BevNET Live Winter 2023: Agenda Highlights

We’ve posted the agenda for BevNET Live, taking place Dec. 3-5 in Marina del Rey, Calif. You’ve already heard about some of the headline entrepreneurs, from brands like Zevia, Harmless Harvest, Wild Wonder, Hop WTR, and Chamberlain Coffee and investors like Humble Growth and GroundForce Capital, but we’ve got so much more for you to check out on the stage.

Data: BevAlc Sales Steady, Spirits Volumes Dip

Total BevAlc sales growth improved slightly with volume performance up across beer, flavored malt beverage, cider and hard seltzer, while dipping negative on sequential basis in wine and spirits categories during the latest two-week period.

G-FUEL Levels Up: Kingswood, First Bev Lead Investment

This morning G FUEL announced new "significant growth equity" in the form of an eight-figure cash investment from Kingswood Capital Management and First Bev, the exact terms of which were not immediately released.

Flow, BeatBox Enter Five-Year Manufacturing Deal

Flow Water is continuing to expand operations at its Aurora, Ontario production facility while simultaneously seeking its divestiture, announcing today a five-year manufacturing partnership with alcoholic RTD punch BeatBox Beverages set to kick off next summer.

Report: Transparency, Convenience Among Trends Impacting Global Food and Beverage Growth

As the headwinds plaguing the food and beverage industry continue to ease, global market intelligence agency Mintel is tracking the major trends expected to drive growth in 2024, including transparency over ultra-processed foods, the redefining of healthy aging and the utilization of technological advancements to improve convenience.

Data: How A Diverse and Sober Gen Z Shops for BevAlc

Gen Z is pushing alcohol abstention to new record lows, according to a new report from NIQ. But that doesn’t mean the youngest legal-age generation isn’t drinking— they’re just doing it differently, and in an era when there are more BevAlc (and replacement) options than ever.

Taste Radio: How Koia Charted A Path To $200 Million In Annual Sales

Chris Hunter, the co-founder and CEO of plant-based beverage brand Koia, spoke about the importance of setting goals both in his personal life and in business, lessons from an aggressive retail strategy early into the brand’s development, why self-manufacturing is the key to profitability and the company’s future, and how to optimize the roles of celebrity partners.

Review: Plant Press

Plant Press is a new line of low calorie sparkling beverages that aims to provide “clean caffeine” with one 12 ounce can equaling the same caffeine as a cup of coffee.