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Taste Radio: Making The Hard Decision Can Be Humbling. But It Changed Everything For This Brand.

Greater Than co-founders Mark and Jon Sider spoke about how timing and humility played into the brand’s dramatic repositioning, a shift that elicited over $8 million in DTC sales in each of the past two years. They also explained how they effectively incorporated user-generated content into digital media initiatives and opened up about how their relationship and those with others have been impacted by the challenges of entrepreneurship.

ICR 2023: Black Rifle, UNFI, SunOpta & Zevia Share Updates

This week, a cross-section of public and private companies from across industries is meeting in Orlando, Florida for the 25th edition of the annual ICR conference. The invitation-only event featured a full-slate of daily presentations from publicly traded companies on its opening day today.

RodeoCPG Sells R&D To JPG Resources, Seeks To Scale Sales

JPG Resources has acquired RodeoCPG’s Brooklyn-based R&D team allowing JPG to better serve brands in the Big Apple, while Rodeo pivots toward becoming a targeted, tech-forward sales management platform.

Hold the Bubbles: Canned ‘Hard Water’ Has Arrived

While the term “hard water” might make you think of whether you need to change your detergent brand, in the case of Bluebird Hardwater, it’s a little more literal. The ready-to-drink cocktail launched this week offering the first canned beverage combining premium spirits with pure non-sparkling mineral water.

Terlato Artisan Spirits Introduces Dublin Ink

Terlato Wine Group, a leading importer and marketer of luxury wines, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages is adding a new Irish Whiskey to its Artisan Spirits Portfolio - Dublin Ink Irish Whiskey, in partnership with Steven Nathan, founder of Guanxi and a former managing director at the Distell Group Ltd.

Taste Radio: What We Often Forget About Setting Goals

Taste Radio’s hosts discussed the relative value of making resolutions and shared advice from a highly successful entrepreneur on how to set achievable goals. They also spoke about the arrival of 2023 trade shows, an effective way that early-stage brands can build awareness and riffed on a handful of new products and brand updates.

Desolas Mezcal Announces Georgia Distribution

Desolas Mezcal, an artisanally crafted spirit that is thoughtfully produced from 100 percent Salmiana Agave, has inked a distribution deal with Savannah Distributing Company Inc. effective immediately for Georgia.