2009 Summer Fancy Food Show – Beverage Exhibitor List
The 2009 Summer Fancy Food Show is being held June 28 – June 30 at the Javits Center in New York City. We’ll be on hand covering the event, so…
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Reporter’s notebook: CytoSport, VPX, Labrada trademarks
With CytoSport signing a distribution agreement with Pepsi Bottling Group for Muscle Milk and competitors VPX and Labrada expanding their distribution in mainstream channels, nutritional companies are becoming a force…
Huge Growth, Tiny Footprint
Energy shots are the fastest-growing part of the energy drink category and are stealing the momentum from their bigger – in package size – rivals, according to Consumer Edge Research…
Diageo Acquires Premium Cocktail Mixer Company Stirrings, LLC
NORWALK, Conn., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Diageo (NYSE:DEO), the world’s leading spirits, beer and wine company is pleased to announce that it will increase its investment of Stirrings, LLC, makers…
Bottled Water Companies Unfairly and Inequitably Targeted by Mayors
Alexandria, VA — The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) today passed Resolution 62, misleadingly titled “Ensuring Fair and Equitable Use of and Compensation for Municipal Water Systems,” at its annual…
IFT09, naturally sweet!
-Check out our photo gallery from IFT09 BevNET was on hand at this year’s IFT Show to sample the many cutting cutting-edge beverage concepts on display. IFT09, the Institute of…
Guayaki plans canned mate product
Guayaki, a pioneer of yerba mate tea, will add a new kind of package to its all-glass line-up: an aluminum can. According to Guayaki vice president of marketing Pierre Ferrari,…
Red Bull responds to German Cola concerns
Santa Monica, Calif., (May 26, 2009)–After analyzing a single can of Red Bull Simply Cola, the German Nordrhein-Westfalen Institute of Health and Work, raised concerns with German authorities regarding the…
Albertsons adjusts prices to fight supercenters
Albertsons supermarkets announced plans this week to lower prices on thousands of goods at its California stores. The move, according to the Los Angeles Times, is meant to counter consumers’…
Lawsuit challenges NY Bottle Bill’s labeling and special exemptions
Alexandria, VA — The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) today announced that it has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of newly-added provisions of New York’s Returnable Container Act (RCA)…
BevNET.com’s Sold-out “BevNET Live” Conference a Big Success
BevNET Live Photo Gallery >> With an enthusiastic sold-out crowd, a wealth of informative speakers and panels, and a strong focus on the nuts-and-bolts of the beverage business, the BevNET…
The Coca-Cola Company Introduces Innovative Bottle Made from Renewable, Recyclable, Plant-Based Plastic
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Coca-Cola Company unveiled today a new plastic bottle made partially from plants. The “PlantBottle™” is fully recyclable, has a lower reliance on a non-renewable resource, and reduces carbon…
PepsiCo Files Suit Against PBG and its Board
PURCHASE, N.Y., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) announced today that it has filed suit in Delaware against the Pepsi Bottling Group (NYSE: PBG) and certain of its directors.…
VPX appeals Muscle Power ruling
VPX filed an appeal Friday of the injunction against its Muscle Power protein drink given to them this week by a federal judge. The judge ruled that Muscle Power’s name…