Naked Emerging Brands Shaken Up, Sales Force Consolidated
During its three-year run, Naked Emerging Brands created one partnership, but has not developed as a VC shop and struggled to define itself within the Pepsi system.
Declining Gas Prices Boost Beverage Sales in C-Stores
Dollar sales of carbonated soft drinks (CSD) were up 3.6 percent in the U.S. C-store channel in the four-week period ending on December 2014.
Review: Yuvia Coconut Water
Yuvia Pure is a not from concentrate coconut water that is made with young coconuts from Brazil. The product, which claims to not add any sugar, has a slightly sweeter and less salty flavor than what we’ve seen in other brands. However, we can’t say that product this is preferable to those that add sugar.
Private Equity Firm Takes Majority Stake in Juice Maker Sun Orchard
Centre Partners, which focuses on “control investments” in the consumer, healthcare and business services industries, today announced the purchase of a majority interest in Sun Orchard, a leading provider of juices and other beverages for the foodservice industry.
Review: Vermont Tapped
Vermont Tapped, which is a product from the same company that produces the TreTap line of beverages, is an “enhanced” maple water beverage. The enhancement is maple syrup, which has been combined with maple water, maple flavor, citric acid and carbon dioxide to create a zero-calorie product that drinks like a flavored seltzer.
Big Geyser to Drop Glaceau Brands
Big Geyser, which has been responsible for much of the success of Glaceau in New York, will cease to carry Glaceau products by March.
New Speakers Announced for FBU Austin
Three speakers have joined the FBU Austin lineup to help new food & beverage brands understand the financial and legal issues that can complicate launches and brand growth.
Press Clips: Coke Makes Cuts, PepsiCo Launches ‘Drinkfinity’
Coca-Cola Co. is cutting at least 1,000 to 2,000 jobs worldwide, according to the Wall Street Journal. The cuts come as part of a $3 billion cost-cutting plan that the company announced in October, a response to widespread declining soda sales.
Nielsen Numbers: Coke Powers Rebound in CSD Sales; Monster Sales Growth Returns to Double Digits
The narrow increase marks the CSD category's sixth consecutive month of dollar sales growth.
Video: 2014 – A Year in Review
A look back at top headlines from the past year, including financial deals, marketing wins (and blunders), category evolution and important regulatory updates.
Trending Now: What’s Hot for 2015, a BevNET FBU Exclusive
With our comprehensive list of expected food and beverage trends for 2015, FBU subscribers now have access to critical information as to what’s hot and what’s soon to be on-trend in the coming year.
Marriott Launches CANVAS, a Global Food and Beverage Incubator
Beginning with the JW Marriott Shenzhen in China and the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown, the program will spread to approximately a dozen hotels worldwide within the first six months of its launch.
Braintrust Doubles Down on Tea, Buys Blue Buddha
Nearly four months after acquiring Inko’s, Braintrust Investments has purchased another tea brand, albeit one with a much shorter track record.
Keurig Recalls Over 7 Million ‘Mini Plus’ Systems Following Burn Reports
The voluntary recall includes approximately 6.6 million systems sold in the United States and 564,000 in Canada. The brewers were manufactured between December, 2009 and July, 2014.