BevNET Live (Dec. 7–9) begins next Sunday, and the room is nearly at capacity. More than 800 founders, operators, investors, and retail partners are already registered, with more joining daily.
Bev-alc suppliers are certainly looking to the holidays for a little cheer after sales were down across categories for the two-week period ending November 15, according to analysis of NIQ data from Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
In this week’s gallery, we take a look at new plant-based milk innovations from Silk and Pacific Foods, a stylish fresh collab from AriZona, a mushroom-infused social tonic, and for anyone who needs some help digesting their Thanksgiving dinner, there's Pepsi Prebiotic.
Mockly and Huxley? Sounds like they could be related, and in a way, they are: both the drinks in this week's reviews roundup are sporting freshly revamped branding.
It’s time to introduce the judges for BevNET’s signature pitch competition, the New Beverage Showdown, taking place during BevNET Live in L.A. December 7-9. More than 750 are registered and limited seats remain.
Prebiotic cola, plant-based (and AI-inspired?) pulled chicken and protein-packed marshmallows. The hosts crack open Pepsi’s new prebiotic cola and discuss whether a stevia-sweetened “functional” soda can win over classic cola fans. They also dig into Just Meat’s big win at Walmart and what it says about the future of meat analogs, and why protein marshmallows might actually work in your next s’more.
Cactus water brand Caliwater has inked a partnership with the Sacramento Kings and Golden 1 Center for the 2025-2026 NBA season.
If you’re a spirits company taking its marketing cues from CPG, you may be doing it wrong.
Functional beverage Chlorophyll Water is raising its first institutional round as it unveils an aluminum can format and prepares to enter Walmart.
As the lines continue to blur between beauty and wellness, ingestible beauty, or “beauty-from-within,” products – particularly in powdered and ready-to-drink beverage formats – are gaining significant traction with consumers, proving that skincare is more than skin deep.
Monogram Capital Partners closed an oversubscribed $350 million Fund III last week, which will expand its investment team and operating partner program.
Creatine is quickly becoming the next big functional beverage ingredient thanks to innovation in micro-encapsulation technology.
Online retailer Quince is now selling food and wine, as it begins building a curated set of premium, giftable products from specialty producers, global brands and more.
We're just 2 weeks away from BevNET Live L.A. (Dec. 7–9), and this year is shaping up to be one of the most high-impact gatherings we’ve hosted. Seats are filling fast and we're on pace to sell out.
