BevNET Live: Last Chance for Early Registration Savings

If you have't registered yet for BevNET Live Winter 11, now is your last chance to take advantage of our early registration pricing. BevNET Live Winter 11, which will be held on December 5 and 6 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, CA, will feature an array of experts, ample networking opportunities, the Sampling Bar, New Beverage Showdown, Mini Expo, and BevNET Live cocktail reception. Plus, if you register now, you'll get access to discounted hotel room rates (quantities are limited). Click below to register -- and stay tuned for additional lineup announcements. We've got some great stuff in the works. Questions can be directed to Jeff Hyde at jhyde@bevnet.com or 617-715-9673.

Review: Ayala’s Herbal Water Sparkling in 12 ounce

Ayala’s Herbal Water expanded into sparkling last year, but the product was only available in a multi-serve 750ml bottle. This year, at Expo East, the company unveiled their new 12…

Download BevNET’s 2011 NBWA Show Planner

The 74th National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) Annual Convention and Tradeshow kicks off on Sunday, October 16th. The event is being held at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas and combines…

Review: FMF Power

FMF Power, which uses the FMF brand under license from FMF Racing, is a recovery and energy hybrid drink that is currently available in two flavors. Also notable is that…

Beverage Incubators Heat Up BevNET Live

Beverage investment no longer comes from big companies or elite venture capital funds. In recent years, beverage entrepreneurs have found an increasingly varied set of “Beverage Incubators” – groups that straddle the roles of consultant, investor and broker while connecting brands with creative help and distribution advice. From launching their own proprietary brands to helping provide regional brands with the financial wherewithal to reach the next level, these entities mix capital and experience with an array of strategic philosophies, and they have become a viable short- and medium-term...

BevNET TV: An Interview with David Luks of Honeydrop

Beverage entrepreneurs love to tweak their brands, overhauling packaging and marketing with abandon. But it’s hard to make the changes without a direct objective. Not so for Honeydrop Beverages – a brand of honey-sweetened juices and teas – which went into the redesign process with a clear objective: while the company had found some success within the natural foods channel, founder and CEO David Luks knew that greater growth would require an eventual transition into the mainstream market. Luks understood that a new look had to precede such a move.

Review: KeVita New Flavors

KeVita, which we first saw at Expo West 2011, has recently added flavors to their line of probiotic enhanced drinks. Both of the flavors are enhanced with pomegranate and one…

Review: Purity Organic Apple Juice

If you watched our recent interview with Dave Minnick, the vice president of sales and marketing for Purity Organic, you heard about how much pride the company takes in the…

BevNET TV: A Recap of NACS 2011

With over 170 exhibitors showcasing their wares, beverage companies were represented in full force as the 2011 NACS show stormed into Chicago. Packed to the walls with energy shots, juices, teas and sodas, this year’s show featured the usual outrageous promotions (“Meet Snooki from Jersey Shore!”) and over-the-top booths (scantily clad models, immense media screens, a waterslide – yes, a waterslide. You read it right).

BevNET TV: An Interview with Dave Minnick of Purity Organic

Founded in 2006, Purity Organic Juices has quietly carved a successful niche in the premium juice category, achieving a 30 percent growth in revenues in each of the last three years. However, with the July announcement that First Beverage Group had made “a significant investment for a significant part of the company,” the company appears poised to make the leap from a boutique brand to a mainstream player.

IZZE Founder Todd Woloson to Speak at BevNET Live

Beverage entrepreneurs, Todd Woloson knows your struggles. And lately, he’s also looked at your books. Five years after the sale of IZZE to PepsiCo, the brand’s co-founder and former CEO…

Vita Coco Changes NY Distributor to DPS

Vita Coco is no longer in an Exclusive relationship. The brand’s co-founder, Mike Kirban, announced today that he was shifting distribution responsibilities for the Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens regions from…

Review: Chantea Green Tea & Aloe Vera

While the aloe vera segment is still very small, most people in the industry (including us) think that it’s going to grow pretty fast in the coming years. However, before…