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CanBee Launches RTD Bee’s Knees Canned Cocktail

CanBee Cocktails, a buzzy new brand of award-winning canned cocktails made with small-batch gin and real, simple ingredients proudly announces its debut into the ready-to-drink market.

Mexigin Debuts First Dark Spiced Gin

After years of taste testing and refining its recipe, the Mexigin team has released the world's first dark spiced gin. Both Mexigin's color and flavor are a distinct departure from traditional gin products.

Maple Hill Creamery Launches Zero Sugar Organic Milk

Looking to bring consumers back into the arms of dairy, New York-based Maple Hill Creamery debuted Zero Sugar Organic Ultra-Filtered Milk, the first product in a new platform of sugar free dairy made without sweeteners or additives.

Tilray-Aphria Merger Now Complete, Creating World’s Largest Cannabis Company

The combined company — with a market capitalization valued at $8.2 billion at the end of trading on April 30, 2021 — will operate under the Tilray name moving forward and continue trading on the Nasdaq under TLRY and will begin trading on Toronto Stock Exchange under the same ticker symbol beginning May 5.

Erin Hayes Releases First Canned Cocktail with LiveWire Cocktail Co.

LiveWire Cocktail Co. is pleased to announce the release of the first canned cocktail with Erin Hayes, former bar manager of Chicago’s famed tropical bar Lost Lake. Named Rocket Queen after Erin’s favorite Guns N’ Roses song, the rum-based drink is a bright and juicy mix of Magdalena Rum, absinthe, pomello, cinnamon, and pandan.

Owen’s Craft Mixers Lands $7.5M Investment

Owen’s Craft Mixers has closed a $7.5 million funding round that includes singers Ryan Hurd and Lee Brice, ex-NHL star Mario Lemieux and strategic investment from the Mass Family Office.

Taste Radio: They’re Obsessed With Helping Consumers ‘Bite’ Better. And This Is Their Plan.

This week, we’re joined by Chris Fanucchi and Samantha Citro Alexander, the co-founders of Bitewell, a new startup platform that aims to make healthy purchasing decisions easier via curated options for grocery and restaurant delivery. Fanucchi and Citro Alexander spoke about Bitewell’s multi-pronged business model, why competition isn’t easily defined and how the company works with emerging food and beverage brands.

America Is Overwhelmed By Wellness, Sunwink’s First Campaign Offers A New Approach

Sunwink has boldly put the Wellness Industry on notice. The female-founded CPG brand on a mission to nourish and re-energize the connection between people and plants proudly presents its first-ever campaign “When Wellness Feels Impossible” with the goal to demystify, desaturate, and destress the often-overwhelming industry.