The category’s evolution has been well-documented up to this point: once considered an almost medicinal format used exclusively for fueling athletic performance and high-intensity thirst-quenching, traditional isotonic sports drinks are now part of the greater beverage diaspora, available everywhere from c-stores to soda fountains.
Iced tea can at times be among the simplest of refreshments. The category conjures up images of a tall, cool ice-filled glass of sweet (or not-so-sweet) drink. But as ready-to-drink tea sales rebound from pandemic challenges, the market for traditional-styled products remains crowded and dominated by a handful of brands.
Everybody’s talking about RTDs, and for good reason. The ready-to-drink (RTD) beverage alcohol segment is absolutely exploding, with that growth triggering a slew of new brands and products entering the market.
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The category’s evolution has been well-documented up to this point: once considered an almost medicinal format used exclusively for fueling athletic performance and high-intensity thirst-quenching, traditional isotonic sports drinks are now part of the greater beverage diaspora, available everywhere from c-stores to soda fountains.
Earlier this month, we celebrated the 4th of July up at my daughter’s house in the Catskills, in the tiny hamlet of Margaretville, which is, all in all, not a bad place to be. We ventured into town for a carnival and to watch the fireworks with my 29 month-old granddaughter Isabel.
In craft beer news: Lynne Weaver to Buy Back Three Weavers From CANarchy, Anheuser-Busch Appoints Brendan Whitworth as North America Zone President and more.
In beverage news: Ohza Closes $4M Round Led by CircleUp, Danone Manifesto Ventures Acquires Majority Stake in Harmless Harvest, Zevia Files for IPO and VYBES Branches Beyond CBD With Adaptogenic Elixir Line.
I once had an editor who banned the use in our newsroom of the word “ever,” in the sense of “the biggest ever” or “the most ever” or “the richest ever.” “It’s the biggest, or the most, or the richest,” he reasoned. “Why do we need ‘ever’? Isn’t that obvious?”
It’s not so much a sense of getting back to things as they used to be -- especially since one of the salient takeaways of this period has been that what “things used to be” means different things for different groups of Americans, and it’s not all positive. But at least with regard to COVID-19, there’s a sense that the marketplace is in the process of moving on.
In natural food industry news: New Barn Acquired by NestFresh, Sambazon Secures $45M Investment, Hershey’s Acquires Lily’s and Bar Maker Verb Expands Its ‘Holistic Energy’ Platform
Aseptic juice drinks and Aseptic juices compared by sales and growth.
