Kevin Hart Joins Nutrabolt As Investor, Ambassador
Comedian Kevin Hart, who’s films have grossed over $1 billion worldwide, has taken an equity stake in Nutrabolt, the parent company of fast-rising energy drink and powder brand C4.
Comedian Kevin Hart, who’s films have grossed over $1 billion worldwide, has taken an equity stake in Nutrabolt, the parent company of fast-rising energy drink and powder brand C4.
Office Hours dug into the state of debt and financial planning for entrepreneurial food and beverage companies with our first episode of 2021.
Husky is a new line of low calorie sparkling coffee fruit beverages that are offered in three flavors: Lemon, Grapefruit, and Orange. The products are packaged in 12 ounce cans and have 5 calories or less and no added sugar.
Plant-based energy drink maker teaRIOT has raised $5 million in funding from PearlRock Partners that will help support a broader nationwide expansion, the company announced Tuesday. PearlRock is the sole investor in the round and the firm’s chairman and CEO Brian Kelley will join the brand’s board of directors.
After spending nearly two decades working in marketing at Rockstar Energy, Jason May’s first post-acquisition venture was bound to feel a little strange. He decided to make it Weird. Weird Beverages is a new venture founded by May, who serves as CEO, and two other former Rockstar employees.
The Coca-Cola Company has reshaped the lineup at sparkling water brand AHA, adding two new flavors, pulling two others, and making a stronger callout on its lightly caffeinated SKUs.
Canadian cannabis manufacturer Canopy Growth today announced the online launch of its first CBD-infused drink for the U.S. market: Quatreau, a four-SKU line of flavored zero-calorie sparkling waters containing 20mg of CBD per 12 oz. can.
Nick Taranto, the co-founder of pioneering meal kid company Plated and beer alternative brand HOP WTR, spoke about why storytelling is the key to any successful company, how his experience in the Marines and at Harvard Business School influenced his perspective as an entrepreneur and why he’s bullish on Bitcoin and sober-curious lifestyles.
The CPG venture fund once known as Accel Foods has combined forces with two other firms to launch a publicly traded “blank check” company to target more consumer brands. Together with Scharf Brothers and Mistral Equity Partners, AF Acquisitions will initially offer 20 million shares at $10 each in an attempt to raise up to $200 million for its initial public offering.
For new CEO Kim Allardyce, the end result of the trademark dispute over the term "fire cider" has put Shire City in a position to ultimately grow and evolve beyond its previous identity, which kicked off last spring with a complete brand overhaul.
In a move that surely marks the end of oat milk’s time outside the mainstream, Swedish brand Oatly announced today that it will be added to the new spring menu at Starbucks Coffee locations nationwide starting tomorrow.
Alkaline spring water company Flow has named former Nestlé Waters head Maurizio Patarnello as CEO to oversee the brand’s global expansion. Patarnello joins Flow after more than 27 years with the Swiss conglomerate, most recently as CEO and chairman of Nestlé Waters where he oversaw brands including Nestlé Pure Life, Perrier, San Pellegrino, Poland Spring and Acqua Panna.
As seen here, February's new releases included line extensions in nearly every conceivable category, from sparkling water to energy to plant-based milks and creamers, plus rebrands, reformulations and more from the likes of Topo Chico, Simply, BODYARMOR, Intelligentsia Coffee and Harmless Harvest.
Starr and L.A. Edwards, the co-founders of vegan dip brand Bitchin’ Sauce, spoke about how consumers respond to the brand’s quirky name and why they’ll never change the primary elements of its packaging, how they landed a deal with Costco early into the brand’s development and why they believe that owning a production facility has given them an advantage when working with retailers.