MartinBauer, the leading manufacturer of tea and botanical ingredients for the food, beverage, and dietary supplement/health and wellness industries, has announced the addition of US grown and processed Echinacea purpurea to its product portfolio. This addition complements the MartinBauer botanical strategy of expanding our current product offering into our US farm partners.
Atlanta-based Tip Top Proper Cocktails is thrilled to announce a brand-new product – the award-winning brand’s most requested item ever – launching today: The Proper Party Variety Pack.
Ingham, a graduate from Kansas State University, has more than 20 years of senior management experience in the spirits industry, including positions with Standard Beverage Corporation, Bacardi USA and most recently Pernod Ricard USA. Ingham has delivered on goals and achieved commercial success in sales, marketing, and marketing operations. He brings the full gamut of experience, from strategic planning, through resource allocation, GTM strategy development, program launch, and execution. Along with the position as President and CEO, Thomas will also hold a minority ownership in the parent company Trinity River Distillery.
Today, the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative (SIGBI) and Jägermeister are launching a nationwide search for the first SIGBI Safe Spaces logo. The winning logo will be provided for use to all certified Safe Spaces across the country.
MTN DEW GAME FUEL and Dr Disrespect are taking their relationship to the next level with the release of Championship Citrus Cherry. One of the most requested Game Fuel flavors, Citrus Cherry, is getting a championship-level twist at the hands of The Doc. That’s right, The Two-Time brought it again and leveled up the OG Citrus Cherry flavor with the creation of the limited-edition Championship Citrus Cherry. The fan favorite is finally back and bolder than ever, including a limited-edition can as epic as his mustache and mullet. Gamers can get their hands on Doc’s new limited-edition flavor starting today, available only while supplies last on GameFuel.com.
POS Nation, a leading retail point of sale solutions provider, today announced that it has acquired Bottle POS, a rapidly growing cloud-based liquor point of sale software provider. The acquisition will allow POS Nation to better serve its broad base of liquor retail customers with the latest in cloud-based POS technology, while also expanding Bottle POS sales to liquor retailers looking for an industry-specific solution. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Bartek Ingredients has commenced construction of a state-of-the-art, vertically integrated facility that will become the world’s largest malic and food-grade fumaric acid production plant. When completed in Q4 2023, the $160 million project will double Bartek’s capacity and cement the company’s position as the global leader in malic and fumaric acid.
TEN Alkaline Spring Water, the ultimate hydration experience bottled at the highest 10pH, is celebrating the expansion of their product into all Meijer stores. WIth locations around the midwest, TEN is now available in their 250 + markets. Consumers can find 1 gallon and 1.5 liter bottles in stores and soon via their home delivery rollout.
Lux Row master distiller John Rempe continues his annual pact with bourbon drinkers with the release of Blood Oath Pact 8 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in Calvados casks. A limited supply of 17,000 (3-pack) cases will arrive at retail this April at a suggested price of $119.99 per 750 ml bottle.
Today, Central Standard Craft Distillery Co-Founders Pat McQuillan and Evan Hughes are introducing Pour Ready Premium Cocktails, the first-ever line of craft, Midwest-made ready-to-pour cocktails.
Dutch bottling conglomerate Refresco has completed its acquisition of three U.S. manufacturing facilities from The Coca-Cola Company, as first announced in August 2021.
Fords Gin, the cocktail gin, is pleased to announce today the release of The Fords Gin Co Sloe Gin, a liqueur that combines the classic Fords London Dry Gin recipe with hand-picked sloe fruit from England and France. Sloe Gin is a continuation of the brand’s Journeys in Gin, which features limited release expressions and follows the February 2019 debut of Fords Gin Officers’ Reserve. The Fords Co Sloe Gin is available on and off premise and retails for a suggested retail price of $34.99 (700 ml).
Better than your average bubbles! Today, Vermont-based Kombucha brand Aqua ViTea introduces Aqua Seltzers, a better-for-you bubbly beverage packed with probiotics for immune and gut health. Like all of Aqua ViTea’s beverages, the new Aqua Seltzers are USDA Organic, GMO-free, gluten-free, vegan, and always low in calories and sugar.
Non-alcoholic beverage sales remained strong but continued to decelerate over the two-week period ending March 26, according to an analysis of NielsenIQ data by Goldman Sachs Equity Research. The sales slowdown resulted from slower volume growth, which was up by low single digits in the four-week period with several categories facing declines.
