Streams Turn to Sales For good2grow

If you are like many Americans, chances are you spent a good amount of the past 12 months at home watching something on one of the ever-growing streaming entertainment options available from providers like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon. For kid’s beverage maker Good2Grow, all those views are now paying off.

Brightfield Report Anticipates Strong Growth Across Consumable CBD Categories

As pandemic restrictions begin to lift and consumers slowly return to “new normal” habits, the U.S. CBD market is expected to see a strong recovery throughout 2021 while laying the groundwork for the market to return to its “explosive and volatile growth” by 2022, according to a recent report by Chicago-based intelligence firm Brightfield Group.

Report: Oatly to Go Public at $17 Per Share, $10B Valuation

Oatly is going public at $17 per share, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, which cited sources familiar with the matter. The company offered 84.4 million shares and the IPO raised $1.43 billion, giving the company a valuation of roughly $10 billion.

Watch: Category Closeup: Product Showcase – CSDs/Soda

This month’s episode of Category Close-Up: Product Showcase focuses on the CSDs/Soda category and features interviews with Top Note American Mixers, United Sodas of America, Corina’s Switchy, LA Libations (Mad Vine), Casamara Club and Soda Bossa.

Gallery: Spring’s Latest Ready-To-Drink Cocktails

With warmer weather approaching, spirit brands have launched a variety of refreshing and low calorie canned-cocktails for consumers to enjoy throughout the summer months. Check out the gallery for the latest RTD offerings with new brands debuts and everything from sparkling margaritas to whiskey lemonade.

Investor Speed Dating Series: Connecting Brands with Investors this June & July

This summer’s Speed Dating events will be even more frequent, as well as more focused. Our upcoming events will be 60 minutes instead of two hours to free up calendars and allow participation in multiple events. Each event is also now focused on a particular fundraising stage and/or category of products to lead to more qualified conversations.

New Legislation Seeks to Open CBD Food and Beverage Market

Filed by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the Hemp Access and Consumer Safety Act calls for “hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoid, or substance containing any other ingredient derived from hemp” to be exempted from established prohibitions currently on the books.

Review: CANN Unspiked

Known for its flagship line of low dose THC enhanced beverages, CANN is now branching out of the cannabis and into the broader non-alcoholic beverage space. Unspiked contains no THC, CBD or other functional ingredients and instead focuses on refreshment with a low calorie formulation.

MusclePharm Brings on Joey Cannata to Lead Energy Drink Launch

As it prepares to enter the energy drink category with two new performance brands, sports nutrition company MusclePharm Corporation has brought on former Rockstar Energy EVP of sales and distribution Joey Cannata as a partner to build out its national distribution network.

Taste Radio: Why A-Listers Nina Dobrev and Julianne Hough Are Betting Big On ‘Fresh’

Actresses Nina Dobrev and Julianne Hough are best known for their work in films such as “Lucky Day” and “Rock of Ages” along with popular television shows “The Vampire Diaries” and “Dancing with the Stars.” Now, they’re aiming to be equally recognized in the wine business as the co-owners of premium low-calorie wine brand Fresh Vine Wine.

Good Karma Charts New Chapter with Brand Refresh, Plantmilk Launch

Nearly a year after being formally separated from Dean Foods, plant-based food and beverage company Good Karma is beginning a new chapter. The Colorado-based company announced today a brand refresh accompanied by the launch of a new line of refrigerated plant-based milks and a direct-to-consumer ecommerce platform.