Dublin Dr Pepper Responds to Federal Lawsuit Filed by Corporate Partner
Dublin Dr Pepper, the world’s oldest Dr Pepper bottler, and the maker of a popular cane-sugar version of Dr Pepper, has issued a press release today in response to Dr…
Best of 2011 Adds Awards for Traditional and Interactive Marketing Campaigns
As part of its Best of 2011 Beverage Awards, BevNET has added a pair of new categories focused on highlighting the best beverage marketing campaigns. Television, print, and radio-focused campaigns…
Review: GT’s Kombucha Cherry Chia Synergy
GT’s Kombucha, which is still the far and away leader of the kombucha space, has added several new chia seed enhanced flavors to their lineup. As we predicted in BevNET…
Hand Crafted to Go: Cascal Gets Canned
It’s been on the market for three years, but Coca-Cola’s fermented CasCal soda has remained largely under the radar, with a distribution footprint confined almost entirely to Whole Foods and…
Review: Vita Coco Tropical Fruit
If Vita Coco set out to make a product that would blend a high quality fruit punch with coconut water, they’ve definitely succeeded with this product. In fact, it sort…
Sunsweet Names Innovation Group
Sunsweet Growers Inc. has posted notice that it plans to be a player in the entrepreneurial beverage market. The supplier of all things prune announced that it was forming a…
Review: Coco Libre USDA Organic Coconut Water
Coco Libre is a product from Maverick Brands (the company behind Sunkist Naturals). Their latest effort is Coco Libre, which is made with USDA Organic certified pure coconut water from…
Function Drinks Bought by Sunsweet
Function Drinks, once seen as a potential heir to the grow-fast-and-flip national DSD model exemplified by Glaceau, has been sold to produce and beverage manufacturer Sunsweet Growers Inc. While deal…
Consumer Group: Coconut Waters Fall Short on Electrolyte Claims
A review of the electrolyte content of the three leading coconut water brands, ZICO, O.N.E., and Vita Coco by the consumer group ConsumerLab.com found that samples of both Vita Coco…
Hansen Natural Reports Record Revenue, Strong Earnings
Bolstered by continued demand for Monster Energy and strong sales internationally, Hansen Natural Corporation reported record revenue of $462.1 million in the second quarter of 2011, up 26.4 percent over…
Review: C+ Swiss Hemp Iced Tea in a Paper Can
C+SWISS is an all natural hemp infused black tea that comes in a unique paper can (from Cartocan). The can alone makes this product worth a look, but the iced…
Review: Bibbs
Bibbs sodas were inspired one steamy August weekend on a deck overlooking Sachem Pond at the North end of Block Island. These sodas, which are made with blackberry juice and…
Body Armor Launches in San Diego
Already distributed in several markets along the West Coast, Body Armor, a new highly functional beverage, recently launched in San Diego. As the company is planning for a nationwide rollout…
Review: Vivaloe Watermelon
Having tried a lot of aloe vera drinks lately, we’ve started to notice that there’s a general lack of variety when it comes to the flavors that are added to…