TEXAS, we have a cocktail. In less than 6 months, Houston-based All Hands Craft Cocktails has successfully expanded into the broader Texas retail landscape by securing critical chain placements at Total Wine & More, Fossil Creek, Goody Goody Liquor and most recently, Spec’s and WB Liquors - just in time to stock the shelves before the Fourth of July weekend.
The original founding team behind Muscle Milk is using a similar playbook of incremental distribution in gyms and specialty fitness retailers to grow a new hemp-infused, energy drink called Gym Weed.
Rancho La Gloria, one of the largest wine-based cocktail brands in the U.S., today announced the addition of Ranch Water to its award-winning lineup of agave-based ready-to-drink alcohol beverages. Formerly launched under the Texas Ranch Water Co. label, the agave-brewed seltzer has officially transitioned to the Rancho La Gloria portfolio, just in time for summer.
National rum brand Saltwater Woody has unveiled its first line of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails, now available in bars, restaurants and liquor stores in Kentucky and Indiana and will continue rolling out nationwide. The lineup features three delicious flavors – Lemon Mojito, Piña Colada and Watermelon Pineapple Daiquiri. Saltwater Woody’s product expansion and ongoing market growth signify the brand impact as new products continue to become available.
Bruce Jacobson is the new President at Constellation Brands-backed sports drink makerBioSteel. Jacobson brings a long track record in beverage alcohol; prior to BioSteel, he had been chief commercial officer at Milwaukee-based Press Premium Alcohol Seltzer, joining the brand shortly after Constellation Brands made a minority investment in 2020. In the role, Jacobson "led a team in scaling the business to achieve profitable growth while balancing its entrepreneurial spirit and identity," according to a press release.
Talking Rain Beverage Company, the maker of the #1 selling sparkling water, Sparkling Ice, is excited to introduce a new, permanent flavor to the Sparkling Ice +Caffeine lineup. Just in time for the summer season, Watermelon Lemonade offers a burst of classic citrus blended with refreshing watermelon – perfect for a sweet, yet tangy midday pick-me-up.
As the summer heat begins to stick around, ready-to-drink cocktail makers are rolling out new formats and flavors hoping to win a spot in beachgoers' coolers. Check out this gallery for sports-themed vodka cocktails, Joe Jonas’ line of Fizzy Sangrias and Skrewball’s new on-the-go format.
Groundwork Coffee, one of the leading organic coffee roasters in the U.S., is proud to share that their mission-driven ways are now supported by the distinguished B Corp certification. B Corp Certification is for businesses what organic is to food products: a promise that a company is doing business in a way that meets rigorous standards of verified performance, transparency, and accountability.
The people want more POWER out of their sparkling waters and prebiotics aren’t enough. Mortal’s newest canned line delivers, with functional additions like magnesium, electrolytes, caffeine from green tea, and collagen— on top of prebiotics in every can.
Aprch Beverage Co, maker of wellness beverages, has released a summer seasonal of Aprch CBD Sparkling Water, Orange Vanilla. Just in time for summer heat, the new flavor, which combines mandarin and vanilla, the nostalgic flavor will send take you back to childhood and summertime fun! Aprch Orange Vanilla is available through out Aprch’s distribution network as well as direct-to-consumer for $12.99 per 4-pack.
The recently completed merger of Dallas-based Green Light Distributing with Houston’s United Wine & Spirits has created the third-largest spirits distributor in Texas. The newly expanded company enhances options and opportunities for on- and off-premise customers as well as small and mid-sized wine and spirits brands.
Ohza, one of the fastest-growing ready-to-drink cocktail companies in the industry, is pleased to announce that globally renowned musician and actor, Joe Jonas, has joined the brand as an investor, and partnered to launch his own product line, Fizzy Sangria. Available across the country in retail and online via drinkohza.com, Fizzy Sangria is the original canned mimosaTM company’s first product line extension. Joe’s Fizzy Sangria, made with 100% real juice and sparkling wine, is offered in two flavors: Red and White, both with an SRP of $9.99 per 4-pack via 12oz standard cans.
Strong pricing helped keep non-alcoholic beverage sales largely consistent in the two-week period ending June 18, according to an analysis of NielsenIQ data by Goldman Sachs Equity Research. Retail dollar sales in the two-week period grew 9.4% year-over-year, compared to 9.3% growth in the four-weeks and 11.3% for 52-weeks.
The Jack Daniel Distillery introduces the very limited Jack Daniel’s Small Batch Special Release Coy Hill High Proof in 375ml bottles available in Tennessee only. Matured in the highest reaches of barrelhouses on Coy Hill, the highest elevation at the Jack Daniel Distillery, this Tennessee Whiskey is bottled at proof points ranging from 143.6 - 155.1.
