Jason Burke, founder/CEO of clean ingredient meat snack and sauce brands The New Primal and Noble Made, spoke about how he navigates constant shifts in how retailers measure traction and determine metrics for success, and how to demonstrate incremental value during pitch meetings.
In the growing market for stress-relief beverages, a new functional mushroom platform brand is hoping to melt consumers’ woes away. Melting Forest is a brand of adaptogenic mushroom (Lion’s Mane and cordyceps) beverages created by California-based CBD Living.
Brands reinvent themselves all the time, but not always for the same reasons. In the case of Planteray Rum – the new identity for Plantation Rum as of last month – the change is the culmination of a four-year process that brought the company face-to-face with painful, negative historical connotations, and ultimately towards what it hopes is a brighter future.
We spoke with Monarch Emulsions' chief marketing officer Derek Gould about the company’s market strategy, its outlook on the rise of hemp-derived D9 drinks and the major industry-wide challenges that lie ahead.
In this week’s new products roundup, Beekeeper Coffee teams up with Taco Bell to pay homage to a classic Mexican beverage, DripDrop unveils a Zero Sugar version of its flagship electrolyte powders and Oatly and Dunkin’ roll out new creamers for your morning cup of coffee.
Poppi is getting a lot of attention, particularly as an acquisition target, a topic the hosts discussed in the episode, along with Coke’s new TikTok-inspired soda and a trio of “loaded” cereals. This episode also includes a conversation with executives from Manna Tree and Gotham Greens who discuss their relationship as mission-driven investor and entrepreneur.
Westrock Coffee is expanding its already ambitious strategic vision for ready-to-drink, announcing yesterday an agreement with Texas-based Select Milk Producers to create a joint venture for dairy or plant-based milk coffee-based beverages.
Despite reporting higher Q4 revenue, Oatly today posted a steeper net loss primarily driven by the cancellation of new facilities that would have expanded production capabilities.
Pernod Ricard is facing headwinds after reporting a -3% organic decline in sales in H1 FY 2024, with sales expected to stay flat for the remainder of the year.
The “entertainment-first” beverage maker is the latest brand to jump into the rapidly expanding hydration category with today’s announcement of Death Dust, which adapts three of the most popular flavors from its sparkling waters – Severed Lime, Mango Chainsaw and Convicted Melon – into electrolyte drink mixes.
Seeking to ride the momentum of its biggest distribution win thus far, Blume announced today the launch of its new line of SuperBelly gut-building hydration multipliers, marking the brand’s first foray into the hydration space.
Probiotic soda brand Culture Pop raised $21 million from new investors which include Enlightened Hospitality Investments — the investment arm of restaurateur Danny Meyer — and a private investment by Howard Schultz.
Suja Life, the parent company to Suja Organics and Vive Organics, announced today it has appointed Maria Stipp as its new CEO, effective Feb 20, while current chief executive, Bob DeBorde, moves into retirement.
After assessing its first year on shelves, Gorgie has realigned its distribution strategy to seek out the “stickiest” sales channels, a road that’s taken the female-focused energy drink back towards e-commerce.
