Community Call is a recurring series of open meetings dedicated to pressing topics impacting food and beverage businesses. This month, we welcome a range of guests covering topics such as current hiring trends, using social media to drive sales, how to scale your sales team, and avoiding deduction surprises.
Known for its unapologetically pro-military branding and rapidly expanding RTD business, it has also been racking up multiple lawsuits from investors, business partners and former employees on its way to over $300 million in sales.
Athletic Brewing Company’s Upside Dawn Golden will be served on all domestic JetBlue flights starting in May, the company shared today.
Buddha Brands has launched a line of prebiotic sodas that align with its core Thirsty Buddha coconut waters and its recent visual refresh across its plant-based snack and beverage portfolio.
Oregon-based beverage maker Good Wolf relaunched in January with new ownership and a new vision for the probiotic tonic brand. That new vision has arrived as the company debuted a refreshed visual look online this month.
A court in Florida has extended the deadline for bids on the sale of Bang Energy-maker Vital Pharmaceuticals. According to a filing with court this afternoon, the new deadline for bids is May 22 at 12 p.m., to be followed, if necessary, by an auction hearing on May 25, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
The hosts explained how setting the trajectory of your company can often begin with a single pitch and sampled a variety of new innovative products, including bitter libations, zero-sugar sausage snacks and plant-based scallops. We also meet David Garci-Aguirre of Corto Olive, a super-premium brand of extra virgin oil that emphasizes freshness from harvest to plate.
Box office megastar and budding beverage entrepreneur Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is celebrating a major milestone for his Teremana Tequila label, selling over one million cases within a 12-month period.
In this week’s new products roundup, GHOST teams up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to create a new “Ooze” flavor, Fever Tree launches a new line of classic cocktail mixers and Joyburst splashes into the hydration scene.
Distill Ventures, a Diageo-funded accelerator that provides funding and support for startup drink entrepreneurs, has added five brands to its pre-accelerator Spring cohort, the company announced today.
From clothing to drinks? It could work for Sky High Farms. The New York-based non-profit has been around for decades and is built around the mission of delivering 100% of all produce and animal protein grown on its 40-acre farm to food pantries, food banks and other charitable organizations across the state.
Despite mixed results due to price realization, inflationary headwinds and volume/mix volatility, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) reaffirmed its current full-year guidance during its Q1 2023 earnings call today.
Pernod Ricard reported an 8% increase in organic sales for the first nine months of fiscal year 2023, reaching $10.5 billion, according to its Q3 earnings report today. However, in the last quarter organic sales were down 2% ($2.6 billion).
As spring progresses and the flowers begin to bloom, so too do new releases from spirits makers like DIAGEO, PATRÓN and Lux Row. In this gallery, ZAKUSKA makes its debut in the vodka category, Elvis Whiskey pays homage to the ‘King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’’s favorite snack and Nikka announces the return of traditional statements to its U.S. portfolio.
