Northern California regional brands Go Girl Energy and Silk Road Soda Co. announced this week they have merged to form Go Roads, LLC The company will seek to expand both product lines outside of the Golden State with rebranded and reformulated offerings.
Chuck Casano, founder of Pitaya Foods and HiTouch Distribution, spoke about navigating the food industry on two fronts, how a social mission guided his foray into entrepreneurship, the failure that propelled his decision to launch HiTouch, the elements of successful brand relationships and being on the front lines of food distribution during the pandemic.
AriZona Beverages today unveiled its latest venture: Santa Fé (stylized “SANTA FÉ”), a sparkling water line flavored with a “splash of real fruit.”
Massachusetts-based Ocean Spray Cranberries is aiming to meet the growing demand for relaxation beverages with CarryOn, a new line of hemp-infused sparkling waters which launched this month in a pilot run. The new line features two varieties: Descend, a blueberry flavor containing L-Theanine and 20 mg of CBD, and Elevate, a grapefruit flavor containing choline and 10 mg of CBD.
Now operating as an independent, Reed says he’s free to flex his talent as a flavor chemist and product developer on his own terms, with a focus on premium natural ingredients over flavorings.
This week's Office Hours explores the interplay between operations, innovation, and finance during highly disruptive times with Melissa Facchina and David McCormick, two of the leaders of Siddhi Capital and Siddhi Ops.
NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis and Megan Bushell, co-founders of CBD-infused beverage brand DEFY, discussed how the company is navigating a murky regulatory environment for CBD, the positioning of the beverages as “performance drinks” and how Davis is advising current NFL players about incorporating hemp- and cannabis-based products into their lifestyles.
Citing the “continued impact of the COVID-19 crisis on events and travel,” New Hope this afternoon cancelled Natural Products Expo East 2020, which was to be held September 23-26 in Philadelphia.
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The Millerton, N.Y. facility that’s home to Harney & Sons, the second-generation family tea business in which Paul and Mike Harney have spent a combined 30-plus years, is now also the headquarters for The Hemp Division, a standalone vertically integrated grower and manufacturer that has steadily and quietly expanded since going online in 2019.
Office Hours returns Tuesday, June 16 at 3 p.m. ET. Jeff Klineman, BevNET’s Editor-in-Chief, will bring Melissa Facchina and David McCormick, two of the leaders of Siddhi Capital and Siddhi Ops on the livestream to discuss money and operations and take questions from viewers.
Launched in 2017 as Canvas, plant-based milk brand Take Two Foods is ready for its second act. Under its new name and branding, the company has released a reformulated version of its sustainably sourced “barleymilk” in local markets over the last few months with ambitions of becoming a plant-based food and beverage platform.
Alex French, co-founder & CEO of Bizzy Coffee, spoke about how online research sparked the launch of Bizzy, how the company sourced data from retail partners and customers via its packaging, learnings from the failure of the brand’s coffee shots, why buyer presentations are as important as the product itself and valuable tips about how to stand out on Amazon.
This month, the San Francisco-based brand, which launched last September with a line of CBD infused sparkling water, is rolling out its first line extension, Daytrip Go.
