Magic Spoon is proof that breaking the rules can be the smartest move in CPG. Co-founder Gabi Lewis Gabi gets candid about product-market fit, pricing, branding, word-of-mouth growth, retail velocity and the tradeoffs that come with innovation. The episode offers a clear, hard-earned playbook for founders building modern food and beverage brands.
Creature Comforts co-founder Chris Herron quietly assumed the CEO role of intoxicating hemp beverage brand Climbing Kites a year after joining the company, the company shared last week.
After laying off more than 1,700 employees as it shuttered operations in California last year, Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) is making further cuts across the country.
Kids flavored water brand Oodles of Doodles has returned to the U.S. with a SpongeBob deal after a 2024 soft launch faced supply issues.
After years spent venturing across a hodgepodge of non-scalable categories for a niche audience of biohackers, Bulletproof, now under new ownership, is recentering around its functional coffee roots in hopes of broadening its mainstream reach.
Lifeway Foods taps NFL players for marketing push while Jeni's and Verve Coffee Roasters collaborate on new ice cream variety.
A $400 million exit and a reputational reckoning in wellness put this episode of Taste Radio on edge, as the team dissects Bachan’s blockbuster acquisition and the fallout facing brands tied to wellness guru Peter Attia. The conversation also spotlights Solely’s growth strategy in an interview with Manish Amin, VP of marketing for the fast-growing organic fruit snack brand.
Global manufacturer Refresco has entered a definitive agreement to acquire SunOpta Inc. for $6.50 per share in cash, providing the Netherlands-based conglomerate with a major plant-based co-packer as it broadens its business outside of CSDs and packaged water.
This week, new energy drink flavors for Unwell and C4, Pressed Juicery celebrates Back History Month and Saint James Iced Tea unveils its Party Pack lineup.
The President's youngest son, Barron Trump is listed as a director for a new startup, Sollos Yerba Mate.
Spirits sales in the U.S. declined for a second consecutive year but maintained a slight market share lead over beer, largely due to ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails, the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS) reported Thursday in its annual economic briefing.
The changes have effectively put an end to Coca-Cola’s New Revenue Streams division, which had responsibility for Red Tree and Coke’s RTD coffee business (largely its Dunkin’ Iced Coffee co-brand), both of which operated outside the company’s normal distribution approach.
The raise comes nearly one year after Willie’s launched as a joint venture between legendary musician Willie Nelson, his family and his wellness enterprise Longplay, Inc., with JuneShine providing sales and marketing for the tie up.
The Coca-Cola Company announced this week it will discontinue the brand’s frozen lines in April, citing “shifting consumer preferences” as frozen concentrates have declined in popularity with American consumers.
