Seeking to ride the momentum fueling explosive consumer interest in non-dairy milks, Milk Future, a free virtual museum designed to educate consumers and spread awareness about non-dairy plant-based milks, is set to go live on February 1.
Denise Woodard, the founder and CEO of fast-growing allergen-friendly food brand Partake Foods, spoke about the benefits of “leaning into” cost-saving retailer programs, how she went from raising thousands of dollars at a time to multi-million, celebrity-led funding rounds, how the tragedy and social unrest of 2020 impacted Partake and why she sings the praises of a having a leadership coach.
A new year means new products. In this gallery, we showcase new CBD brand launches from Molson Coors and Indeed Brewing Company, flavorful innovations in coffee creamers via International Delight, Natural Bliss and Shamrock Farms, as well as new line extensions from Chobani, Mooala and Vita Coco among other launches.
As consumers continue to embrace plant-based diets, the protein drink category is no exception to the growing trend towards vegan products. But as plant-based protein startups like OWYN and Koia grow, established companies that have long played in the animal-based sector are now looking to get in. This year, a number of protein drink makers -- from PepsiCo-owned CytoSport to enhanced water maker Protein2o -- are introducing new plant-based lines in a move to set the pace in an emerging market.
Agricultural technology company Brandt has invested in fiber-infused water brand hellowater to bring its proprietary immune support ingredient into the beverage world.
As the market for plant-based milks grow to “out of this world” proportions, so to speak, some consumers are taking note of the sugars and preservatives used in leading brands. Enter UFO (standing for Udder Free Only), a California-based brand of premium, clean label hemp milks made with chia and oat flour.
Originally scheduled for late June, the Summer 2021 Fancy Food Show, renamed as the Fancy Food Show, will now be held September 27-29 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. The show will be the sole SFA in-person event for this year, after the Winter 2021 Fancy Food Show was previously cancelled.
One year, one rebrand and one reformulation after its original scheduled launch, XED Beverages co-founders Zeke Bronfman and Nate Medow are looking to pick up from where they never got a chance to start with the company's debut product: Sesh, a four-SKU line of 6% ABV cocktail-based spiked seltzers.
C-store retailers remain generally upbeat about the beverage category even as immediate consumption habits in individual categories continue to be disrupted, according to the latest “Beverage Bytes” survey by Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
Molson Coors’ rapidly expanding beverage interests now include ready-to-drink cocktails, following the company’s announcement today of a partnership to distribute tequila-based cocktail Superbird.
To celebrate the national debut of Coca-Cola with Coffee and the new Coca-Cola with Coffee Zero Sugar, starting today, select residents of Coffee County, Georgia, will be invited to opt-in to have orders of both products delivered via drone through a partnership with Walmart and delivery service DroneUp.
Flow Alkaline Spring Water will go public this spring on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) as the Toronto-based beverage company plans a reverse merger with an initial public offering (IPO) that aims to raise $50 million. The announcement comes as the six-year-old brand seeks to double its U.S. footprint over the next 18 months.
Swedish pea-based milk alternative brand Sproud has secured $6.5 million in new funding from London-based growth capital investor VGC Partners, the company announced today.
Cannabis beverages are no doubt among the most buzzed about emerging categories of recent years. But although THC-infused drinks had a market value of $313 million in 2020, they accounted for only a drop in the bucket of the overall $19 billion cannabis market. Beverages still have a long way to go and face numerous logistical challenges to overcome as brands seek to breakout within a highly regulated environment.
