Minnesota-based food and beverage company SunOpta forecasts it will double its business by 2025 with focused investment in more aseptic manufacturing capacity that will service its move into the RTD nutrition category and will help grow its oat-based products division.
When The Coca-Cola Company announced last month its decision to discontinue Honest Tea by the end of the year, the brand’s founders were dismayed by what they believed was a shortsighted decision. Two weeks later, they’re brewing up a new line of better-for-you teas to take the mantle.
BIOLYTE – touted as the world’s first “IV in a bottle” – announces continued retail expansion with its debut in Target stores across the country. BIOLYTE can now be found in select Targets in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia. This growth comes on the heels of expansion into several hundred more QuikTrip and RaceTrac locations across the Southeast – the brand rapidly making its entry into new markets.
The Naked Collective (TNC), an Irish carbon neutral start up beverage company is excited to announce that its wellness-led beverage, Mude, is now available at select CVS stores across 392 locations in the United States. Made from all-natural plant-based ingredients, Mude is a new range of healthy, functional sparkling beverages crafted with botanicals and adaptogens, and brewed to refresh your mood.
Remedy Drinks, the makers of delicious and gut-friendly no sugar, live-cultured drinks, announced the expansion of its U.S. presence across national retailers and multiple distribution channels. In addition, the brand has announced a new flavor, Mango Passion, to its refreshing range of sparkling kombucha drinks that are small-batch, craft-made, and all authentically brewed.
In celebration of National Cognac Day and on the heels of the 100th anniversary of the quintessential Sidecar cocktail, Rémy Martin is unveiling its newest multi-faceted creative campaign, “The Rémy Sidecar Magic Hour," to bring out the best of summer. The campaign invites us all to own the best part of each day—that sweet spot just as the sun is setting, the energy elevates, and all the right elements are aligned to create that magical feeling you can’t escape, all with the perfect summer cocktail in hand – The Rémy Sidecar.
Humboldt Distillery, the Northern California distillery best known for its organic and hemp-infused vodkas, is thrilled to announce that they have hired a new vice president of marketing, Ben Warden, and a new executive vice president of sales, Jim Sweeney. These executive hires mark a significant investment in the brand’s internal sales team and brand strategy in order to support accelerating growth.
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In the on-premise channel, bars and restaurants have earned more than $12,000 on average from the sale of cocktails in the first quarter of 2022, compared to the 12 weeks that ended October 22, reported CGA, which focuses on on-premise retail occasions.
Chlorophyll Water, the first-ever bottled water in the USA to pass and receive the ‘Clean Label Project Certification' is now available at all Westborn Market locations, a third-generation owned and operated market with four unique locations across Metro Detroit.
With stress, anxiety, and mental health issues on the rise in the post pandemic era, Nano Shot is launching their collection of CBD-infused beverages made with real fruit juice, no artificial flavors, zero calories/sugars and NO THC. The product line, with its proprietary NANO emulsification technology, allows adult consumers to experience a near instant calm and relaxing sensation unlike most of the other options in the marketplace. NANO SHOT is the contemporary solution for today’s health and wellness conscious consumer seeking real functionality and is currently available on-line and in select markets throughout the US.
Thirstie, the leading e-commerce provider for beverage alcohol brands, announced that former Republic Beverage and National Distributing Company (RNDC) President and CEO, Tom Cole, has joined the company as an advisory board member and investor. Within Cole’s role, he will provide ongoing counsel to Thirstie’s leadership team, assist in shaping key partnerships and provide strategic support to the company’s roadmap.
Brew Pipeline announced the launch of its new direct-to-consumer online retail shop. This platform will offer customers across 29 states the chance to shop its core brands with the click of a button, making them more accessible than ever. This includes Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Seltzer Variety, Motörhead Ace of Spades Bourbon, Motörhead Road Crew Pale Ale, Crooked Furrow Bourbon and Minions Van Skap Aquavit.
Catedral De Mi Padre Mezcal is thrilled to announce the launch of its brand and its first collection of 6 different mezcals, made by 6 Master Mezcaleros. The brand was founded by a father-daughter duo to reinvent the mezcal market in the US by elevating the men (and women) behind the bottle and paying homage to mezcal’s essential role in Mexican culture. They are committed to sustainability and local partnerships as a fundamental pillar of their business model.
