Dean Foods Company announced today that it has increased its ownership percentage and taken a majority stake in flax-based dairy brand Good Karma. The investment marks a return to plant-based products for the dairy producer.
Seven Sparkling Launches New Mocktails, Spritzers in Target Stores; King’s Row Coffee RTD Line Launches in Whole Foods; HyVIDA Partners with UNFI; XYIENCE Enters Target; Hank’s Gourmet Beverages Expands in Tri-State Area; Hotshot Coffee Hits Amazon, Adds New Distributors
Plant-based beverage brand Califia Farms announced this morning it has closed a $50 million round of financing led by Luxembourg-based investment bank Ambrosia Investments and including a slate of celebrities including Academy Award-winning actors Jared Leto and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Speaking at BevNET Live Summer 2018 in New York City, Howard Telford, head of soft drinks research at the market research firm, examined how beverage trends will develop over the next five years, pinpointing several of the top growth areas in the space.
Growing awareness of the health risks of excessive sugar consumption, combined with public health initiatives such as a tax on sugary drinks, has motivated some lemonade brands to explore ways of cutting sugar or adding functional benefits to their products
North American consumers are helping shape global trends in ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee while Asian markets are fueling the category’s international growth, according to a presentation today by Euromonitor International senior analyst Matthew Barry.
In this interview from BevNET Live Summer 2018, John Carmichael, president of Nestle's beverage division, shared his thoughts on why the company looks for “something we can’t do ourselves” when evaluating potential acquisitions and why taking a patient approach to emerging categories is one of the biggest challenges for the company.
First Beverage Ventures, the private equity arm of beverage advisory and investment firm First Beverage Group, today announced its investment in Colorado-based distiller Laws Whiskey House, making it the second spirits brand to join the FBG portfolio.
SEC Looking Into National Beverage; California Decides Coffee Doesn’t Cause Cancer After All; Seattle Scraps Head Tax After Pressure from Amazon, Starbucks; Struggling Dairy Farmers Turn to A2 Milks; Gatorade Wins ‘Sports Fuel’ Trademark Case
Overall non-alcoholic beverage sales in all channels continued to grow during the four-week period ending on June 16, according to a Wells Fargo Securities beverage report on Nielsen sales data released earlier this week.
U.S. consumers looking to catch a buzz without the booze will soon be able to purchase an assortment of beer-centric products thanks to a pair of ventures aiming to disrupt the current alcohol market with cannabis-infused beverages.
Industry insider and Presence Marketing founder/CEO on how the natural foods industry has “grown up” and his approach to identifying disruptive brands and concepts; Taza Chocolate founder/CEO Alex Whitmore on how a focused and uncompromising approach to quality has differentiated Taza from the competition and why only recently the company decided to accept outside investment for the first time
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) and Keurig Green Mountain unveiled the leadership team that will take the helm at the new Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) when the merger transaction between the two companies closes, which is expected to happen next month.
Performance beverage maker Kill Cliff announced today the launch of Ignite, a new pre-workout energy sub-line that completes the brand’s self-described “Full System” of fitness beverages.
