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Office Hours: Common Challenges, Hard Choices for Brands & Investors Under Stress

Office Hours, BevNET and NOSH’s weekly live call-in show, returns Tuesday, May 26 at 3 p.m. ET. Jordan Gaspar, managing partner at AF Ventures and Ben Mand, CEO of Harmless Harvest will field questions from food and beverage industry entrepreneurs about investor and brand relationships and how they can evolve in a crisis climate.

Spirits Gallery: This Spring’s New Rum, Whiskey and Gin Releases

In this gallery, we highlight some of the notable new gin, rum and whiskey releases, including a Caribbean-inspired creation from a scotch label, Sagamore Spirit’s second collaboration with brewer Sierra Nevada, plus a pair of releases which will direct proceeds to charitable organizations.

As Interest Soars, Immunity Seeks to Define Its Place

Though preventative medicine is routinely of consumer interest, the onset of the coronavirus has made immune support a hot topic, particularly as no treatment, cure or vaccine currently exists. Until they are found, supporting a healthy immune system is seen-- and shopped -- widely as one of the ways individuals can be proactive in the fight against the virus.

TEN Alkaline Spring Water Launches Aluminum Cans

TEN Alkaline Spring Water, America’s premium alkaline water with the highest pH of any bottled water brand, has added a 12-ounce aluminum can to its expanding product line.

2020 DFA Accelerator Class Looks Toward Sustainability

Where trends such as ultra-filtered milk, grassfed and functional protein drinks have already given dairy a needed boost, national co-op Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is helping new brands to move ahead with its 2020 DFA Accelerator, which announced its class of nine companies last week.

WATCH: Recess CEO Benjamin Witte Talks Brand Expansion, Creative Strategy

With the release of three new flavors this month — Black Cherry, Coconut Lime and Blood Orange — Recess is aiming to pivot the line’s flavor range towards mainstream tastes, and also to build upon the unique “personalities." But the company is also looking beyond beverage for ways to both grow revenue and create a deeper connection with its core audience — artists, designers and creatives — as exemplified by the launch of its new clothing line, Recess Realitywear.

R’s KOSO Launches New Japanese Prebiotic Drink for Gut Health

R's KOSO, Inc. is excited to announce the launch of R's KOSO, a century-old traditional Japanese prebiotic drink. R's KOSO is a vegan-friendly superfood produced from a variety of 100+ vegetables, fruits, seaweeds, mushrooms, and plants that have undergone a 1-year fermentation process.

Amazon Jungle Juice Announces Launch of Acai Beverages

Amazon Jungle Juice is pleased to announce the launch of our new Acai superfood beverages made from pulp, not concentrate. These certified organic functional beverages (Acai Berry and Acai Guarana) are loaded with antioxidants.