In this recap of recent news and notes from the spirits industry, we highlight Bacardi's embrace of NFTs, plus examine why singer Mariah Carey is caught up in a legal dispute over her new cream liqueur brand.
As questions over safety and buyer attendance continue to linger less than a month before the event begins, media platform and event producer New Hope hosted a virtual Q&A session today to address concerns regarding its upcoming Natural Products Expo East trade show.
Uncle Matt's Organic has received authorization for 2,500 new retail doors; NERD Focus partners with Glazer's Beer & Beverage in Texas; Monaco Cocktails adds Sam's Club stores; KRISP Drinks partners with Giant Foods; Sunwink lands key natural partners and widens online presence.
Seeking to inject fresh life into its core brands, Phillips Distilling Company is making big bets on innovations like light-activated bottles and art-inspired “freezer vodka.”
Since October, Nirvana Water Sciences Corp. has aimed to disrupt the functional beverage set with a new brand built around muscle building supplement HMB. Acquiring exclusive rights to the ingredient, compiling a team of industry veterans and preparing for a nationwide expansion next year, the company is now sweetening the deal with NBA All-Star Kyle Lowry, who last week joined the company as an equity investor and member of its Ambassador Board of Directors.
Breakthru Beverage Group has tapped National Restaurant Association president and CEO Tom Bené as its next CEO, effective October 4.
Blue Run Spirits’ first Rye Whiskey – already a Gold Medal winner at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition - is now available at select retailers in the U.S. and will be sold online at BlueRunSpirits.com beginning Monday, September 6 at 3 pm Eastern.
Finally, a solution for growing coffee brands wanting to maintain or improve the quality and control of their products. From sourcing to packing, Coffee Support helps keep the craft in coffee at any scale.
Kin Euphorics is thrilled to announce that supermodel, activist, and fashion mogul Bella Hadid will join the brand in the role of Co-Founder and Partner, alongside CEO and Co-Founder, Jen Batchelor.
Calling all Snippity Snipers out there! No need to duck and cover for this shot. ONE_shot_GURL and G FUEL, The Official Energy Drink of Esports, are running duos to bring you ONE_shot_GURL’s first G FUEL flavor: Strawberry Slushie.
Big Country Beverages is pleased to announce that they have hired a Texas Market Manager. Harold Sherrell, New York Native, is an experienced sales professional with specialty in the adult beverage category.
The James B. Beam Distilling Co. (JBBDCo), celebrated and award-winning makers of genuine American whiskey for over 225 years, proudly unveiled the Fred B. Noe Distillery, which is dedicated to Seventh Generation Beam Master Distiller Fred Noe.
Provi, the B2B eCommerce marketplace simplifying beverage ordering across the alcohol industry, announced a new partnership with Major Brands, a leading Missouri-based wine and spirits wholesaler, to provide bars, restaurants, and alcohol retailers with an easier way to stock their beverage inventory.
As summer wraps up beverage brands launched a variety of new functional, fruit-flavored drinks while others jumped ahead to fall with limited pumpkin-themed releases. Check out the gallery below for the latest hemp-infused products from companies such as Lift, Beak & Skiff and Green Monké, new brand debuts, product reformulations and more.
