Chameleon Cold Brew chief producer officer Matthew Swenson has been appointed to succeed CEO and president Chris Campbell after the latter announced his plans to “take some time away from the company” and spend time with family, according to Swenson.
In this highlight episode culled from interviews with six innovators, leaders and entrepreneurs who joined us on Taste Radio during the first half of 2019, we explore the role that innovation plays several for category-leading brands. Our guests include Vita Coco co-founder Mike Kirban, Lifeway Foods CEO Julie Smolyansky, Justin’s founder Justin Gold, Sailor Jerry Rum and Hendricks Gin creator Steve Grasse and WTRMLN WTR co-founder Jody Levy. This episode is presented by BevSource.
With the test of two new snack lines, Dirt Kitchen and CaPao, Mondelez's venture arm SnackFutures is dipping its toes into some of the most current entrepreneurial go-to market strategies.
Thanks to the dominating presence of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, airport terminals can be a tricky place for emerging beverage brands to stand out. On-the-go consumers often look to grab a familiar favorite before their flights, and notoriously high airport prices can deter even adventurous travelers from trying something new.
EBOOST Launches Nationwide in Sprouts, Life Time Fitness; Liquid Death Partners with LA Distributing; C4 Partners with Polar; The Living Apothecary Adds Retailers Nationwide; Soylent Partners with Dot Foods; Clear/Cut Phocus Adds CVS Stores; Ginjan to Test in Walmart, Adds Whole Foods
In this gallery, we highlight this month’s newly released and announced products: from new protein and sports drinks to the latest additions to the CBD craze to seasonal offerings from Dirty Lemon and Raw Generation, there’s plenty to choose from as consumers head into the thick of summer.
Having started with 200 schools in the Cincinnati area, sports drink startup Thirty Drinks is now targeting expansion in public and private school lunch programs, and founder Patrick McGinnis is committed to this year making this unique food service channel “the backbone of the company.”
SOL is a company that produces CBD enhanced supplements, skin and body care products, and now beverages, with the launch of a flavored water in a single SKU, Orange Pineapple.
In this video from BevNET Live Summer 2019, reporter Brad Avery sits down with three millennial beverage entrepreneurs from startup brands Koia, Kitu Life, and Tea Drops to discuss how generational values such as transparency, authenticity, and diversity affect their approach to business.
The Coca-Cola Company received a favorable decision in its arbitration hearing with Monster Energy Corp., paving the way for the soda giant to expand its new energy drink, Coca-Cola Energy, into markets worldwide.
At this year's Summer Fancy Food Show, held June 23-26 at the Javits Center in New York City, there was plenty of beverage innovation to go around. Following yesterday’s look at several new products from the show, in this roundup, we explore developments in the coffee and ginger ale/tonic categories.
To explore both the major challenges and opportunities of beverage distribution in the current market, BevNET welcomed Tom Dowdy, chief revenue officer at Hudson News Distributor, to BevNET Live Summer 2019 for an in-depth discussion of the business with managing editor Martin Caballero.
On the heels of the 2019 Summer Fancy Food Show, this week’s episode explores new and innovative concepts in the food and beverage industries as viewed through the lens of the annual trade show. We’re also joined by Smári Organics founder/CEO Smári Ásmundsson for a conversation about the yogurt brand’s foray into beverages and how he’s navigated production and distribution challenges along the way.
While several startup sports drink brands have looked to CBD as an anti-inflammatory functional ingredient, Kill Cliff is the first brand in the category with nationwide distribution to announce a CBD line. The new product, Kill Cliff CBD, includes 25 mg of CBD per 12 oz can and will be available in a single flavor, Orange Kush.
