Icelandic Glacial Keeps New Investments Close

Icelandic Glacial’s  new $8 million financing deal came from “friends and family,” according to company CEO and president, Jon Olafsson. The money from the group of unnamed private investors will…

Review: Sippin Syrup

Sippin Syrup was designed to be a revolution in euphoric mood enhancement. Their formula features what they describe as a “balanced formula of herbs and nutrients designed to promote a…

PepsiCo and GNC Have United With Phenom

PURCHASE, N.Y. and PITTSBURGH, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP), one of the world's largest food and beverage businesses, and GNC, the nation's leading specialty retailer of…

Review: Rainforest Cola

Rainforest Cola was designed as an alternative to products that contain artificial ingredients, preservatives, and other ingredients that might contribute to obesity and long term illnesses. The product features an…

Green Packaging at Pack Expo; Photos

Pack Expo took place this week in Chicago at the McCormick Convention Center. The annual event is produced by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI). The show covers packaging of…

Review: Ouzon Soda

Opa Originals operates on a very simple premise: start with the highest quality ingredients like pure cane sugar and certified organic flavoring to produce a great tasting original soda. The…

Review: Light Snow

Snow Naturally Flavored Vitamin Sodas contain NO high fructose corn syrup, NO caffeine, NO preservatives and NO artificial flavors. And now, their latest effort, “Light Snow” delivers a natural formulation…

Jamba Aboard, Zola Pushes For Supplement Aisle

With the launch of a three-product line in combination with Jamba Juice, Zola is preparing to enter new channels – including supplements — in the coming year. The Jamba Daily…

Review: GURU 2.0

GURU Energy Drink has been around since the early days of the North American energy drink category. Now, they are back with “GURU 2.0”, a USDA Organic formulation that delivers…

Video: Visit with Bonadea Drinks

Video Part I: Video Part II: The “Ethnic Beverage” label can cut both ways for a start-up: while it implies the upside of an immediate audience and an easy-to-understand focus,…

Jamba Juice and Zola to Develop Superfruit Shots

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov 02, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Jamba Juice Company, a highly recognized, healthy active lifestyle brand, and Zola, one of the fastest growing makers of functional Brazilian Superfruit…

Review: O.N.E. Kids

Starting with a base of coconut water from concentrate, O.N.E. has created something that’s an original approach to the coconut water category. That is, they’ve used it as the base…