Walmart Goes Organic Via Wild Oats Line
Walmart announced Thursday that it will stock Wild Oats organic foods, strengthening its commitment to organic products and its reputation as a purveyor of healthy consumer packaged goods.
Press Clips: Target to Expand Healthy Options
Vita Coco will be part of an expansion of the company’s focus on natural and organic products, and, taking a page from Whole Foods’ book, the company is working with existing purveyors to specify product parameters. The program, “Made to Matter -- Hand-picked by Target,” will comprise more than 120 products.
Joia, Found Beverages Crack NYC via Harney & Sons
The companies are headquartered on opposite sides of the Earth, but Boundary Water Brands and Found Beverage Co. are now sharing space on a Harney & Sons truck bound for New York City.
Review: Chimp Food
Made with a blend of 25 “whole superfoods” including fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts, Chimp Food uses, unlike other smoothie or juice products, ingredients in their entirety, including stems, skins, rinds and seeds. It's a unique approach and one that we think has legs. But about the added stevia...
Vitaminwater Releases Latest Energy Iteration
Years after the release and eventual discontinuation of vitaminenergy and complementing its still-available tropical citrus flavor titled “energy,” vitaminwater announced Wednesday morning the release of vitaminwater energy, a line of lightly-carbonated beverages with green coffee bean extract.
FDA Warns Dewmar International Over Melatonin in Lean
The FDA has sent a warning letter to yet another relaxation drink company, Lean Slow Motion… Potion, over confusing label claims that indicate the brand is a dietary supplement despite its being marketed largely as a beverage.
Runa Closes Financing Round, Opens Safeway Shelves
A second investment round by fast-growing Runa, an organic Amazonian guayusa tea brand, has landed an interesting mix of folks.
Review: Vibrant Earth
We certainly enjoyed the latest sampling of Vibrant Earth juices, and think that with a little refinement (and organic certification), the brand has a great future.
The New BevNET.com
You may have noticed… we’ve changed. Today, BevNET has launched a completely redesigned website that now offers an improved interface, smoother page scrolling and easier navigation for daily and archived articles.
BevNET Live: Mamma Chia’s Janie Hoffman on “The Entrepreneur as Brand”
BevNET is delighted to present a talk with Janie Hoffman, the founder and CEO of Mamma Chia, on what happens when a brand and its founder are inextricably linked in the consciousness of the public and of the industry. When you're an entrepreneur without a huge marketing budget, and you're aiming to shake up the market, it happens: the founder's story becomes the key window into the product and its larger meaning. In effect, the founder becomes the brand.
An Ominous Dr Pepper Ten
Despite Dr Pepper Snapple Group’s (DPSG) supposed insulation from currency volatility and its strong dividend yields and cash flows, Wells Fargo Securities continues to express its concerns with the CSD…
PepsiCo Eyes Summer Launch for New “Real Sugar” Colas
Marketed and packaged as being “made with real sugar,” the beverages, to be released this summer, will come in regular, vanilla and wild cherry flavors. Labeled with the nostalgic PepsiCo logo, the products appear to be taking the place of the PepsiCo’s popular “Throwback” sodas, which included limited-edition, sugar-sweetened versions of its flagship cola and Mountain Dew
Honest Tea Reaches $112 Million in 2013 Sales; Logo Gets a Refresh(er)
Everyone knows that a rolling stone gathers no moss. Yet for Honest Tea, which has been rolling in its own right, the company has had no trouble picking up a different kind of green: cold hard cash. The Coca-Cola Co.-owned tea and juice outfit racked up $112 million in sales last year and is positioning itself for similar growth in 2014 amid the launch of a new multi-serve “Refresher” line and a logo evolution that will gradually roll out across all Honest product lines.
CSPI: Hospitals Getting Healthier
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) released a report on 11 hospitals that have taken steps away from sugar-sweetened beverages; the news could represent another entry point for innovative beverage brands, especially if the shifts become a trend.