WATCH LIVE NOW: Video Stream of BevNET Live Winter ’13, Day 2 WATCH LIVE NOW: Video Stream of BevNET Live Winter ’13, Day 2

WATCH LIVE NOW: Video Stream of BevNET Live Winter ’13, Day 2

by BevNET.com Staff,

Day 2 of BevNET Live begins at 8:30 a.m. and is loaded with more compelling content, including the finals of New Beverage Showdown 6. Once again, we’re offering a FREE high-definition video stream of the event for those unable to attend BevNET Live. The livestream will cover all of the presentations and panels from the day, beginning with an investor presentation on the best business practices for young growth companies as they look to grow into larger ventures.

BevNET Announces its Best of 2013 Award Winners BevNET Announces its Best of 2013 Award Winners

BevNET Announces its Best of 2013 Award Winners

by BevNET.com Staff,

With a spate of innovative, polished and well-executed products launching in 2013, judging this year's BevNET's Best of was perhaps the toughest task we've had in the 11 years of awards. Nevertheless, we are pleased to present what we believe are the top new brands in the beverage industry, and on a path to lead their respective categories for years to come.

WATCH LIVE NOW: Video Stream of BevNET Live Winter ’13, Day 1 WATCH LIVE NOW: Video Stream of BevNET Live Winter ’13, Day 1

WATCH LIVE NOW: Video Stream of BevNET Live Winter ’13, Day 1

by BevNET.com Staff,

BevNET Live Winter ’13 is finally here! Over 500 attendees have joined us for the two-day event, which is being held the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif., and is the tenth consecutive sold-out BevNET Live conference. Leading things off on Day 1 of BevNET Live will be the semifinal round of New Beverage Showdown 6. Twenty early-stage beverage companies will have two minutes to make their best “elevator pitch” to a panel of industry veterans and land a spot in the finals of the competition.

BevNET Launches Food and Beverage University, a Video-Based Learning Site for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs and Industry Newcomers BevNET Launches Food and Beverage University, a Video-Based Learning Site for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs and Industry Newcomers

BevNET Launches Food and Beverage University, a Video-Based Learning Site for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs and Industry Newcomers

by BevNET.com Staff,

BevNET.com, Inc., the beverage industry's leading source for news and reviews, has introduced BevNET Food and Beverage University (FBU), the next iteration of the company's highly successful BeverageSchool.com platform. Featuring a lineup of resources and media geared towards early-stage professionals, BevNET FBU covers a wide range of vital and relevant topics from which users will be able to get rapidly immersed in everything they'll need to know about the food and beverage industry.

Review: Daily Greens Review: Daily Greens

Review: Daily Greens

by BevNET.com Staff,

Daily Greens is a new line of cold-pressed, high pressure processed green juices that come in six varieties. The beverages definitely skew towards the “not so sweet” end of the spectrum of green juices and at this stage of the cold-pressed juice category, that seems like a smart place to be — at least for green juice. And with branding that feels polished and professional, Daily Greens is off to a great start.

BevNET Live Winter ’13: New Beverage Showdown 6 Judges Revealed! BevNET Live Winter ’13: New Beverage Showdown 6 Judges Revealed!

BevNET Live Winter ’13: New Beverage Showdown 6 Judges Revealed!

by BevNET.com Staff,

The teams tasked with taking the 20-entry field of New Beverage Showdown 6 down to six finalists and one ultimate victor has a mix of entrepreneurs, investors, executives, marketing and design experts, and BevNET's own founder and CEO, John Craven.

A Colorful Array A Colorful Array

A Colorful Array

by Barry Nathanson,

Transparency, literal and figurative, is always good for a product. A pink lemonade should dress the part. As such, whenever possible, you should banner the brand to help the consumer make the connection. The reds, blues, greens and other colors of the spectrum helped to give Jones Soda and dozens of other companies their signature. They were all fun, and added to the drinking experience. That holds true today.

BevNET Live Winter ‘13: Live Video Stream Announced BevNET Live Winter ‘13: Live Video Stream Announced

BevNET Live Winter ‘13: Live Video Stream Announced

by BevNET.com Staff,

We’re pleased to announce that BevNET Live Winter ’13, the tenth consecutive sold-out BevNET Live conference, will feature the return of a free video stream of the event. Broadcast live from Santa Monica, the video stream will cover every presentation and panel from the show, which will take place at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif.

Review: PowerCrunch Review: PowerCrunch

Review: PowerCrunch

by BevNET.com Staff,

Power Crunch Double Chocolate Blast is a whey protein drink that features, among other things, 20 g of protein per 12 oz. bottle. In terms of taste, it's definitely a very drinkable product (we’d say the same for the vanilla variety, which is very similar). On the packaging front, however, we wish that there were little more effort and originality in the design.

Spotlight Category: PET Still Water Spotlight Category: PET Still Water

Spotlight Category: PET Still Water

by BevNET.com Staff,

It’s easy to disrespect the Coke purchase of Glaceau, but taken together, the company brands have sold $1.3 billion in IRI-tracked channels in the past year; that puts the whole Coke water system at $2.2 billion, well ahead of PepsiCo. Smartwater has nearly eclipsed Vitaminwater, it’s true – but that gives the red system a premium-priced alternative to Dasani and a brand architecture that many brands would only dream of.

BevNET Live Winter ’13 is SOLD OUT; Wait List Now Available BevNET Live Winter ’13 is SOLD OUT; Wait List Now Available

BevNET Live Winter ’13 is SOLD OUT; Wait List Now Available

by John Craven,

BevNET Live Winter '13 is now SOLD OUT. If you would still like to attend, a wait list is available. Follow the link below to enter your name and information, and a BevNET representative will contact you as soon as possible.

Review: ALO Exposed Light Review: ALO Exposed Light

Review: ALO Exposed Light

by BevNET.com Staff,

ALO Exposed “Light” is a reduced-calorie version of their flagship offering. Given that the high calorie content is one of the major grievances that people have with aloe vera beverages, getting the product down to only 30 calorie per 8 oz. serving (60 calories per bottle) is definitely a good move.

Kombucha Bubbles Toward the Mainstream Kombucha Bubbles Toward the Mainstream

Kombucha Bubbles Toward the Mainstream

by Gerry Khermouch,

The segment certainly is becoming tantalizingly visible even to the beverage conglomerates. Some of the investment in Health-Ade, after all, came from the Coca-Cola Co. via its stake in the First Beverage fund; also, there have long been rumblings that kombucha-like probiotic brand KeVita has dallied with PepsiCo’s incubation arm in Southern California.