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Taste Radio: It’s Time To Get Beyond Plant-Based Battles. Bala To The Rescue.

Jacqui’s recap of the recently held Vegan Women’s Summit spurs a conversation about consumer perception of plant-based food and meat alternatives, in particular. We also sit down with Dr. Farnoush Fadavi, the co-founder of Bala Enzyme, an innovative brand of plant-based drink mixes developed to speed recovery and reduce inflammation.

NielsenIQ: Non-Alc Beverage Sales Stay Stable Across End of April

Non-alcoholic beverage sales remained stable across the two-week period ending May 4, 2024, as volume growth picked up while pricing moderated, according to the latest analysis of NielsenIQ scanner data by Goldman Sachs Equity Research.

Kristen Bell Joins PLEZi as Investor, Brand Partner

Actress and experienced CPG investor Kristen Bell announced today that she has joined PLEZi, the kids drink brand co-founded by former First Lady Michelle Obama, as an investor and brand partner to grow brand awareness and accessibility.

Taste Radio: Why Lance Collins, Creator Of Billion-Dollar Brands, Can’t Stop

Serial entrepreneur Lance Collins – creator of some of the most successful beverage brands of the past two decades, including BodyArmor, Fuze, NOS and Core – talks about his current and past ventures, lessons from successes and missteps, the reason that founders fail and why he encourages them to make “fast mistakes.”

Distribution Vet Butrymowicz Launching “Juice of the Future” Brand Loom

Loom, the brainchild of Bill Butrymowicz, VP at Jersey Shore DSD house Seaview Beverage, is a new line of juice drinks that will begin rolling out to stores and online this summer. Butrymowicz will be leading the brand as CEO while also continuing to run the distribution business that was founded by his father, using Seaview’s fleet as an immediate entry point into the market.

Report: Foxtrot Assets Sold At Auction For $2.2M

The future of Foxtrot is once again in question after assets belonging to the shuttered grocery chain were acquired today by Further Point Enterprises via auction for $2.2 million, according to a report from Crain’s Chicago Business.