Review: VitaMind Blends Coconut Oil and Water
Featuring both coconut oil and coconut water as its core ingredients, VitaMind is a line of shelf-stable beverages that positions itself as being “all natural brain energy.”
Riff Cold Brewed Brings Craft Sensibility to Coffee
The founding team includes Crux Fermentation Project's Paul Evers, his son Bobby, former Stumptown cold brew product developer Nate Armbrust, former LinkedIn director Steve Barham, marketing consultant Kevin Smyth.
Shirazi Distribution Looks Locally to Build Beverage Business
In emphasizing strong customer service and close relationships with local brands, Boston-based Shirazi Distributing has grown from a small one-truck operation to an established supplier to restaurants, coffee shops and independent stores.
Review: Zest Tea Delivers “High Octane Tea”
Zest Tea is a line of sparkling “high octane teas” that are positioned as having high caffeine content (150mg from green tea extract) and being relatively low in calories (25-35 per can).
People Moves: Joey Cannata Leaves Rockstar
In this People Moves roundup: Longtime Rockstar Energy executive vice president of sales and distribution Joey Cannata departs the brand and Cie Nicholson joins the advisory board at Lavit, plus new hires at Clearly Canadian and Zola.
Iconic Protein Launches Two New Flavors
Protein drink brand Iconic Protein on Monday announced the launch of two new flavors, a move designed to meet consumer demand for additional functional benefits, according to the company.
Zest Tea Launches RTD Line
The new 12 oz. cans of “High Octane” energy teas, launched in December for sale via the company’s website and Amazon, mark a large growth opportunity for Zest Tea, which is positioning the three-SKU line as an alternative to both coffee and traditional energy drinks.
Taste Radio Ep. 90: Chameleon Cold-Brew’s Campbell: “Humility Has Been Incredibly Helpful For Us”
Cold brew won’t save the world. Just ask Chameleon Cold-Brew co-founder and CEO Chris Campbell; How Golden Road’s Meg Gill is paving a gilded path for craft at Anheuser-Busch; The Tribali take on grass-fed meat. This episode is presented by OWYN.
Review: Red Barn Nitro Cold Brew
Like many coffee roasters getting into the cold-brew game, this is their first ready to drink offering and it’s one that will serve as a takeaway product from their retail locations.
New Episodes of Taste Radio Now Available Every Tuesday
Esteemed readers, we have exciting news... starting next week, new episodes of Taste Radio will now be available every Tuesday! We’ll kick off the New Year with the new schedule, which will commence with Episode 90 on Jan. 2. Until then, please enjoy our special Best of 2017 episode, comprised of the most indispensable advice on business strategy, team building, branding, marketing, data and innovation we’ve heard all year.
IPA Proposes Probiotic Guidelines for Food
The nonprofit trade organization has submitted a proposal to create an updated definition and a set of “harmonized” international guidelines for the use of probiotics in foods and dietary supplements.
The Top 10 Most Read BevNET Stories of 2017
From acquisitions to new investments and the rise (or fall) of various brands and categories, the impact of the past year will continue to be felt well into 2018. We’ve put together our list of the Top 10 Most Read BevNET stories of 2017.
Review: Grass Fed Coffee
Grass Fed Coffee is a ready to drink beverage that features cold-brew coffee, butter made with milk from grass fed cows, MCT oil, chicory, and Himalayan salt as its key ingredients.
Taste Radio Special Edition: The Best of 2017
Everyone’s heard “15 minutes could save you 15 percent or more in car insurance.” Well folks, we don’t know much about the business of insuring your 2009 Honda Accord, but we can tell you that taking 15 minutes to listen to this special edition of Taste Radio could be a game-changer for you and your company.