As another year packed with new beverage launches comes to a close, we present our monthly gallery of new products from December, which features debuts from a number of new drinks that align with some of 2018's most notable trends, including CBD, keto, plant-based milks and nitro coffee.
Philadelphia’s soda tax could be a significant factor in the city’s fast approaching 2019 mayoral and City Council elections, according to WHYY. Incumbents and challengers in those races are both collectively waiting to see if the beverage industry will form a super PAC to support candidates against the 1.5 cents per ounce tax on sugary drinks, enacted in 2016.
Four pharmacists, including co-founder Kun Yang, developed Pricklee to bring a functional beverage to market that delivers on quality and taste. Pricklee Superfruit Water utilizes the prickly pear fruit to bring antioxidant and anti-inflammatory health benefits to young, active professionals.
In this video from BevNET Live Winter 2018, Randy Ornstein, VP of Beyond Beer at A-B InBev, describes how Teavana and Hiball/Alta Palla fit into the company's non-alcoholic strategy, including both the challenges and opportunities in getting consumers to trade slightly higher prices for premium products. He also discussed lessons from his business experience, highlighting the importance of owning a product’s specific need state and seizing the advantage of having a differentiated product.
To raise or not to raise? To sell or not to sell? Those are questions that can haunt young beverage entrepreneurs, and the consequences for making the wrong decision at the wrong time can be significant to even the best-positioned companies.
CB Insights has dubbed 2019 “the year of getting closer to the consumer,” predicting that the next year will see brands and corporations seek a more direct connection with consumers through e-commerce platforms and personalization.
GT’s Living Foods founder GT Dave discussed why being an “artistic sponge” supported the company’s development, spoke about his approach to working with competitors and emphasized the importance of authenticity. Also: an interview with Karen Nation, the founder/CEO of no-bake protein bar mix brand Creation Nation, which was victorious in NOSH’s Live Pitch Slam 5.
PepsiCo North America announced today that CEO Albert P. Carey will retire at the end of March. Frito-Lay North America president and COO Vivek Sankaran and North America Beverages president and COO Kirk Tanner have accepted CEO positions in their respective units.
Sharelle Klaus, founder and CEO of DRY Soda, Vanessa Walker, founder of Millennial Brands, and REBBL CEO Sheryl O'Loughlin looked to identify the underpinning issues that limit opportunities for women to advance in business, but also sought ways to affect gradual positive change.
The Coca Cola Company’s Venturing and Emerging Brands (VEB) unit announced the departure of president and general manager Scott Uzzell this morning, as the 18-year company veteran will leave next month to become president and CEO of footwear and apparel company Converse, a division of Nike, Inc.
The former members of shared kitchen space Pilotworks were dealt another blow this week as Nursery, the incubator set to reopen in the space, ultimately decided to not move forward with its plans.
Koia, maker of non-GMO verified plant-based nutrition beverages, is expanding its portfolio with a three-flavor line of ketogenic (keto) protein drinks.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced new mandatory disclosure requirements for labelling genetically modified foods that will take effect in 2020.
The Coca-Cola Company announced today it has taken a minority stake in Iris Nova, the parent company of functional beverage brand Dirty Lemon, leading a $15 million investment round that also included former baseball star Alex Rodriguez.
