It’s ‘All Aboard’ the Coke Trucks for Aloe Gloe in L.A.
Coke's L.A. market unit is giving a brand started by three former Coke employees a try.
Q&A: Bulletproof Coffee Founder Talks FATwater and Trinity Ventures Investment
The capital raise arrives as Dave Asprey looks to expand Bulletproof beyond its e-commerce base, with plans to open up brick-and-mortar cafe locations and enter the ready-to-drink (RTD) beverage segment.
FBU Boston 2015 Initial Speaker Lineup Announced
Giving attendees all they need to know to understand the dynamic world of food and beverage entrepreneurialism, this full-day business education and networking conference will take place on September 30 in Boston, MA.
Review: Happy Tree Maple Water – Lemon Variety
Happy Tree Maple Water’s Lemon variety is a two-ingredient blend of organic maple water and organic lemon juice. Rather than tasting like lemon-flavored maple water, the product tastes like a pretty well-executed lemonade.
American Beverage Association Sues San Francisco Over Soda Ad Warnings
The lawsuit arrives six weeks after the city’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of the legislation.
Genius Juice Undergoes Facelift, Launches New Bottle Size
Having recently secured new distribution and retail placement in Southern California, Genius Juice, which produces a line of high pressure processed (HPP) organic coconut smoothies, has refined its branding, reduced its product offerings and unveiled a new 12 oz. bottle.
Review: Splendid Spoon
Bottled soups have emerged as a noteworthy trend in recent months, and among a handful seen at the recently held 2015 Summer Fancy Food Show was Splendid Spoon. Based in Brooklyn, the company produces a range of plant-based soups -- including a vegan bone broth -- that are cooked, packaged in 16 oz. bottles and promoted as a "drinkable soup cleanse."
CircleUp Secures $22 Million for Consumer Growth Fund, Invests in Rumble and Sonoma Cider
The CGF’s announcement arrives as CircleUp recently passed the 100 transactions mark, with companies raising over $100 million to date on the platform.
Campbell’s VP of Beverage Discusses New V8 Infused Water, Brand Evolution
Explaining the rationale for the development of V8 Infused Water, Kelli McCusker, the Vice President of Beverage at Campbell Soup Company, said that “people are looking for water that is simple and flavorful and not just straight water, but not confusing either.”
Bulletproof Launches FATwater, Raises $9M
Bulletproof is currently a lifestyle platform with roots in media and home-preparation coffees and supplements, but with the investment it is branching into a brick-and-mortar cafe and store, as well as the RTD product.
Nielsen Numbers: Diet’s Demise Sees CSD Sales Slide
According to a recent analyst report from Cowen and Company covering Nielsen sales data, CSD volumes were down 4.7 percent in the four-week period ending July 11.
Lawsuits Target Pure Leaf’s “All Natural” Claims
Pure Leaf, a line of bottled iced teas produced by PepsiCo in a joint partnership with Unilever, is under scrutiny with plaintiffs in two separate lawsuits alleging that the products use citric acid -- an ingredient that can be synthetically created -- as a preservative and are being falsely marketed as “all natural.”
Washington Post: Seltzer is “Cooler than Coke”
Singled out as symbols of the category’s development are fast-growing LaCroix Sparkling Water, a product of National Beverage Corp. and Sparkling Ice, owned by Talking Rain.
Review: Venice Cold Brew
Venice Cold Brew is a product is made with direct trade coffee beans, which are steeped in natural spring water for 12 hours. The company triple-filters the liquid and bottles it. The end result is strong, but smooth, and compared with the rest of the cold brew category, the flavor is definitely up there with the best of them.