Rocco Milano, co-founder of ready-to-drink (RTD) brand On The Rocks was once told that “RTD was where brands go to die.” But five years after launching, the premium bottled cocktail company sold to Suntory Spirits in 2020.
We’ve released a new digital content calendar to make it even easier for you to stay ahead in the food, beverage, and beer industries. See what’s coming up in 2025 and start planning ahead.
Yerbaé Brands has been acquired by Florida-based functional beverage maker Safety Shot in what could be the first of multiple beverage acquisitions by the company. The two companies will also seek to create synergies in supply chain logistics, ingredient procurement, sharing warehousing and other resources.
Today’s crystal ball is spinning with innovation insights and retail revelations that may signal a prosperous future for select beverage segments. Let’s take a closer look at market researcher SPINS’ 2025 predictions.
Non-alcoholic beverage sales growth “accelerated” sequentially in the latest two-week period ending December 28 amid stronger volume and stable average pricing.
Bo Jackson, the multi-hyphenate sports icon and one of a handful of athletes to play both professional football and baseball, is tackling perhaps his biggest challenge yet – the beverage industry.
Odwalla, which was discontinued by The Coca-Cola Company in 2020, is set to relaunch this year under the oversight of Mexican beverage producer Grupo Jumex.
Giving an overarching term like “soda” a more unique positioning has helped create successful sub-categories like “prebiotic soda” and “energy soda” -- but what’s a “social soda”? Josh Miller, founder of Owen’s Mixers, thinks he knows.
Danone is taking legal action against Lifeway Foods after its attempts to acquire the brand last year were rebuffed, with the French dairy giant’s North America division accusing Lifeway CEO and chairwoman Julie Smolyansky of running a “value-destroying gifting program.”
What can the past inform us about the future? As we enter a new year, this special edition of the podcast revisits three headlines from 2024 that generated inspired discussion among Taste Radio’s hosts and may hint at things to come for the food and beverage industry.
Renais Gin, the spirits brand co-founded by Harry Potter actress Emma Watson, has charmed investors into a $6.18 million raise, the company announced today.
Canadian co-packer Joriki Beverage reportedly shut down its only U.S. facility in Pittston, Pa., this week, according to regional news reports, giving employees no prior warning of an impending closure. 229 staff members at the company’s plant were left jobless.
In this week’s new products roundup, Nestlé rolls out another product geared toward GLP-1 users, Minus Coffee transitions from RTDs to instant powdered lattes, and Cann teams up with Sober(ish) for Dry January.
A U.S. Surgeon General advisory issued today called for adding cancer risk to health warning labels on alcoholic beverages and called for “a reassessment of the guideline limits for alcohol consumption to account for cancer risk.”
