Ingredient Suppliers Show Love for Small Businesses
With growing competition in grocery, retailers are turning to emerging, natural and organic brands to provide points of differentiation.
Review: The Water Kefir People
The Water Kefir People is a Bend, Ore. based company with a line of organic handcrafted probiotic beverages that were designed with the intention of being an “option for the whole family.”
HR Complicit in Harassment, Say Women Suing Monster
Five former Monster Energy employees suing the company for sexual harassment and discrimination say they’ve been both heartened and “overwhelmed” by support they’ve received since speaking publicly about their cases last month.
OXiGEN Gains Global Growth Partner In FC Bayern Munich
In January, Vancouver, Canada-based oxygenated water brand OXiGEN announced a three-year deal to become the “official functional water and recovery tool” partner for FC Bayern Munich, one of the world's most valuable sports clubs.
Peet’s Coffee CEO Dave Burwick Joins Boston Beer Company
Dave Burwick, the CEO of Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc., has departed the Bay Area-based specialty coffee maker to take the helm at Boston Beer, the producer of Samuel Adams.
Sparkling Waters Rise From the South
BevNET spoke with three up-and-coiming, Southern-based sparkling water brands about their approaches to the market and how they hope to find a place to grow in this explosive category.
Bonafide Beefs Up Offerings & Brand
Yesterday, bone broth company Bonafide Provisions unveiled a new brand identity, including a rebrand of its bone broth and “drinkable veggies” lines, and a new line of frozen soups.
Review: Iconic Grass Fed Protein Adds Two New Flavors
Iconic’s latest offerings, which were announced in January 2018, include two flavors that are on the trendier end of what you’ll see in the whey protein category: Golden Milk and Coconut Matcha.
PepsiCo Reports Flat Revenue in Q4 Earnings Call
Solid on revenues but sluggish in sales, PepsiCo’s fourth quarter and full-year results offered mixed fortunes for the food and beverage giant.
Taste Radio Ep. 96: Beyond Meat CEO: Growth Is About ‘Continually Getting Better’
Why Beyond Meat founder/CEO Ethan Brown believes in celebrating “the solution, not the technology”; the bolsters between Brady, Branson and Grady’s Cold Brew; baking a better muffin with the founder of Soozy’s
Bayside Distributors Finds Focus In Healthy Beverages
Bayside Distributors, which currently services around 1,100 accounts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island with a focus on independent gourmet, natural and specialty stores, has followed the pivot in food and beverage towards trends like clean label, plant-based and reduced sugar.
Review: Nomad Trading Co. Cascara
Nomad Trading Co. is a new line of cascara beverages that is available in three flavors, Original, Hibiscus, and Cascara + Lemonade (which we did not get to try).
Post-Juice Served Here, Alex Matthews Joins Forager Project as CMO
Following the closure of cold pressed juice company Juice Served Here, co-founder and former CEO Alex Matthews now tasked with the job of evolving the visual identity for Forager Project as the plant-based food and beverage brand’s new chief marketing officer.
SPINS Trend Report Highlights Functionality, Plant-Based Proteins
In a webinar last week, market research group SPINS shared its 2018 food and beverage trend predictions, which included a rise in new speciality ingredients, an evolution of consumers’ diet preferences and a greater emphasis placed on packaging.