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Last week, premium whiskey Uncle Nearest announced its third in a series of investments designed to create a tangible shift in the funding inequities for BIPOC-owned businesses. It comes at a time when other Black founders and business leaders are also making strides to celebrate Black people’s historical contributions to spirits and build more Black-owned legacy beverage businesses.
We're on the cusp of BevNET Live Summer 2022, but if you don’t have a seat at the conference, we don’t want you to miss out on the important conversations happening on the main stage and in the Taste Radio Studio. We will make a free livestream available on June 15th and 16th, presented by Firmenich and International Beverage Capital.
The Coca-Cola Company is accelerating its push into beverage alcohol with today’s announcement of a new global partnership with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey to release a ready-to-drink cocktail.
Spirit alternative maker Ritual Zero Proof this week announced it has hired craft non-alcoholic beer veteran Tom Halaska as its National Sales Director.
In this week’s roundup of new beverages, Olipop rolled out a new limited edition soda flavor inspired by Illumination’s Minions, KUL MOCKS unveiled its 3-SKU Adventure Collection and Montauk rolled out Lemon Tea amid rapid sales growth in the Tri-State.
Whether you’ve raised millions of dollars, been in the market for over a decade, have a cult following or just recently launched, renaming can be an amplifier to success, not a deterrent. Reframing a name and brand change is an opportunity for greatness rather than an admission of failure.
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve added one more important speaker to BevNET Live Summer 2022 in New York, N.Y. As the country starts to wrestle with the potential of recession and the costs of materials and transportation rise, brands themselves are facing uncertainty around manufacturing issues: ingredients, packaging, labor, even the way retailers themselves are dealing with the larger economy.
Wisconsin-based holding company New Berlin Beverage Co. announced this week that it has acquired sparkling tea brand Minna, providing the startup with a capital infusion to support its manufacturing and retail expansion.
The pronghorn is the second-fastest land mammal in the world, second only to the cheetah. But the pronghorn can sustain its speed for longer than a cheetah, according to Dia Simms, a co-founder of Pronghorn, an initiative focused on cultivating the next generation of Black entrepreneurs, executive leaders, and founders within the spirits business. Simms, the CEO of Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal, called the name Pronghorn symbolic of the race to correct inequity in the spirits industry, which she described as a marathon, not a sprint.
Consumers are searching for new forms of convenience, whether as clever packaging or new products, and prioritizing exciting and unfamiliar flavors at mealtime, according to market research firm IRI’s annual New Product Pacesetters report, released yesterday.
From actors to musicians to the world’s richest man, high profile figures have built their own category within the alcohol industry: celebrity spirits. But as celebrity-owned or endorsed brands become the norm, what makes them succeed or fail?
A new report by the Specialty Food Association shows that growth in the specialty food market has changed as the pandemic’s evolution over the last two years has brought dramatic price increases and a shift in consumer shopping and eating priorities. The category grew by 7.4% in 2021 as compared to 5.8% in 2020, reaching $175 billion in sales.
Jones Soda has pulled the plug on a planned merger with Vancouver-based portfolio company Simply Better Brands Corp. (SBBC), citing “current market conditions” as the reason. SBBC previously agreed to purchase Jones Soda in April for roughly $99 million through an acquisition of all issued and outstanding Jones common stock.
Connect with beverage industry leaders in just 6 days at BevNET Live Summer 2022. Networking is an essential piece of BevNET Live - we make sure to offer plenty of opportunities throughout the day for you to initiate meaningful conversations, establish new partnerships, and catch up with industry friends.