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Taste Radio: Why Lance Collins, Creator Of Billion-Dollar Brands, Can’t Stop Taste Radio: Why Lance Collins, Creator Of Billion-Dollar Brands, Can’t Stop

Taste Radio: Why Lance Collins, Creator Of Billion-Dollar Brands, Can’t Stop

by BevNET.com Staff,

Serial entrepreneur Lance Collins – creator of some of the most successful beverage brands of the past two decades, including BodyArmor, Fuze, NOS and Core – talks about his current and past ventures, lessons from successes and missteps, the reason that founders fail and why he encourages them to make “fast mistakes.”

Distribution Vet Butrymowicz Launching “Juice of the Future” Brand Loom Distribution Vet Butrymowicz Launching “Juice of the Future” Brand Loom

Distribution Vet Butrymowicz Launching “Juice of the Future” Brand Loom

by Brad Avery,

Loom, the brainchild of Bill Butrymowicz, VP at Jersey Shore DSD house Seaview Beverage, is a new line of juice drinks that will begin rolling out to stores and online this summer. Butrymowicz will be leading the brand as CEO while also continuing to run the distribution business that was founded by his father, using Seaview’s fleet as an immediate entry point into the market.

Report: Foxtrot Assets Sold At Auction For $2.2M Report: Foxtrot Assets Sold At Auction For $2.2M

Report: Foxtrot Assets Sold At Auction For $2.2M

by Martín Caballero,

The future of Foxtrot is once again in question after assets belonging to the shuttered grocery chain were acquired today by Further Point Enterprises via auction for $2.2 million, according to a report from Crain’s Chicago Business.

Blue Stripes Wants Consumers to Sweeten Up to Cacao Water Blue Stripes Wants Consumers to Sweeten Up to Cacao Water

Blue Stripes Wants Consumers to Sweeten Up to Cacao Water

by Brad Avery,

How do you educate consumers on the herbological origins of chocolate while they’re standing in the store aisle, deciding whether or not to try their luck on a drink called “Cacao Water”? Five years into his cacao products venture Blue Stripes, chocolatier Oded Brenner has yet to find the perfect answer. But he’s getting closer.

Taste Radio: Is Superfood Still Relevant? And, Why Is ‘Rampage’ On A Kick? Taste Radio: Is Superfood Still Relevant? And, Why Is ‘Rampage’ On A Kick?

Taste Radio: Is Superfood Still Relevant? And, Why Is ‘Rampage’ On A Kick?

by BevNET.com Staff,

Dates, consumed for millenia, are having a modern moment. But can the superfood maintain its momentum, particularly among mainstream consumers? And, while we’re asking: has “superfood” lost its luster? Taste Radio’s hosts have their say. We also sit down with MMA icon Quentin “Rampage” Jackson, who is a partner with upstart beverage brand F3 Energy.

Spirits: On-Premise Sales Steady, Vodka Finds Promise in Fine Dining Spirits: On-Premise Sales Steady, Vodka Finds Promise in Fine Dining

Spirits: On-Premise Sales Steady, Vodka Finds Promise in Fine Dining

by Ferron Salniker,

Spirits sales at restaurants and bars are mostly steady, with recent data from WSWA’s SipSource and NIQ’s CGA revealing more optimism for the year but still pointing to lower growth levels than in past years. In other happenings on-premise, March Madness was a slam dunk for bars and vodka may find more possibilities in fine dining.

Zevia: Net Sales, Volumes Drop In Q1; DSD Launching in Pac NW Zevia: Net Sales, Volumes Drop In Q1; DSD Launching in Pac NW

Zevia: Net Sales, Volumes Drop In Q1; DSD Launching in Pac NW

by Martín Caballero,

Soft top-line numbers overshadowed progress made in recovering from temporary distribution losses and a forthcoming move into DSD, according to Zevia’s Q1 2024 earnings report released after market close yesterday.