Reporting live from Day 1 of Natural Products Expo West 2024 in Anaheim, California, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and BevNET editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman share their initial takeaways and insights from the show.
As Natural Products Expo West kicks off today, the BevNET edit team is on the ground in Anaheim gathering the latest news and updates from the biggest four days in CPG this year.
To kick things off, here’s a preview of some of the new products and innovations at Expo West 2024, including Super Coffee’s second try at espresso, a first-to-market pistachio milk latte, and much more.
Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week's special co-host is Courtney O'Brien, the founder and managing director of GPS Brand Consulting, who shared her thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.
Premium water maker Hawaii Volcanic has inked a distribution deal with top U.S. bottled water manufacturer BlueTriton to service the Hawaii-based brand in retail, home and office accounts through its ReadyRefresh Direct Delivery platform.
Kyle Cooke, the reality TV star and founder & CEO of premium beverage alcohol and lifestyle brand Loverboy, speaks about how he has cultivated an authentic connection between the brand and its consumers, the reason that merchandise has become a key profit center, and why, despite having 470,000 followers on Instagram, he wants to “make a better effort” on social media.
PLEZi, the kids beverage brand co-founded by former First Lady Michelle Obama, is looking to win over a greater share of the category with the launch of PLEZi FIZZ, a carbonated version of its fruit juice drinks.
In this latest round of distribution news, we check in with new coconut vodka water, Mother's Milk and another fruit-infused vodka cocktail named after the same parent, Mom Water, as well as craft distillers Heritage Distilling and Frey Ranch, plus news from rum Coconut Cartel.
Problem-solving is on the agenda for BevNET Live Summer 2024 in New York City on June 12 & 13, as a pair of speakers from fast-moving beverage companies will discuss how they overcame key challenges to unlock growth.
As it looks to scale up to meet fast-rising demand for new innovations, Liquid Death announced this morning it has closed a $67 million funding round at a valuation of $1.4 billion. The financing adds to the more than $200.6 million the better-for-you beverage maker has raised since 2019, while the new valuation is double the $700 million valuation it touted following its Series D round closed in 2022.
After opening a new investment round in January that has already raised $5 million, Sanzo is adding some star power to its cap table, announcing this morning that producer/DJ Steve Aoki and actor Simu Liu are joining the sparkling water brand as investors.
Dyla has seen revenue increase by over $30 million in the past year, “well over” the $100 million mark, as it has sold “over 1.5 billion liquid and powder servings of drink mix,” founder and CEO Neel Premkumar told BevNET this week.
Fighting back against anti-alcohol messaging and rediscovering industry optimism following a year of flat spirit sales were two of the major themes at the annual Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS) conference in San Diego this week.
In this week’s new products roundup, Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company teams up with Lilly Pulitzer to celebrate the resort wear brand’s 65th anniversary, wildwonder unveils its newest flavor that pays homage to its founder’s Chinese heritage and BEAM launches its first on-the-go greens product.
