The 2025 Summer Fancy Food Show was a vibrant celebration of everything we love about the food and beverage industry. From new concepts and inventive product launches to passionate entrepreneurs and irresistible bites and sips, the event was a sensory feast. The hosts spotlight ethnic brands, artisanal snacks and distinctive libations from one of the most exceptional trade shows they’ve ever experienced.
Supplements producer Gamer Supps is making the leap into ready-to-drink products with the launch of a three-SKU line of 12 oz. energy drinks set to debut online on Friday.
Joe Tea is expanding globally while building on its core base of iced teas, lemonades and chips to bring innovation to snacking and beverage.
Innovative trendsetters? Profitability-minded business plans? Big, big revenues? All of the above? Trying to figure out just what a major beverage strategic is looking for when it goes into M&A mode is not that simple.
Nestlé is petitioning the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office over the trademark of cold brew maker Seattle Strong.
Los Angeles-based Taste Salud has been marketing its agua fresca powder stick packs since 2021, but its recently launched collaboration with iconic Mexican soda brand Jarritos on a pair of releases represents a new phase of growth.
A THC drink that thinks its a wine? Check. A sparkling water that thinks its liquid hot sauce? That, too. Both are accounted for in this week's review roundup, spotlighting new releases from Liquid Death and Mariona.
t the Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show this week, new adult non-alc brands introduced themselves to the category and showed off new product innovation in the growing alcohol-free RTD set.
Getting into mainstream retail is an uphill battle no matter where a brand is in its journey, but there’s no doubt that the earlier you are, the harder it is. So what’s a startup beverage company to do?
With 38 investments since its founding in 2022, Pronghorn – the accelerator focused on cultivating the next generation of Black entrepreneurs and executives in spirits – has been one of the most active funds in the bev-alc space.
Half a decade after wading into distilling, Massachusetts-based Trillium Brewing is diving into the ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktail segment. Rum Punch and Margarita, the first offerings from the new RTD line
Paraxanthine is the latest innovative beverage ingredient to start bubbling up in the functional set, touting energy-boosting and cognitive attributes while also increasing metabolism.
The New York City DSD house’s trio of new signings in key categories -- OWYN, Jolene and Spindrift -- signal that it has the clout to attract experienced brands that need support up-and-down the street.
State Garden is known for its salad offerings with brands like Olivia’s Organics, but the Massachusetts-based business now wants to position itself as a leading organic juice and beverage manufacturer as well.
