Someone has to say it: Expo West isn’t for everyone. One host makes a case on why some folks should skip the Super Bowl of CPG… while three others try to prove them wrong. We also sit down with Trevor Burns of Leisure Hydration, an emerging brand of electrolyte drinks making waves in SoCal.
In this week’s new products gallery, Celsius steps back in time to create its latest Vibe flavor, KDP announces a wide array of new offerings across its brands and G Fuel enters the increasingly crowded powdered hydration space.
Another major spirits group has blamed geopolitical instability for cutting its sales outlook.
British consumers will simply have to die another day after Liquid Death announced this month that it will be pulling back from the U.K. and the broader international market.
In this roundup of new product reviews, we try new beverages including sparkling prebiotic sodas from Fruga and Live, functional mocktails from Jas, and Barbarian Water, the first product that…
Ball Corporation’s full-year earnings call proved eventful, with the world’s largest can manufacturer announcing plans to build a new dual-line can manufacturing facility in Oregon, as well as acquire a Florida manufacturer in a $160 million deal.
Spirit suppliers got a brief reprieve when President Donald Trump delayed tariffs with Mexico and Canada on Monday, but the threat of a trade war has still hampered the growth outlook for one of the industry’s biggest players.
UPTIME Energy has acquired cold brew coffee maker RISE Brewing Co. in a deal that aligns two established independent brands in their respective categories into a fully integrated new platform.
Venture funding decreased by 11% year--over year, as investors shifted away from CPG, struggled to raise new funds, and deployed capital in smaller, more selective increments. View the full report.
In 2020, for reasons that should probably be obvious to everybody by now, foot traffic in the convenience channel plummeted. But times have quite thankfully changed and traffic is back up (+58.6% since January 2021, to be precise) as in-store sales surpassed $327.6 billion annually.
Casey’s, a convenience channel chain operating roughly 2,900 stores nationwide, has selected 13 food and beverage brands for placement in its stores, following the conclusion of its first Innovation Summit program; High Ground Elixir has joined with Sèchey.
Jones Soda begins a new era today with Scott Harvey and Brian Meadows stepping in as CEO and CFO, respectively, with designs to “transform Jones from a craft soda company into a full-fledged beverage company.”
Resealable packages, smaller sizes and non-carbonated beverages are among the hot bev-alc trends Total Wine & More’s senior leadership team are watching in 2025.
PepsiCo will spend the year ahead restoring consumer demand for snacks and drinks in North America after facing revenue declines in Q4 2024, CEO Ramon Laguarta said in an earnings report today.
