In this interview recorded at BevNET Live Summer 2018 in New York City, four high-ranking women at different private equity firms discuss the need for gender diversity within the beverage industry and how investors can boost female-helmed companies.
When Bhakti first launched a few years back, the company did so with a refrigerated product that had a relatively short shelf life. At the time, delivering a ready-to-drink chai that used nut milk and had a fresh taste was a bit of a pipe dream.
An investor group led by beverage industry veteran Douglas Abrams has taken a majority stake in organic beverage company Purity Organic, the company announced today in a press release. Abrams will assume the CEO role immediately.
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All Market, Inc. (AMI), the parent company of coconut water maker Vita Coco, today announced the acquisition of Runa, an organic energy drink brand made with the guayusa leaf. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Today NextFoods Inc, the producer of GoodBelly Probiotics, announced the close of a $12 million round of funding led by 301 Inc, the venture arm of General Mills.
In a wide-ranging discussion at BevNET Live Summer 2018 in New York City earlier this month, Lauren Rudick, partner at law firm Hiller, PC, and Erik Knutson, president of the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp, spoke to both the enormous opportunities and significant challenges of working with cannabis-infused drinks.
Leigh and Bill Keith, the co-founders of Perfect Bar, on the story, strategy and secrets behind the brand’s 13-year ‘overnight success’; the habits of Health-Ade: Daina Trout, the co-founder and CEO of the fast-growing kombucha brand, on routines that have supported the brand’s growth and helped avoid costly missteps
Petal is a USDA Organic zero calorie sparkling beverage that features a blend of botanicals in each of their three flavors.
In this interview recorded at BevNET Live Summer 2018 in New York City, Ken Uptain, CEO and founder of premium water maker Essentia, discusses how he helped build and nurture the company from its early days as a "designer water" to one of the category's fastest growing brands.
In an interview recorded at BevNET Live Summer 2018 in New York City, Vita Coco co-founder and CEO Mike Kirban discussed the brand's journey from a young startup to a leader in the coconut water category with the broader goal of being the "biggest better-for-you beverage company" in the world.
Originally launched in the U.K. a few years ago, Ugly Drinks, which is a line of zero calorie flavored sparkling waters, has now launched in the U.S. with an updated look and formulations that were adjusted for the U.S. market (the product is also produced in the U.S.).
BeyondBrands is looking to bring consumers one step closer to that potential future with their latest venture: Mood33, a cannabis-infused sparkling tonic. The brand launched earlier this year with a party on April 20 and began selling in California dispensaries on June 1.
After CNBC reported that premium water brand Essentia was exploring a potential sale, sources close to the situation confirmed to BevNET that the company has been working with Credit Suisse for more than a year, but that there is no official sales process underway.
