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Low-ABV, Non-Carbonated FUNNY WATER Launches In The U.S.

As distributors and retailers nationwide adjust to an oversaturated hard seltzer market, a new product has emerged as an alternative to carbonated alcoholic beverages. FUNNY WATER is a naturally flavored still water with no bubbles, featuring a 3.75% ABV, antioxidants and electrolytes to promote better hydration, at only 80 calories.

James Bay Distillers Releases Italian-recipe Finocchietto Digestivo

James Bay Distillers Ltd announced that is has released it's original Italian-recipe Finocchietto for retail and wholesale purchase. Finocchietto is a traditional Italian fennel infusion into high-proof spirits, but James Bay's expression is built on a trio of flavors:  anise, fennel and almond. 

Green Circle Capital Launches Hormel-Backed Foodtech Venture Fund

Green Circle Capital Partners announced today it has raised $13 million for its first fund in a new venture capital division, Green Circle Foodtech Ventures (GCFV), with an anchor investment from Hormel Foods’ VC arm 199 Ventures. The new investment vehicle will target early stage, innovative foodtech companies working across a number of spaces, including food safety, sustainable packaging, sugar reduction, food waste and supply chain efficiency.

Taste Radio: What This Early-Stage Investor In Sweetgreen Wants To Hear In Your Pitch

Maxine Kozler Koven, co-founder of LDR Ventures & Consulting, discussed the venture capital firm’s investment philosophy and portfolio, which includes stakes in Sweetgreen, Thrive Market and Shaka Tea, the importance of nurturing the development of early-stage founders, the relevance of innovation when evaluating new concepts and the historical lack of funding for female-led companies.