Organic Avenue Closes Shop, Files For Bankruptcy
The news arrives as the final nail in the coffin for Organic Avenue, whose struggles over the last several years have been well documented.
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Agua Brands Lands Minority Investment from Horizons Ventures, Announces Plans for Global Expansion
A Securities and Exchange Commission record indicates that the company recently completed a raise of $3 million.
NACS 2015 Video: Checking In With Aquahydrate CEO Hal Kravitz
At the 2015 NACS show, BevNET sat down with Aquahydrate CEO Hal Kravitz for a video interview that covered several topics, including the company’s celebrity owners, Aquahydrate’s positioning as a “performance lifestyle brand,” and the non-traditional marketing approach of the alkaline water line.
Silverwood Pair McCoy & Burgmaier Leave to Start Whipstitch Capital
Michael Burgmaier and Nick McCoy have left Silverwood Partners, where they led the consumer products practice for the last six years, to open Whipstitch Capital, a boutique investment bank focusing on the consumer products industry.
Press Clips: Coca-Cola Responds to Tom Brady’s “Poison for Kids” Comment
In a response to Boston Magazine’s scathing criticism of his trainer Alex Guerrero, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw The Coca-Cola Company and Kellogg’s under the bus during a recent appearance on local radio station WEEI.
NACS 2015 Video: Mamma Chia’s C-Store Strategy
In a video interview filmed at the 2015 NACS show, Matt Buckley, Mamma Chia's senior vice president of sales and marketing, discussed the company’s foray into convenience stores, noting that the retailing channel may offer access to millennial consumers.
Whole Foods Global Grocery Buyer Dwight Richmond Departs Retailer
It’s a significant change at the chain: Richmond teamed with Executive Global Grocery Coordinator Errol Schweizer to debut many new products, including a new emphasis on HPP juice and edgy ideas like chia and turmeric drinks, as well as a focus on product certifications such as Non-GMO and biodynamic.
NACS 2015 Video: Voss Finds Its Flavor
Premium water brand Voss has introduced its first flavored line extensions. Packaged in Voss’ cylindrical glass bottles, Lemon Cucumber and Tangerine Lemongrass joined the brand’s subset of sparkling waters.
AHPA Tackles Alcohol Analysis for Kombucha in Educational Webinar
The webinar’s first presenter, James Neal-Kababick, who serves as director of Flora Research Laboratories touched on the issue of on-shelf fermentation while detailing the existing TTB-approved analytical methods for alcohol analysis in kombucha.
NACS Pics: New Products, New Varieties, New Packages Pitched to Convenience
In this photo gallery, we feature a range of new brands, products and design revamps that we encountered at the 2015 NACS Show, as culled from our Instagram feed.
Nestlé Waters Named in Lawsuit Targeting US Forest Service
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, demands that the Forest Service put an end to operations transporting water from the forest’s Strawberry Canyon to a Nestlé bottling facility via a four-mile long pipeline.
Spindrift Hires Strick Walker as Chief Marketing Officer
In a call with BevNET, Spindrift founder Bill Creelman said the addition of a CMO position comes “at the right time for the business,” as it aims to increase and expand the communication of its brand story, one surrounding its use of local, fresh ingredients.
BevNET’s 2015 NACS Show Planner Now Available for Download
This year’s NACS show features nearly 100 beverage companies and for attendees, we’ve compiled a handy list help you navigate the show.
ZICO Drops Coconut Water from Concentrate, Swaps HDPE for PET Bottles
The discontinuation of the concentrate formula comes as part of a greater revamp for the brand, which ZICO’s parent company, Coca-Cola, revealed in a press release Wednesday when previewing its participation at the National Association for Convenience Stores trade show in Las Vegas next week.