Download BevNET’s Natural Products Expo West 2016 Show Planner

Natural Products Expo West 2016 opens this week at the Anaheim Convention Center, and we’ve compiled a handy and easy way for attendees to navigate the 350+ beverage-related exhibitors at the show with our print-ready show planner.

Frothy Innovation: La Colombe Launches Canned “Draft Latte”

The beverage, a blend of espresso, milk and sugar that is infused with nitrous oxide, was designed to replicate the same frothy, textured drinking experience as offered by the popular draft-poured lattes that La Colombe serves in its cafes.

DRINKmaple Debuts DRINKmelon, a Watermelon Juice Beverage

DRINKmaple co-founder and CEO Kate Weiler told BevNET that the development of DRINKmelon was two-fold: extending the company’s distribution footprint -- including the recent addition of Kroger stores -- without introducing flavored varieties to its maple water line, and making efficient use of a new manufacturing facility.

Review: Zola Chocolate Coconut Water

The latest flavor variety in Zola's coconut water line is this one, Chocolate. Chocolate-flavored coconut water has become somewhat of a staple coconut water offering and Zola is clearly looking to add something that’s immediately marketable (rather than bleeding edge innovation) to its line.

Clearly Kombucha Unveils C-Botanicals

At next week’s Natural Products Expo West trade show in Anaheim, Calif., the San Francisco-based company will unveil a first-to-market line of fermented, probiotic botanical beverages.

Understand Your Price — And Get Profitable at BevNET’s Boot Camp for Food and Beverage Entrepreneurs

Joining the lineup will be highly respected industry consultants Bob Burke, John Maggiore, and Jeff Grogg, who will guide attendees through a lesson on ways pricing and margin interact, supply-chain hotspots that can bring up the cost of ingredients and manufacturing, and how best to plan for in-store promotional costs and to deploy those promotions most effectively.

Head Grocery Exec, Errol Schweizer, Departs Whole Foods

During his tenure at Whole Foods, Schweizer helped launch thousands of innovative natural products and his vision for the category positioned the retailer as forward-thinking and trend setting.

Temple Turmeric Introduces Brand Evolution

Turmeric-beverage pioneer Temple Turmeric has undergone a rebranding that founder and CEO Daniel Sullivan calls “the perfect expression of our deep belief in ‘the Body as a Temple’ concept.”

Kirban, All Market Go Artisanal, Not HPP, With Coco Community

The company behind Vita Coco has formed a new partnership, called Coco Community, with Thai coconut processor Cocos Enterprises to produce an organic, fair-trade, single-origin coconut water in what CEO Mike Kirban is calling “the artisanal coconut water” segment.

Live Soda Lands $2M Investment, Set to Launch New Drinking Vinegar Line

The $2 million investment from Boulder Investment Group Reprise will be used to expand Live Soda's sales and marketing programs, including field activities, events and a new ambassador program. Some of proceeds will also be used in support of a new line of drinking vinegar-based beverages, set to debut at Expo West 2016.