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In Memoriam: BevNET Chairman Jack Craven

It’s with great sadness that we’re writing to note the passing of Jack Craven, the Chairman of BevNET, father of our CEO and founder, John Craven, and father-in-law to our COO, Carolyn Craven.

California Distillery Takes On New York Over Shipping Restrictions

A Los Angeles craft spirits producer is taking on the Empire State in a federal lawsuit filed yesterday challenging direct-to-consumer shipping laws prohibiting distillers in California from sending spirits to customers in New York.

Daily Briefing (Insiders Only): MAHA Pegs Soda Against SNAP

What’s good for MAHA may not be so nice for Big CSD. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is moving quickly to approve state requests to pull soda and candy from the Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP), the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Taste Radio: 60 Startups. $7 Million. How Ignite20 Is Funding The Future Of CPG.

Ignite20 isn’t just cutting checks. The new $7 million venture capital fund and hybrid accelerator is lighting a fire under the next wave of CPG innovators. Gabriela Morales, Ignite20’s co-founder and managing director, talks about how the fund is rethinking early-stage investing.

Levia Seltzer Co-Founder to Lead New Infused Bev Firm

Levia Seltzer co-founder Troy Brosnan is joining Rhode Island-based cannabis and hemp processor Monarch Emulsions to launch Monarch Beverage, a vertically integrated turnkey service provider.

Sweet Deal: No Cap! Partners With Candy Maker Albanese

Upstart soda brand No Cap has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with family-owned candy maker Albanese Confectionary Group to bring that company’s popular gummy flavors to its lineup of zero-sugar modern sodas.