BODYARMOR’s Sporting Chance
Gatorade has had its run over the past 40 years. The BodyArmor argument is that there are better ingredients, branding and pricing that will appeal to consumers and retailers.
Review: Muscle Milk Organic
Launched in July, Muscle Milk Organic is a Target exclusive (there's a lot of those these days...) that comes packaged in an 8.25 oz. Tetra Pak carton with a screw top cap and is sold in 4-packs. We’re certainly pleased to see Muscle Milk offering an organic product, but we think -- especially when it comes to package design -- the new line could be improved upon.
Q2 Recap: WhiteWave Sets Sales Records
As non-dairy milk alternatives continue to carve out space on retail shelves, one of the category’s biggest players is reaping the profits.
Opportunity Brewing
The development of new tea drinks for kids could play a key role in the creation of a framework by which marketers can establish vertical integration of both adult and children’s products.
Review: Vita Coco Sport
A couple weeks ago, Vita Coco unveiled a new sports drink line at Target, which worked in conjunction with the coconut water giant to develop the products. While Vita Coco has been hovering around the periphery of the sports category since its inception, from our perspective, the line is definitely a nice bolt-on for the brand and a very well-executed one at that.
Review: BluePrint Juice – New Varieties
This week, BluePrint introduced two new varieties -- Coffee Cashew Cinnamon Vanilla and Apple Lemon Ginger Cayenne -- to its line of cold-pressed, high pressure processed juices. While the new coffee product has a flavor that definitely doesn’t taste as good as what you’ll find in others that are using cold brew or brewed varieties, and while we'd probably find the apple blend more approachable in one of BluePrint's smaller bottle sizes, both should nonetheless help expand the reach of the brand.
Stumptown Sending Stubby Cease and Desists
Secret Squirrel is one of up to a half-dozen other cold brew companies that have received the same cease-and-desist letter from Stumptown over trademarked packaging.
Judge Denies Late Motion in HFCS/Sugar Litigation
A federal judge has denied a motion from high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) manufacturers, dealing them a blow in a lawsuit over marketing the sweetener as being the equivalent of sugar.
Monster in the Morning
On July 21, Monster filed for U.S. trademark registration for Ultra Sunrise, which leads one convenience store retailer surveyed by Wells Fargo to believe that the company “is moving toward a Monster [carbonated soft drink (CSD)] aimed at Mountain Dew.”
Press Clips: Smaller Cans, Bigger Profits
As carbonated soft drink sales continue to decline, the cola giants have benefitted from a self-enacted compromise: smaller cans.
BevNET FBU L.A. Agenda Posted
BevNET's one-day educational event for startup food and beverage companies, FBU L.A., will feature more than 20 different speakers and sessions.
Review: Sweet’tauk Lemonades
Hailing from Montauk, N.Y., a coastal town that belongs to the uber summertime haunt known as The Hamptons, Sweet'tauk Lemonades are sold in farmers' markets and specialty stores in the region. Packaged in clear 14.5 oz. plastic bottles, one might think that the drinks are high pressure processed, but in fact they are not. Nevertheless, we enjoyed the Sweet'tauk's unique formulations, if not its labels and branding.
Vita Coconut Oil
The increasing popularity of coconut oil can be seen in lifestyle and beauty media, through celebrity use and promotion, and the ongoing consumer trend to find more natural food and beverage options.
Red Bull to Pay $13 Million for False Advertising Settlement
The settlement could include millions of individuals who purchased at least one Red Bull can over the past 10 years.