Agua Brands Lands Minority Investment from Horizons Ventures, Announces Plans for Global Expansion
A Securities and Exchange Commission record indicates that the company recently completed a raise of $3 million.
NACS 2015 Video: Checking In With Aquahydrate CEO Hal Kravitz
At the 2015 NACS show, BevNET sat down with Aquahydrate CEO Hal Kravitz for a video interview that covered several topics, including the company’s celebrity owners, Aquahydrate’s positioning as a “performance lifestyle brand,” and the non-traditional marketing approach of the alkaline water line.
Review: Sap On Tap’s New Flavor Varieties
Dora's Naturals has added two flavor varieties to its Sap on Tap maple water brand. The new Yerba Mate and Ginger Lime flavors are a nice extension of Sap on Tap brand and offer some good differentiation in the nascent maple water category.
Silverwood Pair McCoy & Burgmaier Leave to Start Whipstitch Capital
Michael Burgmaier and Nick McCoy have left Silverwood Partners, where they led the consumer products practice for the last six years, to open Whipstitch Capital, a boutique investment bank focusing on the consumer products industry.
Press Clips: Coca-Cola Responds to Tom Brady’s “Poison for Kids” Comment
In a response to Boston Magazine’s scathing criticism of his trainer Alex Guerrero, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw The Coca-Cola Company and Kellogg’s under the bus during a recent appearance on local radio station WEEI.
BevNET Live: From Biohacking to Beverages with Bulletproof Founder Dave Asprey
How do you transform a movement into a brand? And once you’ve done that, how do you get it to the public? Dave Asprey, the founder of Bulletproof, a brand based on hacking human biology with what we eat, drink, and do, thinks he knows how, and he’ll be sharing his ideas -- and beverages -- at BevNET Live.
NACS 2015 Video: Mamma Chia’s C-Store Strategy
In a video interview filmed at the 2015 NACS show, Matt Buckley, Mamma Chia's senior vice president of sales and marketing, discussed the company’s foray into convenience stores, noting that the retailing channel may offer access to millennial consumers.
Review: Limation Limeade
Limation Limeade is a high pressure processed blend of water, organic lime juice, organic sugar and raw sugar. As far as the flavor is concerned, the company has nailed it, with a bold lime flavor, just the right amount of sweetness, and that freshly made flavor that screams summertime.
Whole Foods Global Grocery Buyer Dwight Richmond Departs Retailer
It’s a significant change at the chain: Richmond teamed with Executive Global Grocery Coordinator Errol Schweizer to debut many new products, including a new emphasis on HPP juice and edgy ideas like chia and turmeric drinks, as well as a focus on product certifications such as Non-GMO and biodynamic.
Early Registration for BevNET Live Winter 2015 Ends TODAY
Today is the last day to take advantage of early registration pricing for BevNET Live Winter ’15. Ticket prices will increase by $200/person after today.
NACS 2015 Video: Voss Finds Its Flavor
Premium water brand Voss has introduced its first flavored line extensions. Packaged in Voss’ cylindrical glass bottles, Lemon Cucumber and Tangerine Lemongrass joined the brand’s subset of sparkling waters.
AHPA Tackles Alcohol Analysis for Kombucha in Educational Webinar
The webinar’s first presenter, James Neal-Kababick, who serves as director of Flora Research Laboratories touched on the issue of on-shelf fermentation while detailing the existing TTB-approved analytical methods for alcohol analysis in kombucha.
Review: Säpp Birch Water
Made with 99.86 percent birch water and added citric acid, the flavor of Säpp's original offering is very light and quite simple. The product, which is very much in its early stages, has a subtle birch aroma and flavor, which is pleasing to the palate.
NACS Pics: New Products, New Varieties, New Packages Pitched to Convenience
In this photo gallery, we feature a range of new brands, products and design revamps that we encountered at the 2015 NACS Show, as culled from our Instagram feed.