Zevia Announces New Stevia Exclusive Blend
As of 2013, Zevia has been using a stevia blend based primarily on the compound Rebaudioside A, with natural sweeteners erythritol and monkfruit added to balance the intense flavor.
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Rooibee Red Tea Rebrands With New Flavors and Packaging
The Newport, Ky.-based company is switching from 12 oz. to a 16 oz. plastic bottle featuring an updated logo, a move CEO David Salmon says will help the brand to better reflect consumer preferences within the RTD tea market.
Treo To Launch First Fruit-Infused Birch Water At Expo East
In addition to being the first U.S. brand and first fruit-infused birch water on the market, the beverage is also the only one exclusively sourced from U.S. birch trees in Vermont.
Download BevNET’s 2016 Natural Products Expo East Show Planner
For those attending the 2016 Natural Products Expo East, we've created a handy printable Show Planner, which includes a comprehensive list of beverage exhibitors listed both alphabetically and by booth number.
BevNET Podcast Ep. 24: Hacking Expo East
Natural Products Expo East 2016 opens next week, and this edition of the podcast offers our take on how exhibitors and attendees can make the most of the event.
Rebel Kitchen To Debut HPP Coconut Water at Expo East 2016
Rebel Kitchen’s new line is essentially a rebrand of Unoco, a super-premium coconut water brand that Rebel Kitchen invested in and later acquired.
Suja’s Secret: Charcoal-Infused Juice Gets Limited Edition Treatment
Suja CMO Heather MacNeil Cox said that the limited-edition release of Midnight Tonic was an extension of the brand’s 2016 “Surprise + Delight” initiative, one in which Suja “sought out creative ways to give back to our community." Only 1,000 bottles were produced and made available for sale only on Suja’s website.
BluePrint Introduces New Line of Tea-Infused Energy Drinks
The new drinks are available in Whole Foods’ Northeast region and retailers in the New York Tri-State area for a suggested retail price of $2.99.`
NOSH Voices: Under Pressure, Here’s What Big CPGs Will Do
While innovating, incubating and reformulating from within embody a set of tactics that are happening internally, let’s focus instead on the big-ticket, highly-visible actions that have accelerated dramatically over the past few years: Large companies acquiring smaller ones and also investing in relatively early-stage, fast-growth companies.
Wells Fargo Reports Labor Day C-Store Beverage Sales in Latest “Beverage Buzz” Survey
Convenience store sales of non-alcoholic beverages were up 4.2 percent over the Labor Day holiday weekend, according to Wells Fargo Securities’ latest “Beverage Buzz” report.
Press Clips: $52M Settlement Reached In Dairy Antitrust Suit; Aerosol Tea Debuts in U.K.
The suit, filed on behalf of American consumers, claims that from 2003 to 2010, a “herd retirement program,” led by Cooperatives Working Together and administered by the National Milk Producers Federation, paid above-market prices for dairy cows before sending them to slaughter earlier than usual.
BevNET Podcast Ep. 23: It’s Effectively Our Take on Probiotics
In this edition of the podcast, we follow up on a recent BevNET Magazine article that examined a growing controversy regarding standards and regulation in the expanding world of probiotic beverages. BevNET Editor-in-Chief, who authored the article, joins us for a lively discussion on the topic.
Solti Hopes to Shine Bigger Light on UV-Processed Juice
Founder Ryne O’Donnell asserts that Solti’s process of exposing juice to UV light, in conjunction with an atmosphere controlled aseptic filler, “is proving to have more nutrients, flavor, aroma and shelf life” than juices that undergo high pressure processing (HPP), a common safety method for cold-pressed juices.
Don Sebastiani & Sons Launches New Line of Organic Flavored Sparkling Waters
In September, AQUA will be launched locally in and around Sonoma and be featured at retailers such as Broadway Market, Burgers & Vine, Pure Barre and Community Café among others.