A year after launching functional iced tea brand Role Tea, Mike Johnson has a simple piece of advice for young beverage entrepreneurs guiding their own startup ventures: “Learn as much as possible, as quickly as possible.”
Purpose Tea launches in Albertson’s and Market Street stores; Humblemaker partners with Los Angeles Distributing Company; Soylent goes wide in California 7-Eleven stores; Sunniva Super Coffee grows presence in grocery
DRY Soda Co. founder and CEO Sharelle Klaus declined to reveal the size of the investment, but noted that it was 50 percent larger than the company’s previous funding round from earlier this year.
BevNET Live 2017 featured discussions with two high-profile companies driving the coffee category's prodigious growth over the past year: Dave Burwick, president and CEO of Peet’s Coffee & Tea, and Greg Steltenpohl, co-founder and CEO of Califia Farms.
Marketed as an immunity and wellness shot, Glide Immunity is a 2.5 oz USDA Organic shot that features oregano oil, ginger, honey, and citrus as its primary ingredients.
In an official statement addressed to “guests and customers,” which was posted to its website and social media accounts and shared with BevNET, Juice Served Here CEO and co-founder Alex Matthews announced that the Los Angeles-based brand, founded in 2013, is now closed.
Nestlé Waters North America today announced the sale of ready-to-drink iced tea brands Tradewinds Tea and Sweet Leaf Tea Company to Dunn’s River Brands, a portfolio company of private equity firm Fireman Capital Partners based in Texas.
Distributors called her a “relentless bitch,” but DRY Soda founder Sharelle Klaus paid little mind to their insecurities. She was too busy building a business; My/Mo CMO talks mochi momentum; Keto FTW: Bear Squeeze founders chat about Showdown triumph.
In the face of the growing anti-sugar movement, juice brands are responding by refining their offerings and attitudes towards the formulation, marketing and processing of their products in divergent and innovative ways.
Recent investment in the company from Teall Investments is fueling plans for expanding distribution in the near future. In June, Teall acquired a majority stake in Sunshine Beverages.
The big box retailer announced today that it has agreed to acquire Shipt, Inc., a leading online same-day delivery platform, for $550 million in cash. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close before the end of the year, were not fully disclosed.
At last week’s BevNET Live in Santa Monica, California, flavor and extract companies predicted their taste trends of 2018. Here’s what they expect consumers to be craving most in the new year.
From coconut water to kombucha, global trends can predict the next big category in the U.S. Observing the drinking habits of people around the world can reveal an early glimpse of what might be showing up in New York City bodegas and L.A. convenience stores in the near future.
Seven Sparkling Water, which was created by the same folks behind Project 7, is a new entry into the explosive flavored sparkling water category.
