Something’s Brewing
Innovations in format, function and flavor aim to extend kombucha category growth into the new decade.
BevNET MagazineNovember-December 2019
Cover Story
Features
2019 New Beverage Guide
The 2019 New Beverage Guide is the most comprehensive collection of non-alcoholic beverages featuring new brands, flavors, product updates, packaging and more.
Although Leading National Cider Brand Sales Decline, Smaller Producers Find Growth
Although national trends for the largest cider producers are in the red, many smaller regional and local cider producers are growing.
Sacred (Cold) Space
While dairy will remain on top for the foreseeable future, the cold case is changing today. Dairy industry leaders, however, may be more prepared for that change than anticipated.
Columns
NACS 2019 Review
This year's annual National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) trade show once again served as a showcase for beverage innovation from some of the biggest names in the business, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé Waters and others.
Gerry’s Insights: Roll Over, Beethoven
“Classical marketing.” It was one of the first phrases I heard in the early 1990s after getting de-industrialized out of a reporting career covering subjects like manufacturing, robotics and electronics and making a mid-career transition to a marketing trade magazine, with zero expertise aside from the thousands of TV commercials I’d doubtless ingested over the years.
Brewscape: The Latest Craft Beer Brand News
In craft beer news: Odell Brewing founders to retire from daily operations in January; Rhinegeist plans to implement ESOP in 2020
Bevscape: The Latest Beverage Brand News
In beverage news: Danone deepens plant-based dairy holdings with Forager Project investment; Peet’s closes Coldcraft unit to focus on shelf-stable coffee innovations
The First Drop: My New #Family
History tends to make fun of those who sit on the wrong side of business evolution (note Gerry Khermouch’s column in this issue for warnings about too much adherence to tradition). We can’t stick to the old ways, or we might find ourselves on the sidelines, maybe still cheering for our teams but not in the hot seat anymore. And yet, I’m willing to risk it when it comes to LifeFuels.
Natural Products Expo East 2019 Review
The Natural Products Expo East trade show graced the Baltimore Convention Center one last time in 2019, ahead of the event’s relocation to Philadelphia next year.
Channel Check: What’s Hot and What’s Not
Bottled fruit drinks and additional beverage category comparisons by sales and growth.
NOSHscape: The Latest Food Brand News
In natural food industry news: Misfit pivots from juices to meat to save the planet; VMG to go retail with Velocity Snack Brands launch, acquires Popchips
Publisher’s Toast: A Beverage Birthright That’s Now All the Rage
Today, seltzer and sparkling water have taken front and center in the beverage universe. What started as a trickle, with entries such as Sparkling Ice, a long time innovator, has led to a full- scale invasion.