Lucille Health has closed a multi-million dollar funding round led by IRIS Ventures to fund a distribution expansion for its first product line, nutrition shakes, and support R&D efforts for future category expansion.
We’re still only in April, but the pre-summer indicators are positive this month as non-alcoholic beverages continued to accelerate sequentially on the back of strong volume gains and stable pricing.
Springtime must be here because total bev-alc dollar sales flipped to positive (+0.5%) in the two-week period ending April 4 – a sequential improvement from -0.8% in the four-week window and -1.2% in the twelve-weeks, according to the latest analysis of NIQ data from Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
The lifestyle sports nutrition business is launching a limited edition co-branded 7UP Lemon Lime flavor, its first cross-brand release with a KDP portfolio partner.
After more than a decade of grinding in obscurity – including years of failed commercialization attempts and even living in his brother’s basement – Toom founder and CEO Matt Joyce is finally turning a humble garlic dip into one of the fastest-growing CPG brands in America.
Gaming isn’t yet a core marketing channel for most food and beverage brands, but as time spent in games increasingly rivals time spent on social media, it’s emerging as a powerful growth engine for converting awareness into transactions.
Beverage industry brands Casa Azul, 100 Coconuts and Pressed Juicery have announced new leadership roles from senior executives to operations and sales.
No Sleep Beverage, whose portfolio includes popular lifestyle brands Juliet Wine and Madre Mezcal, will expand from a venture and consulting firm to full portfolio operator – kicked off through the acquisition of three independent brands and plans for further acquisitions.
As yerba mate’s profile in the U.S. continues to grow, Los Angeles-based startup Pablo’s Mate is feeling bullish that it can help grow awareness for the tiny brand as it prepares for a big marketing push this summer.
Mark Anthony Brands announced it has struck a deal to acquire the Finnish Long Drink, the popular gin-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktail. The company expects the transaction to close in the coming weeks.
After submitting a draft registration statement last year, Suja Life Inc. has filed for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO), revealing total 2025 revenue of $326.6 million.
Were they flops – or just ahead of their time? In this episode, the hosts dig into one of the food and beverage industry’s most intriguing debates: whether discontinued products failed because they were poorly conceived, or because the market simply wasn’t ready. They also debate whether returning some Reese's products to classic chocolate recipes could spark a ripple effect across the category.
BRĒZ founder Aaron Nosbisch is transitioning out of the CEO role at his intoxicating hemp beverage brand to launch an AI business.
Weeks after Brown-Forman and Pernod Ricard confirmed they are in merger talks, Sazerac has entered the chat – but analysts are skeptical that the two whiskey giants can make a deal.
