beverage School helps early-stage brands build their foundation. Through concise, actionable presentations, you'll gain insights into sales, finance, marketing, and more to get your business off the ground.
New Beverage Showdown
The New Beverage Showdown highlights the next generation of beverage brands. Finalists pitch live on stage to our expert panel and industry audience for valuable feedback and a $10,000 advertising package.
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What You’ll Gain:
Future-Focused Insights: Hear from trailblazing founders and operators about what’s next in beverage and how to act on it.
Networking That Moves the Needle: Meet buyers, investors, and partners who can help you grow. This is where real conversations and deals begin.
Tangible Exposure: Get your product in front of hundreds of industry decision-makers through sampling and 1:1 meeting opportunities.
Long-Term Value: Leave with new leads, real feedback, and strategic direction you can use to grow your business in the months ahead.
Past Speakers
Recent Event Announcements
Consultancy Firm Outlier Initiative’s Strategy To Build For The ‘Long-Haul’
In a BevNET Live replay, beverage marketing consultant Courtney O’Brien discussed how emerging brands can build for long-term growth.How Beverage Investors Find The Next Big Thing
Three beverage industry investors discussed the metrics they use to guide their decisions in backing new drink brands.How To Lean Into Success Without Sacrificing An Insurgent Mindset
At BevNET Live Winter, three brand founders and previous New Beverage Showdown champions discussed strategizing for the next stage of growth.Judges Revealed for the New Beverage Showdown at BevNET Live L.A. 2025
It’s time to introduce the judges for BevNET’s signature pitch competition, the New Beverage Showdown, taking place during BevNET Live in L.A. December 7-9. More than 750 are registered and limited seats remain.BevNET Live L.A. 2025: Friend Finder – How Functional Brands Gained Their Audience
No matter the functional promise, it takes a lot more than a good idea to build a successful brand. It takes an audience of consumers and customers to successfully carve out territory in the drink case. At BevNET Live L.A. 2025, three brand leaders will discuss how they successfully scaled into a wide consumer base by finding their initial audience.BevNET Live L.A. 2025: Special Cannabev Sessions Discuss Category Trajectory for 2026
The recent change to the 2018 Farm Bill that mandates the end of the hemp-based beverage business hit like an earthquake, but for now, at least, the buildings are still standing. Under the law, there’s now an expiration date for the manufacture of intoxicating hemp drinks – and, in fact, most of the $28 billion U.S. hemp business: Nov. 12, 2026.BevNET Live L.A. on Dec. 7-9: Meet the New Beverage Showdown Semifinalists
It’s time to reveal the semifinalists for BevNET’s signature pitch competition, the New Beverage Showdown, taking place at BevNET Live L.A. December 7-9.BevNET Live L.A. 2025: Meet and Partner With Generous Brands – The World’s Largest Beverage Startup
When it comes to a potential sale for your beverage brand, a new strategic acquirer has come in from the cold: Generous Brands. To provide a look at the strategy that’s driving this new fresh, healthy beverage behemoth, Todd Putman, the Chief Transformation Officer at Generous Brands, will speak at BevNET Live Winter 2025 (Dec. 7-9) in Marina Del Rey.BevNET Live L.A. 2025: Early Registration Pricing Ends This Friday 10/24
This Friday 10/24, early registration pricing expires for BevNET Live, taking place December 7-9 in L.A. Register before the weekend and save $100.BevNET and :INCLUDED CPG: Featured Brands Attending BevNET Live L.A. 2025
BevNET and :INCLUDED CPG are proud to share the three brands selected to attend BevNET Live L.A. (Dec. 7–9) through our :INCLUDED partnership.
Designed for:
- Founders of early-stage beverage brands looking for feedback, exposure, and strategic direction
- Brand leaders who want to overcome growth plateaus and build smarter plans for 2026
- Mid-stage operators refining their business models, exploring new categories, or considering M&A
- Executives tracking innovation, emerging beverage trends, and evolving consumer behavior
- Retail buyers scouting fast-growing brands that bring energy to their sets
- Investors searching for the next breakout beverage company
- Suppliers ready to help brands scale efficiently and improve margins
- Service partners focused on helping brands grow their presence and reach more consumers
From Past Attendees
"BevNET Live has positively impacted GHOST in a number of ways. And I'd encourage a lot of founders and other people in the industry to make sure that they get to the next one."
"I love the Showdown — I think that format is an amazing way for new brands like ours to be introduced to the decision makers of the industry... We’re in big places like CVS, Gelson's, and Sprouts because of the New Beverage Showdown."
"It brings together the right people in one place and compresses months of outreach, feedback, and networking into a few focused days."
Questions?
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