On the back of rising consumer demand for probiotic foods and expanded distribution partnerships with mainstream retailers, Lifeway Foods is projecting record growth for fiscal 2025.
As it works to grow its presence across the North American market, Canadian functional beverage maker Cove Soda has named Bryan Crowley as CEO. Crowley, a career beverage executive, most recently served as CEO of gamer energy drink brand G Fuel.
Odyssey Elixir is taking “New Year, New You” all the way as the company unveiled this week a comprehensive brand refresh, including new packaging and a new name: Odyssey Functional Energy.
BodyArmor is broadening its advanced hydration offerings with its first major innovation of the new year: BodyArmor Flash I.V. Caffeine Zero Sugar; Plus, electrolyte drink mix maker DripDrop launched its new Zero Sugar Plus line this week.
Winter ready-to-drink launches include fermented rice seltzers, yerba mate refreshers, and Greek canned cocktails, plus a K-Pop superstar-backed wine highball and tallboy cans from two big names.
Founders’ faith in the gut-health beverage trend showed no sign of slowing at the Specialty Food Association’s Winter FancyFair this week. From live-culture water kefirs to the expanding set of…
Trip has quietly expanded its investor base, with Taste Tomorrow Ventures the latest to back the growing relaxation drink brand.
Growth equity fund SEMCAP announced today its inaugural Food & Nutrition fund closed at $125 million, garnering commitments from a base that spans strategic investors and leading food brokers from across the industry.
Despite previous talks with “a small number of potential bidders,” Costa Coffee appears likely to remain under The Coca-Cola Company’s ownership for the immediate future.
An offhand comment in an interview with the Argentine soccer superstar inadvertently sent Coca-Cola's market valuation soaring by over $10 billion.
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An Indiana congressman has proposed legislation to push back the upcoming hemp ban for three years, allowing more time to carve out a regulatory framework for hemp products.
Vita Coco is expanding its partnership with U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Weston McKennie, naming the soccer star a global brand ambassador.
The hardest part of building a consumer brand? It’s not the product; it’s everything that comes after. Caliwater co-founder Oliver Trevena, who launched the cactus water brand alongside fellow actor Vanessa Hudgens, opens up about the realities of fundraising, the challenges of securing and scaling distribution, and the emotional toll that building a brand can take.
Described as the initial step in the construction of a broad multi-brand coffee platform, Brooklyn-based Explorer Cold Brew has made its first acquisition.
