Gallery: June’s New Product Launches

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.

Brand Profile: Thirty Drinks Growing One Cafeteria at a Time

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.”

Review: S.O.L Strains of Life CBD Infused Water

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.

BevNET Live Summer 2019: How Millennial Entrepreneurs Think About Beverage

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.

Coca-Cola Wins Arbitration With Monster Over ‘Energy’ Line

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.

Summer Fancy Foods Show 2019: Format Fuels Innovation in Coffee, Mixer Segments

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.

BevNET Live Summer 2019: The Distributor View – Inside Hudson News

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.

Taste Radio Insider Ep. 40: Fancy a Conversation About Innovative Concepts?

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.

Kill Cliff to Launch CBD Recovery Drink

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.

Summer Fancy Food Show 2019: New Products Gallery

In this gallery, we review a handful of notable new items showcased during this year's Summer Fancy Food Show, including a new energy tea, a pair of new releases from both Elmhurst and Brooklyn Crafted, two bag-in-box cold brew coffees and a concentrated kombucha syrup designed to work with Sodastream appliances.

BevNET Live Summer 2019: Vital Proteins CEO on Customer Acquisition and E-Commerce

The ways in which brands can effectively connect with consumers are constantly changing as social media and e-commerce platforms continue to evolve. While influencer marketing has provided a new path for driving brand awareness, for brands it’s no longer just about paying a celebrity to pose with a product on Instagram.

Review: Mansi Adds New Iced Tea SKU

Since its launch a few years ago, Mansi has offered only a single product: a calamansi juice drink. This year, the company has introduced a second SKU called Calamansi Iced Tea.

BevNET Live Summer 2019: Whipstitch Capital’s Nick McCoy on Investment

In this video from BevNET Live Summer 2019, Whipstitch Capital co-founder and managing director Nick McCoy walks through how investment, mergers and acquisitions work in the beverage industry, breaking down topics including the core financial differences between the food and beverage spaces, how competition is increasing as new brands enter the market, and how major corporations think about acquisitions.

Elevator Talk: Be Mindful Beverages is Set to Launch in the Natural Energy Space

Matthew Rich is the founder and CEO of Be Mindful Beverages, a company aiming to provided better options for under served markets, starting with natural energy. Its first product line offers low sugar, organic and clean label energy drinks with sophisticated flavors, caffeine sourced from green tea and antioxidants and vitamins from natural juices and herbs.