Review: Southern Teaz

Southern Teaz is a line of USDA Organic ready-to-drink iced teas that incorporate biodynamically farmed tea from India. While the company that makes these products hails from Idaho, this flavor is certainly sweet enough to be called “Southern-style” (we can’t say the same for the unsweetened flavor).

Video: Ibex and the Drinkable Yogurt Category

Drinkable yogurt sits at the intersection of the three P’s of beverage industry buzzwords — probiotic, portable, protein. Yet will this advantageous positioning be enough to carry a category?

Video: Chris Reed Explains Facility Expansion

Reed's, Inc. CEO Chris Reed figures that tripling the speed of the production will help the company move forward with less labor and roll out more product to absorb his facility’s inherent overhead figures.

Review: Tio Gazpacho

Promoting its bottled gazpacho drinks with the tagline "no spoon required," Tio Gazpacho is a high pressure processed (HPP) take on the classic cold soup. The beverages, which come in three varieties, are well-executed in both formulation and packaging and an impressive addition to the HPP beverage category.

Sprouts to Carry Something Natural

The flavored sparkling waters will hit shelves in October at all 175+ stores across 10 states, giving the Boston-based company a wider footprint in the Southwest.

Distribution Roundup: Retailers Embrace the Offbeat

The past few weeks of distribution deals indicate that while beverage buyers are continuing their faith in a proven category like coconut water, they’re not averse to innovation.

Review: Daily Greens Replenish

Daily Greens “Replenish” is the second hemp milk product to be added to the company's lineup of cold-pressed, HPP products. It’s made with water, hemp seeds, vanilla, coconut nectar, camu camu and cocoa, which results in a flavor that’s extremely enjoyable.

Beasties/Monster, Take 2

Nearly four months after a jury ruled that Monster Beverage Corp. must pay The Beastie Boys $1.7 million after ruling against the energy drink giant in long-running dispute over alleged unauthorized use of the rap group’s songs, two music publishers are seeking similar compensation.