Hargis said he and his investors have sold Fruit 66 to Tempe, Ariz.-based Sun Orchard, a juice maker with deep roots in supplying food service operations like hotels and schools with private-label juices, juice drinks and mixers.
Certainly, the direct-to-consumer delivery model has been a key launching pad for marketers of raw juice products, particularly through the sale of packaged juice cleanse programs. Recently, however, a growing number of companies are attempting to enhance brand awareness while meeting growing demand and interest in raw juice via the construction of retail storefronts. San Francisco-based Project Juice is one such company.
Brewed and bottled by Portland, Ore.-based Townshend's Tea Company, Brew Dr. Kombucha is a line of kombucha products that come in five varieties. We definitely enjoyed the three flavors that we sampled and like the stubby bottle package that the company uses for the drinks. However, we do recommend an adjustment in how some of the products are named...
In a couple of significant moves for the company, BluePrint is set to launch a new line of 10 oz. bottles to its brand of high-pressure processed juice blends, and next month will open its first storefront in Venice, Calif. The latest news from BluePrint, which was acquired by Hain Celestial in December, comes amid a dramatic leap in awareness and demand for cold-pressed juices, as well as the introduction of a variety of similarly positioned brands over the past year.
LuliTonix produces a line of raw (non pasteurized, non-HPP) juice blends that are -- aside from very limited retail distribution in the New York City area -- sold direct to consumers via the company's website. LuliTonix has done a great job differentiating its blends from the range of other raw juices on the market, but we do have a couple issues with its branding...
Finding the right co-packer for your beverage brand is like finding the right person to baby-sit your kids: you want peace of mind in knowing that your product is in good hands and will be treated with the utmost care and quality. The process often requires a significant investment in time and research, but once you’ve found the right partner, you’re set. Or are you?
The market for super-premium coffee is rapidly expanding, and over the past two years, Stumptown Coffee Roasters has been laying the foundation to be a primary player in the category often referred to as “third wave coffee.”
Post Holdings Inc., the cereal maker behind Fruity Pebbles, Grape Nuts, and Honey Bunches of Oats, among others, paid $180 million for Premier Nutrition Corp., the company that makes functional beverages Joint Juice and Premier Protein shakes, among other products.
Sweetened with a blend of erythritol and stevia, Golazo's sugar-free varieties contain 10 calories per 12 oz. slim can, hence their "all-natural" tag. We're quite pleased with the formulation of the drinks, which also contain electrolytes and 100mg of caffeine, and, given the recent bad PR for mainstream energy products, we also like Golazo's approach of being a “sports energy drink.”
BevNET's 2013 Natural Beverage Guide -- the beverage industry's largest guide to beverages targeting the natural channel, including bottled waters and powders -- is now available for download. Get your FREE copy of the guide via the link below.
Marketed as "6 functional drinks in one bottle,” GreenFit is a new brand of all-natural drinks that are infused with protein, energy, fiber, antioxidants, "green superfoods" and electrolytes. While these added ingredients might be beneficial, it’s hard to imagine how many consumers want all of these benefits at once and are willing to sacrifice flavor in order to get them.
BevNET is pleased to announce that the next edition of its Beverage School will take place in San Francisco on Thurs., Sept. 12. It will offer a one-day, intensive introduction to the beverage business for aspiring entrepreneurs, along with a companion section on the right ways to raise capital for and structure a beverage business. Attendees will get a comprehensive overview on key areas of the industry, including product formulation, sales and marketing, distribution, and company organization.
In a Senate committee hearing that could have far-reaching implications for the energy drink business, a group of focused Senators tore into the current and past marketing strategies of energy drink companies, claiming they have targeted vulnerable children as potential consumers.
We're seeing a growing number of carbonated kombucha products on the market, including Live Soda, a brand of drinks that blend kombucha and soda. The products, which come in three varieties, are sugar- and stevia-sweetened and nicely formulated and feature flavors that may find some mainstream traction -- something that has eluded the kombucha category.
