Wells Fargo: C-Stores “Advantaged to Win” With CBD Products

Wells Fargo analysts surveyed c-store owners representing approximately 70,000 stores and found that retailers are largely positive about the opportunity to sell CBD products in-store, and see high levels of consumer interest despite current regulatory restrictions.

Brand Profile: Basis Clean Hydration Preps Expansion

Two years after its launch, hydration beverage brand Basis has built a presence in its home market of Colorado. As it works to develop traction in natural channel retailers, the startup is now looking to break out of the Rocky Mountain region and make a play to disrupt the hydration space.

Ginseng Up Invests $2M in Co-Packing Facility Expansion

Ginseng Up, a Massachusetts-based producer of ginseng beverages, has invested $2 million into upgrading and expanding its co-packing facilities, including the launch of a new product development arm intended to provide turnkey services for beverage startups.

Vermont Village Acquired by Stonewall Kitchen

Specialty food company Stonewall Kitchen this morning announced an agreement to purchase the Vermont Village brand, a producer of organic applesauce and raw apple cider vinegars, from parent company Village Cannery of Vermont. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in September, were not disclosed.

Review: Brooklyn Crafted Calamansi-Ade

Brooklyn Crafted is a company that got its start as a producer of top notch ginger beers. Recently, the company has expanded into herbal teas, cinnamon drinks, and now this latest line, Calamansi-Ade.

Review: Corina’s Switchy

Corina’s Switchy is a carbonated beverage that’s made with a blend of lime juice, ginger juice, sugar, and apple cider vinegar (ACV). The product, which is a riff on a switchel, is presently available in a 12 oz. stubby glass bottle.

BevNET Magazine Feature: Meal Replacements Evolve Online

In 2019, larger market forces are acting to shape the meal replacement segment’s future: consumers are moving away from the grocery center aisle and towards e-commerce, and they’re also paying closer attention to the types of ingredients and benefits in meal replacement products.

BevNET Magazine Feature: Sports Drinks Aim to Meet Evolving Athletes

As scientific understanding of hydration and diet regimens improves, and the dynamics of locker rooms change to hand more power to nutritionists and dietitians, sports drink makers are now turning to innovation to cover all the bases for their ever-evolving consumers.