Having filed multiple lawsuits over the past year against brands such as Health-Ade, Humm, and GT’s Living Foods, Tortilla Factory -- the parent company of Kombucha Dog -- filed complaints against an additional four kombucha brands earlier this week.
After enjoying strong performance in conventional and mass retailers in a Tetra Pak, coconut water brand Vita Coco aims to use a new PET bottle as a springboard for continued growth in the convenience channel.
Hälsa is a line of plant-based yogurt drinks made with a base of fermented organic whole grain oats. The product is available in three flavors at its launch and its clean label is one of its key selling points.
As Boston-based operation Night Shift Distributing prepares to expand its portfolio to include products from seven non-beer beverage brands, the company is looking ahead to the long term prospects for a secondary business that has developed into a substantial operation.
Perfect Day, a food tech startup, is utilizing a proprietary process to create the same protein found in cow’s milk, allowing the company to develop lactose-free milks, cheeses, yogurts, and other such products with the same nutritional benefits of dairy without sourcing from animals.
Montane Spring Water is a line of sparkling waters that are produced in Georgia using a quartzite spring. The product is launching with Original (unflavored) as well as two flavored offerings: Cucumber Lime and Meyer Lemon Honeysuckle.
Thrive Market co-founder Nick Green: “if we make healthy living affordable for everyone, there’s tens of billions of dollars [worth of] business to be built”; an Elevator Talk double-header with upstart brands Hubble and WholeMe. This episode is presented by RISE Brewing Co.
Chris Hall named new permanent CEO of Talking Rain; Karyn Abrahamson takes CMO position at Essentia; Bulletproof adds Shazi Visram to Board of Directors
Change is upon the beverage business: insurgent brands are growing up, retailing and marketing are moving to the cloud, and issues of gender diversity are becoming key influences with regard to purchasing, investing, and brand loyalty. What doesn’t change is that BevNET Live will be the forum in which these important shifts are addressed, both onstage and in person.
Functional beverage company Core Nutrition, LLC has raised almost $39 million in funding over the past 12 months, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
CVS picks up Celsius and GoLive Probiotic; Zola goes deep in California; Hoist announces Texas and Kentucky accounts.
OWYN (short for “only what you need”) is a line of plant-based protein beverages that are offered in both ready to drink and powdered form. The current lineup of ready to drink flavors consists of three SKUs, including Dark Chocolate, Cold Brew Coffee, and Vanilla.
Roar Organic, a four-SKU line of coconut water-based electrolyte infusions, has found room to develop in the white space between traditional isotonic sports drinks and premium functional drinks, such as alkaline water and kombucha.
Wave’s retail presence is still small, with just over 300 stores in California, but founder Nat Noone's slow approach to growth is a conscious decision influenced by two decades in the beverage industry.
