After eleven early stage beverage brands took to the stage in Santa Monica this morning to kick off day one of BevNET Live Winter 2021 event, the field has been narrowed to six who will compete for the title of champion in tomorrow’s final of New Beverage Showdown 22, sponsored by Coca-Cola’s Venturing and Emerging Brands Unit (VEB).
The winners of BevNET’s Best of 2021 Awards embody spirit and drive, combining inspiration with effort, style, dynamism and personality. Backed by the confidence and enthusiasm from having these brands, products and leaders at the helm, the beverage industry is ready for whatever surprises 2022 might have in store.
“Destination Cocktail” brand Golden Rule found that when you “do unto others” you will be rewarded as the San Francisco-based company emerged victorious in BevNET’s Cocktail Showdown 2 this weekend.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Red Saint Botanical Spirits debuts at BevNET Live December 6-7 in Santa Monica, California. The antithesis of hard seltzer, Red Saint is brewed from rare teas,…
NEW YORK CITY – Today, Sipsmith, the quintessential expression of a classic London Gin, announces a limited-edition holiday collaboration with celebrated designer Jonathan Adler alongside his partner, British creative Simon…
CERRITOS, Calif. – The California-based subsidiary of one of the world’s top flavor and fragrance companies has unveiled a patented new technology that produces rich-tasting, creamy low-fat foods and beverages…
San Diego, Calif. — Betera, a batch brewed carbonated drink, is the newest entrant to the wildly popular fizzy beverage shelf. Slowly steeped with organic botanicals like elderflower, cinchona bark,…
James Beard Award winning chef Gale Gand is the latest restaurateur to enter the burgeoning hemp and cannabis market. Chef Gand will be a strategic advisor for jeng, the alcohol-free,…
Whether you plan to sip cocktails or mocktails this holiday season, this week’s product launches have plenty to offer with a number of new mixers, bitters and ready-to-drink non-alc alternatives. Also in this roundup, we take a look at a new limited edition seasonal from Bubly and some new year-round additions to the functional beverage shelf.
In this gallery, we highlight the latest seasonal marketing moves and activations in spirits, including Dalmore's unique NFT offering, Bacardi's anti-winter campaign and Sipsmith's stylish collaboration with designer Jonathan Adler.
More than 40 beverage companies and their leadership have joined forces as the founding members of the Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association (ANBA), an industry trade organization created to support companies in the non-alcoholic beer, wine, and spirits spaces.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a new bipartisan bill aimed at establishing federal standards for CBD food and beverage products.
The Naked Collective, maker of functional beverage brand Mude, announced this week that the product is now launching in Erewhon, Lassens and various independent stores in the Los Angeles area; Sparkling water brand Waterloo is now available on ecommerce platform Grovara, a B2B marketplace which sells wellness brands to international retailers; Following its March launch in retail, ready-to-drink cocktail brand SESH is now available in 12 states, according to the company.
Among the honorees in the Food and Drink category was Kayla Castaneda, 29, the co-founder of this year’s New Beverage Showdown 21 winner Agua Bonita. Forbes highlighted Castaneda’s heritage as a descendant of migrant farm laborers and a former Coca-Cola manager, noting that the agua fresca maker “has shaped her business in the image of her heritage.”
