Guayaki’s C-Store Surge Continues With 7-Eleven, QuikTrip
With sales momentum still rising and fresh leadership at the helm, the brand is chasing opportunities to diversify (and add to) its 45,000 total doors across the U.S. and Canada.
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A Drink With… Chandra Richter, Head of Product Development at Sprinter
It’s likely you know the face of Sprinter, a new vodka soda from Kylie Jenner, but the influencer and entrepreneur had some help along the way. While Jenner understandably draws all the attention, Sprinter’s early success – shipping over 140,000 cases and hitting 10,000 retailers and bars since March – belongs in part to the brand’s head of product development and supply chain Chandra Richter.
Taste Radio: Evaluating Market Readiness Vs. Market Potential. It’s Tough.
On the heels of BevNET Live Summer 2024, the hosts revisit the final round of the New Beverage Showdown and explain why evaluating emerging brands at different stages of development can be challenging. They also highlight a handful of new products and talk about the influx of saucy condiments.
‘Catching The Wave’: How Kava Continues To Paddle Around The Functional Drink Category
Kava beverages have yet to fully catch on with consumers but established brands and new entrants to the category are taking differing approaches to latch onto the success in functional drinks.
BevNET Live: Why Cannabevs Matter To All Beverage Categories
Watch cannabis industry stakeholders BRĒZ founder Aaron Nosbisch and Ian Dominguez, chief investment officer Delta Emerald Ventures, discuss at BevNET Live Summer 2024 the future of hemp drinks and how the category is impacting beverages overall.
A Drink With… Koia CEO and Author Chris Hunter
Chris Hunter is well aware that his current health and wellness-oriented lifestyle and role as the CEO of plant-based protein drink maker Koia are not what anyone expected from him when he first set out to become an entrepreneur – himself included.
BevNET Live: How Minority Founders Can Elevate the Beverage Business
In this video from BevNET Live Summer 2024, three beverage founders – Equitea CEO Quentin Vennie, Mocktail Club CEO Pauline Idogho and Uncle Waithley’s CEO Karl Williams – sat down with BevNET editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman to discuss how minority-owned businesses can best tackle the institutional barriers to success.
New Products: Jones Soda Teams With Folds of Honor, Plus Aura Bora, Red Bull, Pari & More
In this week’s new products roundup, Explorer unveils a new line of ready-to-drink cold brew beverages, bubly pays homage to a classic summertime treat and Pari seeks to make a splash in the zero-proof canned cocktail market.
BevNET Live: What We’ve Learned About Spirits RTDs
RTD drinkers like to explore and have twice as many brands already in their repertoire— meaning brands have their work cut out for them, shared 3 Tier Beverage COO Turiya Luzader during the 2024 Summer BevNET Live conference in New York City.
BevNET Live Replay: The State of The Beverage Market
During the opening session of BevNET Live Summer 2024 in New York City, industry stakeholders from multiple arenas sat down with editor in chief Jeff Klineman to share their insights into the current state of the beverage market and the dynamics affecting entrepreneurs.
Circana Craft Beverage Report: RTDs in Seventh Inning, E-Commerce Up
RTDs are in the seventh inning, according to Scott Scanlon, executive vice president of Beverage Alcohol at Circana.
Ball ‘Keeping a Close Eye’ on Domestic Beer, Energy Drinks on the Way to +2-3% Volume Growth Goal
Ball Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of aluminum beverage cans, is “keeping a close eye” on domestic beer and energy drinks as it plots its next few years, executives said during an investor day Tuesday.
Koia Extends Into Shelf-Stable, Bulks Up Into Multiserve
Koia has built its reputation in the cold box, but in order to achieve its next stage of growth the company is breaking onto the dry shelf with this month’s launch of Koia Nutrition Shakes, its first shelf-stable offering.
A Drink With…. Ley Line Labs Co-Founders Charlotte Mizrahi & Matthias Laudico
CPG isn’t for the weak of heart, but Matthias Laudico and Charlotte Mizrahi, partners in full-service product development house Ley Line Labs, have been well served by following a simple goal: “We're really doing this because we want to make cool products for passionate people.”