BevNET Live | New Beverage Showdown 14: Meet the Players
BevNET Live Winter 2017 is just a few days away and it’s time to reveal the players in the fourteenth installment of the conference’s signature competition, the New Beverage Showdown.
BevNET Live Breakouts: E-Commerce, Financial Planning for Companies and Founders, Communications, and International Markets
We’ve put together a diverse list of Breakout Sessions for Monday afternoon, Dec. 4 during BevNET Live in Santa Monica. This is the “Choose Your Own Adventure” portion of the day, when attendees have the opportunity to customize their experience, diving deep into topics like brand communications and story development, influencer marketing, e-commerce, funding, strategy, boards, and more.
Shamrock Farms Rebranding Protein, Cold Brew Lines
Shamrock Farms is preparing to debut new branding and packaging for its milk-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) protein beverages and cold brew coffees, bringing both lines under an updated masterbrand ahead of further expansion into national distribution and sales in 2018.
The Ginger People Announce Shots, Turmeric Line
The company, which markets a variety of ginger-based consumer packaged goods, announced it will add new turmeric-based variations of several existing products -- including beverages, candies and sauces -- next year.
Review: La Colombe Peppermint Mocha Draft Latte
When it comes to innovation, La Colombe has been on quite a tear over the past year. And with the introduction of their seasonal Peppermint Mocha, the trend continues.
Power of One: Brands Building From Focus on Single Ingredient
Even as products boasting complex flavor profiles enter the beverage market, a simple, pure ingredient experience has everlasting appeal for consumers. Three emerging beverage startups exemplify both the opportunities and challenges of following a single-ingredient strategy.
Taste Radio Ep. 85: Honest Tea Co-Founder Barry Nalebuff: “Focus on Solving a Real Problem”
A wealth of wisdom from Honest Tea co-founder Barry Nalebuff, who shares lessons learned from over two decades in food and beverage; distilling the fast-growing world of craft spirits with Bully Boy co-founder Will Willis; meet Bartesian, aka the “Keurig for Cocktails.” This episode is presented by Sovereign Flavors.
BevNET Live’s Beverage School: Learn the Ropes of the Beverage Industry
Beverage School, a special half-day “Beverages 101″ session, allows early-stage beverage entrepreneurs to get a head start on the networking and high-level strategy established at BevNET Live. Taking place the day before the main conference, on December 3rd, young brand founders will have the chance to learn the basics, ask questions, and have 1-on-1 conversations with industry veterans.
Danone Leads $5.5 Million Investment Round in Kona Deep
This is the fifth investment from the year-old funding arm of Danone, which focuses on supporting innovative and healthy food and beverage companies.
Review: Legacy Juice Works Adds Organic Tart Cherry Juices
Announced the Natural Expo East 2017 along with the product line’s name change, Legacy Juice Works’ line of high pressure processed (HPP) tart cherry juices includes products in both 8 oz. bottle and 2 oz. shot formats.
Guest Column: What’s My Valuation? Pt. 1 – Evaluating Valuation
In the first of a three part series called "What's My Valuation?," guest author Stu Strumwasser, founder and managing director of Green Circle Capital,
Former WFM Co-CEO: HeatGenie Makes Customer ‘Center of World’
In bringing on an experienced team of industry experts as advisors and, in some cases, investors, technology company HeatGenie -- which produces small heaters that can be used to warm food or beverage products -- is betting that they’ve found just that.
Harmless Harvest Restocks After Probiotics Line Recall
Harmless Harvest has nearly finished refilling buyer stock of its Harmless Coconut Probiotics beverages after issuing a voluntary recall of the line last month due to spoilage.
Distribution Roundup: SAS Launches Kickstart Florida
SAS Sales & Marketing launch Kickstart Florida to help emerging brands in the local market; FitWhey signs with KeHE for first major footprint expansion in two years; Sipp Sparkling Organics enter Midwest Giant stores; Tickle Water signs with Dora's Naturals