Under Pressure, Yet Columbia Gorge Strides Forward
As Columbia Gorge Organic approaches the start of its third decade on the market, it is endeavoring to keep up with a rapidly evolving market for high-end bottled juice.
Attorneys React to Cryptic POM v. Coke Case
Even before the decision of the POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola case, the beverage industry may be losing out. And it’s not alone.
Supreme Court Justices Batter Coca-Cola on Minute Maid Label
Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court repeatedly challenged an attorney for Coca-Cola, who defended her client on Monday against claims that the label of a blended fruit juice misleads consumers.
Review: True Organic Juices
True Organic is a new brand of pasteurized juice smoothies launched by California-based Grimmway Farms. Available in seven varieties, the juices are USDA Certified Organic and feature branding and messaging that is definitely well-designed and thought out. However, the technical execution of the packaging, which uses a full wrap clear label, leaves something to be desired.
Bai’s Take on the ‘Arnold Palmer’
On Monday, Bai announced the release of Tanzania Lemonade Tea, the company’s tenth flavor. The product is Bai’s version of the “Arnold Palmer” or the “Half & Half,” depending on your vernacular, packs five calories and is sweetened with stevia and erythritol like the rest of the brand’s varieties.
BevNET Live: Honest’s Goldman and Nalebuff on Partnership
Goldman and Nalebuff will provide a special highlight during BevNET Live in Manhattan, speaking on the best practices for building and maintaining a partnership as entrepreneurs. The pair have been an open case study in partnership, exploring that idea, along with company leadership, structure, culture and tone in their business dealings and now in print.
Review: True Solution
True Solution’s chocolate-flavored nutrition shake is a soy- and dairy-free protein drink made with 17g of protein from pea protein concentrate. It's very drinkable compared to other pea protein products that we’ve sampled. Yet while the packaging certainly conveys what the product is, the brand feels very underdeveloped.
BevNET Live: Defying Financial Detours
Detours and ramifications don't have to mean the end to the enterprise; however, they do mean that options must be evaluated. hat's why BevNET is featuring a set of case studies involving the Bricktown Group and General Capital Partners as part of BevNET Live in Manhattan.
Distribution Roundup: Pulse Bolsters National Network
On Tuesday, Pulse announced that it has added eight class “A” distributors and that the company’s lemonade, limeade and coconut water are now available at an additional 446 retail locations in the Pacific Northwest, Texas and Louisiana.
Review: Sweet Leaf Coffee-Tea Blend
Mixing tea and coffee is something that we’ve admittedly never tried (or wanted to try, for that matter). But that’s exactly what Sweet Leaf has done with this new line of beverages, which currently comes in Original and Vanilla varieties.
Kalil Bottling: Once Smart, Now Eternal
Eternal Beverages, a premium water manufacturer, announced Thursday that it has reached a distribution agreement with Tempe, Ariz.-based Kalil Bottling Company, according to a release. Kalil recently sold its ownership of Glacéau’s Smartwater back to Coca-Cola, leaving a void for another premium water.
Rumor: SodaStream May Unload Stake
An Israeli financial publication reported that SodaStream is considering selling up to 16 percent of its company to a large-scale investor such as PepsiCo, Dr Pepper Snapple Group or Starbucks, according to Forbes.
Vermont Senate Passes GMO Labeling Bill
The Vermont Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would require the labeling of foods made with GMOs, according to Reuters. If passed into law, the bill would take effect on July 1, 2016, making Vermont the first state with this kind of legislation.
Review: Revive Solar Kombucha
We’ve been fans of Revive Kombucha since first sampling its products, and the company's latest effort, “Solar,” is no exception. Made with an organic yerba mate kombucha, cold-pressed ginger and lemon juices, and almond and vanilla extract, it tastes like yerba mate mixed with lemon lime soda and ginger ale -- the taste is quite good. However, we're a little confused by the name "Solar."