NIQ: Non-Alc Reaches $510M; NA Craft Beer and Spirits Drive Growth
Non-alcohol spirits, wine and beer now have a market value exceeding half a billion dollars in off-premise channels, according to a new NIQ report on the category.
“Not Anywhere Close To A Ceiling”: Six Questions with The Zero Proof’s Sean Goldsmith
Adult, non-alcoholic beverage retailer The Zero Proof was one of the early adopters of offering the sober curious community ecommerce options for non-alc beverages. Co-founder Sean Goldsmith talked to BevNET about the company’s expansion into wholesale and what he sees in the future for the non-alc set.
How Has Three Trees Bootstrapped Through The Alt-Milk Biz?
Over its near-decade on the market, alt-milk maker Three Trees has added many different nuts, seeds and even oats into its mixes, but one ingredient – outside capital – has been left out of the recipe.
The Macallan Deepens Supply Chain With Cask Maker Acquisition and U.S. Partnership
The Macallan has locked up a stock of barrels. The well-known Edrington-owned Scotch whisky brand has completed an acquisition of the Spain-based Vasyma cooperage business, while also entering a joint-venture partnership with Ohio’s Coopers Oak to further deepen its supply chain
Spirits: New RTD Cocktail Releases From Glenlivet, BeatBox, Sugarlands, Devil’s Foot
In this roundup of new ready-to-drink cocktails Devil’s Foot ventures outside of the soda category, BeatBox shows team spirit with its Oklahoma State University collaboration and Glenlivet unveils its new Twist & Mix innovation.
Distribution Roundup: Odyssey Journeys Into 7-Eleven
Mushroom elixir maker Odyssey is traversing the East Coast; Genius Juice’s new line of functional Boost Shots are now available in Erewhon stores in California; Kratom seltzer brand Mitra9 announced via LinkedIn that its 12 oz. drinks are now being sold in Hy-Vee stores.
New Tequila from VC Banks on Additive-Free Luxury
As new luxury tequilas aim to compete with those started by celebrity partners, one brand is hoping to carve out a niche in the segment by emphasizing what it doesn’t have.
BevNET & NOSH Community Calls This September: CPG Investments, DSD Secrets, Packaging Design
This month, join us for conversations with an angel investment group, explore DSD secrets that skyrocket case sales, and take a look at stand-out packaging designs from Expo East.
Taste Radio: This Life-Saving, Anti-Brand Entrepreneur Is A Lucky F*ck
Serial entrepreneur Richard Laver chronicles his path from a 12-year-old child who survived a plane crash that killed 136 people, to being homeless at age 27, to the birth of his daughter and how she inspired the development of successful plant-based nutrition brand Kate Farms. He also discussed the launch of Lucky F*ck, his upstart “anti-brand” line of energy drinks, and how it's following in the footsteps of Liquid Death.
Harsh Winds From Chi-Town: The Push To Nationalize Malört
If you’ve stumbled into a Chicago bar late at night, it’s likely you’ve been offered a shot of Jeppson’s Malört. Like Fernet to San Francisco, the Swedish-style liquor has become a bartender's handshake in the city and an unlikely regional icon. Now, hitting its 90th anniversary, the owners are building on its organic social media buzz, merchandise collection, and even its polarizing taste to push it into bars across the country.
Review: Per Se Alcohol Free Craft Cocktails
Per Se is a new brand of RTD alcohol-free craft cocktails that are designed to provide consumers with incredible flavor that’s reminiscent of their alcoholic counterparts. The lightly carbonated products are packaged in 8.4 ounce slim cans and come in three flavors.
This Week’s New Products: Cannabis-Infused Instant Drink Mixes, Olipop, Spindrift, Elmhurst 1925
In this week’s new products roundup, Elmhurst and Spindrift launch (and re-launch) flavors inspired by a classic Thanksgiving dessert, Brelixi makes its debut with a line of fruity cannabis-infused instant drink mixes and G Fuel teams up with Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon.
Taste Radio: Creators Are Fading. That’s A Good Sign. And, How Investors Start & End Relationships.
The hosts discussed the rise of high-profile creator-led brands and their transcendence beyond celebrity ties. They also reflect on a PSL season that started way too soon and the strategy behind functional brands that market both energizing and calming products. We also feature the latest installment of The Goat Pen, our regular series with Carlton Fowler, the co-founder and managing partner of early-stage investment firm Goat Rodeo Capital.
Six Questions with Weller CEO John Simmons
We caught up with Weller CEO John Simmons to learn more about the brand’s experience in both Erewhon and Minnesota in order to learn more about how hemp-derived THC is breaking out into the mainstream and how the brand, which had previously established itself in the CBD category, is using the opportunity to reach new consumers.