Taste Radio: Billions In The Can, Tallow In The Fryer. But Who’s Buying?

Monster just posted its first-ever $2B quarter, Celsius saw revenue jump 84% year-over-year and energy drink sales in C-stores are booming. What’s fueling this explosive growth, and where’s the white space for emerging brands? The hosts break it down. They also ponder beef tallow’s potential to power a fried food revival and highlight new mushroom lattes, clean-label cookies and sparkling teas.

Receiver To Take Over Uncle Nearest Whiskey

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey will go under the control of a receiver following a lender’s claims that the company was in financial distress, according to a federal judge’s order issued Thursday.

Courts Clear Path for New York City’s Kava Crackdown [Updated]

New York City has received a legal green light to continue cracking down on on-premise kava bars and restaurants, after a Manhattan federal judge ruled this week that city public health and safety officials have the authority to close those businesses.

Tip Top’s Kindred Spirits Series Bridges RTD Cocktails and Craft Beer

Want to encourage craft beer drinkers to pick up a craft ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail? Try offering more beer. Now in its third release, Tip Top Proper Cocktails’ Kindred Spirits Series is a first-of-its-kind RTD brand and brewery collaboration that reimagines classic cocktails through the lens of craft beer.