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Gallery: June’s New Product Launches

In this gallery, we highlight this month’s newly released and announced products: from new protein and sports drinks to the latest additions to the CBD craze to seasonal offerings from Dirty Lemon and Raw Generation, there’s plenty to choose from as consumers head into the thick of summer.

ChrgD+ CBD Drink Additive Launches

Cultivating Wellness is excited to announce the release of ChrgD+, an unflavored and unsweetened powder that adds 20mg CBD to any drink, hot or cold.

Brand Profile: Thirty Drinks Growing One Cafeteria at a Time

Having started with 200 schools in the Cincinnati area, sports drink startup Thirty Drinks is now targeting expansion in public and private school lunch programs, and founder Patrick McGinnis is committed to this year making this unique food service channel “the backbone of the company.”

BevNET Live Summer 2019: How Millennial Entrepreneurs Think About Beverage

In this video from BevNET Live Summer 2019, reporter Brad Avery sits down with three millennial beverage entrepreneurs from startup brands Koia, Kitu Life, and Tea Drops to discuss how generational values such as transparency, authenticity, and diversity affect their approach to business.

Coca-Cola Wins Arbitration With Monster Over ‘Energy’ Line

The Coca-Cola Company received a favorable decision in its arbitration hearing with Monster Energy Corp., paving the way for the soda giant to expand its new energy drink, Coca-Cola Energy, into markets worldwide.

Infused by Epic Launches Water Soluble Nanotechnology

Infused By Epic has announced the launch of their water soluble nanotechnology, available in both liquid and powder form.  What this means for the consumer is at least five times greater absorption and faster onset of around 10 minutes.

Caribou Coffee Debuts New RTD Cold Brew Portfolio

Caribou Coffee is excited to announce that you will soon be able to enjoy your favorite cold brew beverages in premium, ready-to-drink cans. Caribou’s signature cold brew is brewed slowly for twelve hours from their bestselling Caribou Blend beans.

Health-Ade Kombucha Launches Tropical Punch Flavor

Health-Ade Kombucha, the bubbly, delicious kombucha you can feel good about drinking, has announced a new great tasting Tropical Punch flavor addition to its growing portfolio, in stores this July.

Summer Fancy Foods Show 2019: Format Fuels Innovation in Coffee, Mixer Segments

At this year's Summer Fancy Food Show, held June 23-26 at the Javits Center in New York City, there was plenty of beverage innovation to go around. Following yesterday’s look at several new products from the show, in this roundup, we explore developments in the coffee and ginger ale/tonic categories.

New Slice Ventures to Launch Four Slice Flavors

New Slice Ventures has announced that it will be launching the highly-anticipated new Slice beverage at Chicago’s popular annual Taste of River North event, which will be held the weekend of July 19 to 21 in Ward Park along the Chicago River, the same weekend the new product will become available for purchase nationwide.

Dig Inn and Green Bee Collaborate on Ginger Mint Lemonade

Dig Inn, the New York City-based fast casual restaurant known for their farm to table mission of working directly with local farmers and producers, has tapped Maine-based Green Bee to collaborate on custom all-natural beverages.

BevNET Live Summer 2019: The Distributor View – Inside Hudson News

To explore both the major challenges and opportunities of beverage distribution in the current market, BevNET welcomed Tom Dowdy, chief revenue officer at Hudson News Distributor, to BevNET Live Summer 2019 for an in-depth discussion of the business with managing editor Martin Caballero.

Lavit Introduces Five New Flavors

Lavit, the still and sparkling water cooler system, announced five new flavors debuting this month across the country. The new flavors are unsweetened and have 5 calories or less in each 12 oz. serving.