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Visual Firepower: BevNET Live Features Brand Designers Behind Monster, Fuze, Langers Juices

by Jeffrey Klineman, Oct. 25, 2011 at 3:35 pm

BevNET is pleased to announce that it has added a trio of branding experts to foster discussion on the visual design of authentic brands during the BevNET Live event in Santa Monica. The discussion will take place on Monday, Dec. 5. With industry bona fides that include the brand conception and visual design of entrepreneurial and innovative brands like Fuze and NOS, Monster and GNC Beverages, Langer’s Juice and Crystal Light, BevNET Live’s design panelists bring years of applied experience to the conference.

BevNET TV: An Interview with Ben Weiss of Bai

by Ray Latif, Oct. 24, 2011 at 3:21 pm

It’s been a breakout year for Bai and its line of coffee fruit infused beverages. The brand started 2011 on a torrid pace, generating a substantial amount of interest at the Natural Products Expo West show in March and widespread acclaim for its flavor profile and clean, sharp packaging. Additionally, in recent months, Bai developed partnerships with powerful regional DSD distributors from some NIDA affiliates and also the Honickman Group, getting it access to a number of key markets in the Northeast, Southeast and West Coast.

Review: Cheribundi Ginger Cherry Juice

by BevNET.com Staff, Oct. 24, 2011 at 2:53 pm

Cheribundi’s Ginger Cherry Juice pairs two highly distinct flavors into one mouth-puckering, tart beverage. This not-from-concentrate drink claims to have over 50 cherries in the bottle and has no added…

New Beverage Showdown 2: Jumpstart Your Beverage Company

by BevNET.com Staff, Oct. 24, 2011 at 1:55 pm

Did you launch your beverage company in the past two years? If so, here’s a reminder to check out the upcoming the New Beverage Showdown 2, which is presented by Venturing & Emerging Brands. The New Beverage Showdown 2 , which will take place at BevNET Live Winter 11 on December 5 & 6 in Santa Monica, CA (register for BevNET Live here), is an amazing opportunity to put your brand on the industry’s radar — as well as take home the $5,000 prize that’s being offered.

Global Sports and Energy Drinks Projected to be $52 Billion Market by 2016

by Ray Latif, Oct. 21, 2011 at 12:08 pm

MarketsandMarkets has projected the global sports and energy drinks market to reach $52 billion by 2016 in a new report. The report states that sales of sport and energy drinks…

Review: Chameleon Cold-Brew Coffee

by BevNET.com Staff, Oct. 21, 2011 at 10:47 am

Chameleon Cold-Brew is a multi-serve coffee drink that is made with 100% organic and Fair Trade Arabica beans that are cold brewed for 16 hours. And that’s it — no…

Review: Hockey Soda Energy

by BevNET.com Staff, Oct. 20, 2011 at 2:23 pm

According to the manufacturer, “hockey soda” is a drink that was, back in the 1980’s, made at hockey rinks around the world by mixing various fountain sodas. They’ve used this…

BevNET Live Speakers: New Investors, New Brands

by Jeffrey Klineman, Oct. 20, 2011 at 2:18 pm

BevNET is pleased to announce the addition of a pair of leading industry voices to its roster of speakers and panelists for the Dec. 5 and 6 BevNET Live in…

Review: Fighter Energy

by BevNET.com Staff, Oct. 19, 2011 at 11:25 am

Fighter Energy is a tablet based energy drink that comes packaged in a tube of 10 effervescent tablets. Making the drink is pretty easy, just drop one tablet into eight…

BevNET TV: An Interview with Seth Goldman of Honest Tea

by Ray Latif, Oct. 18, 2011 at 2:49 pm

In tiptoeing its way through a label refresh, Honest Tea might want to consider publishing a book about the experience. The company could call it, “How to Win Friends and Not Alienate Your Fanatic Consumer Base.” Though Honest Tea initiated redesign plans nearly three years ago, the company only recently – and quietly -- launched a new label design for its PET line of bottled tea and Honest Ade products. Seth Goldman, the President and “TeaEO” of Honest Tea, explained that as the company made the recent move into national distribution with Coca-Cola, the line needed a bigger visual impact on store...