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Elevator Talk: Hoplark HopTea Brews Up a Healthy Non-Alc Refreshment

Hoplark HopTea was born out of co-founder Dean Eberhardt’s desire to have a healthy and complex beverage while on a break from drinking alcohol. The company developed a line of zero calorie, zero alcohol teas brewed with hops, delivering a flavor profile similar to beer.

OLIPOP Introduces New Root Beer Flavor

Your choices for digestive health just got more wonderfully nostalgic, thanks to OLIPOP digestive tonics. The award-winning beverage brand, celebrated for its ability to reimagine classic soda flavors into delicious beverages with gut health-focused function, just introduced its fourth flavor this month: “Classic Root Beer.”

Peach Street Distillers to Release Colorado’s First 10-Year Bourbon

Peach Street Distillers is making Colorado history. For the first time ever, the state’s oldest independently owned distillery will release Colorado Straight Bourbon 10 Year Single Barrel, a bourbon that has been quietly resting in a dark corner in Peach Street’s rickhouse since October 2009.

Danone Waters Brands Announce Net Zero Carbon Emission Commitments

As a global food and beverage company, Danone recognizes the urgency of the climate challenge, and its brands are responding by taking tangible action, with commitments to accelerate their journey towards a balanced footprint of zero net carbon emissions.

Taste Radio Ep. 193: Soylent’s Crowley On What High-Performing Leaders Get Right

Bryan Crowley, CEO of Soylent, spoke about how his career experience shaped his leadership style and helped frame his vision for the future of the fast-growing “complete food” brand. He also how the brand’s mission and growth strategy have each evolved, why it has embraced GMO ingredients and what the notion of “better for you” means for modern consumers. This episode is presented by Flavorman, the beverage architects.

BevNET Magazine Feature: Something’s Brewing

In kombucha, the story of the 2010s has been about the category’s rise from a niche beverage to a mainstream product. Having achieved that milestone, the question facing the industry at the precipice of a new decade is how to ensure that growth continues.

Spirit Hound Distillers to Distribute Oak Barrel Finished Gin

Fresh off a gold medal performance at the 2019 Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival, Spirit Hound Distillers announced they will be distributing their award-winning Oak Barrel Finished Gin in select locations throughout Colorado.

BevNET Live Winter 2019: La Colombe and Chobani on Overcoming Fear

In this conversation recorded at BevNET Live Winter 2019 in Santa Monica, California, La Colombe CEO Todd Carmichael and Chobani president Peter McGuinness discuss how fear of a changing marketplace is a necessary ingredient in forward-thinking innovations and how it led both companies roll out new oat milk product lines this year.

IFF and DuPont to Become a $45B Ingredient Powerhouse

Two ingredient development and innovation companies are joining forces: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) and DuPont Nutrition & BioSciences announced yesterday that the two will merge via a $26.2 billion deal. The new company is valued at $45.4 billion, with a projected combined revenue of over $11 billion for 2019, morphing the two into a single global ingredient powerhouse for food and beverage CPG brands.

Post-Acquisition, Orgain Sets Course for “Rapid Innovation” In Protein

Butterfly, the private equity group which acquired a majority stake in Orgain in November, is expected to inject new energy and resources into the brand, providing a boost in marketing and a path towards international expansion, along with "fuel to the fire on our innovation," according to founder Dr. Andrew Abraham.