Review: Wandering Bear Cold Brew
For now, Wandering Bear is offering a single variety, Straight Black, which is, as the name suggests, straight USDA Organic and Fair Trade cold-brew coffee that doesn’t have any added sweeteners or flavorings.
HiTouch Distribution Digging Deep in Southern California
Two and a half years in, HiTouch services all 52 Whole Foods throughout the Southern California region, including parts of Arizona and Nevada, as well as other natural supermarkets such as Mothers Market, Jimbo’s, and Bristol Farms. The company has also crafted a diverse portfolio of craft food and beverage brands.
Distribution Roundup: New Age Rolls Out Marley Mate, Pulse Goes NW
New Age begins rolling out Marley Mate, Pulse adds regional distribution for Natural Cabana coconut waters, while MALK Organic and Vive make gains in California and other Western regions.
LifeAid Making Gains In Transition to Retail
Over the first half of 2017, LifeAid landed several major retail placements in the natural and conventional grocery channel, part of the company's transition from an e-commerce-focused business model to one that includes a stronger presence in traditional brick-and-mortar stores.
Taste Radio Ep. 74: How Matt Thomas Built One of The Fastest Growing Kombucha Brands in the U.S.; Meet The Bitter Housewife
In a conversation with BevNET assistant editor Marty Caballero, Thomas discussed the origins of Townshend's, a premium tea retailer based in Portland, Ore., and its development of Brew Dr., which has become one of the fastest-growing brands in the breakout kombucha category. This week's episode of Taste Radio is presented by Virun.
Review: Bizzy Coffee Shots
While Bizzy aren’t the only cold-brew coffee to migrate into shot form, they have certainly done a great job of crafting something that’s well executed.
Bulletproof Launches First RTD Coffee
Bulletproof is shooting exclusively into Whole Foods nationwide with its first ready-to-drink line of cold brew butter coffees, a long rumored expansion from the company’s ground coffee and cafe business.
Coke and McDonald’s Launch McCafé RTD Line
McDonald’s USA announced yesterday a partnership with The Coca-Cola Company, Inc. to introduce ready-to-drink versions of its McCafé line of coffee frappes to retailers in early 2018.
New Beverage Showdown 14: Put Your Beverage in the Hot Seat
The hottest new beverage brands will take the BevNET Live Winter 2017 stage for the 14th edition of the New Beverage Showdown. BevNET’s signature beverage brand pitch competition will return to the winter conference in Santa Monica on December 4th and 5th.
Bevi Offers Sound Tea As First Brand Partnership
Bevi now offers two SKUs — green tea and rose tea — from Sound as options within its system. Launched in late July, the partnership marks Bevi’s first affiliation with an independent beverage brand.
People Moves: Soylent Co-Founder Moves On
Soylent co-founder and chief technology officer John Coogan has left the company to pursue independent consulting; Long Island Iced Tea Corp. brings on Rob Stefanizzi; Shawn Sugarman leaves Moon Juice; Sidney Horn joins Halen Brands
Review: La Colombe Pumpkin Spice Draft Latte
Most third wave, independent, and premium coffee roasters have tried to steer clear of pumpkin spice, so it’s somewhat against the grain for La Colombe to attempt this. That means that there’s additional pressure on to make it something really special.
Juicero Says It’s Shutting Down
A letter posted on the company's web site today explained that the company was shutting down due to the infrastructure challenges in "creating an effective manufacturing and distribution system for a nationwide consumer base."
Google Beverage Trend Report Touts Cold Brew, Earthy Flavors
Google released its first ever beverage trends report last week, drawing on its vast data collection and analysis resources to present a deep dive into the factors fueling non-alcoholic drinks in the U.S., United Kingdom, Mexico and Spain.