White Cloud Water Now Available for Global Licensing and Distribution
White Cloud Water and Consumer Products Marketing Group (CPMG) announced a partnership to offer the license for pure Michigan artesian water.
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Purity Enters CBD Market Via Kadenwood Partnership
Natural beverage brand Purity Organic is teaming with CBD supplier Kadenwood on a partnership to produce a range of CBD-infused food, beverage, personal care and pet products.
Laird Superfood Introduces Plant-Based Liquid Creamers
Laird Superfood, producer of assorted plant-based superfood products, has introduced its new family of plant-based liquid creamers for consumers who want to ditch dairy and artificial flavors to elevate their coffee and fuel their day.
Spindrift Raises $29.8M in Funding Round
Premium sparkling water maker Spindrift has raised $29.8 million in a new funding round, its largest single round to date, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week. The new round brings the Massachusetts-based company’s total financing to at least $70 million and is the first new funding the brand has received since a $20 million Series B round led by VMG Partners in 2018.
FDA Still Unclear on CBD Safety
In a report submitted yesterday to Congress (a week past its due date) FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn noted the agency still lacks enough evidence to say CBD ‘can’t hurt.’ While the report notes the FDA is “actively considering potential pathways for certain CBD products to be marketed as dietary supplements,” the agency is still seeking more scientific evidence — especially to support CBD’s safety in food.
Revive Kombucha to Release Soda Pop Series
Revive Kombucha is set to release the Revive Soda Pop Series this summer, featuring three new traditional kombucha brews; Cherry Cola, Root Beer, and Orange Soda.
Taste Radio Insider Ep. 75: When Building A Brand Means Creating A New Category
William Siff, founder and CEO of Goldthread, discussed why building the plant-based tonic brand was akin to “inventing a category,” effective methods for driving consumer education and brand awareness, defining metrics for success and how the company incorporates ingredient trends into its innovation strategy.
With New Launches, Once Upon a Farm Hopes to ‘Help Out the Lunch Box’
Like its consumers, Once Upon a Farm is growing up. The fresh-focused kids CPG brand is launching a new line of non-dairy yogurt and bottled protein smoothies, both moves aimed at helping the brand expand its appeal beyond babies to families.
News Briefs: Vive Expands Functional Family; Protein2o, teaRIOT Go Plant-Based
In the next edition in a series of news briefs, we catch up with Vive Organic to discuss a pair of new additions to its line of functional cold-pressed juice shots, while also checking out new plant-based innovations from teaRIOT and Protein2o.
Farmhouse Culture Launches Single Serve Gut Shots
A shot to the gut sounds painful, but the Gut Shot we're referring to feels fantastic as it rebalances the digestive system through probiotics from real food. It knocks out the need for lab-based probiotic supplements and replaces them with a single shot of natural probiotics from organic fermented vegetables.
Cold Brew Technology Innovators Join Forces for U.S. Roadshow
This week kicked off a six city Cold Brew Roadshow, bringing industry leaders BKON, Enhanced Beverage Solutions and Alto Cold Brew together to help brands capitalize on the growing cold brew opportunity.
Ventures Food and Beverage Acquires Licensing to Orangina for North American Reintroduction
Ventures Food and Beverage, a brand accelerator group within Pepsi Bottling Ventures, announces the licensing acquisition and reintroduction of Orangina Sparkling Citrus Beverage.
Caveman Coffee Launches Cold Brew Lattes for Paleo, Keto & Plant-Based Diets
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Caveman Coffee Co. has launched a Cold Brew Latte Line that checks all the boxes and delivers a nutritious blended RTD line up. The new flavors include…
Steeped Coffee Exhibits Single-Serve Products at Specialty Coffee Expo
Steeped Coffee, Inc., winner of the Specialty Coffee Association’s 2019 Best New Product award for Innovative Packaging, will again showcase its environmentally friendly, single-serve Steeped Brewing Method at the 2020 SCA Specialty Coffee Expo, April 23-26 in Portland, OR.