USDA Report: Soda Tax Will Curb Obesity Rates
A recent report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) argues that adding a tax to caloric sweetened beverages – such as carbonated soft drinks — may help reduce…
Review: Kombucha Wonder Drink
While all of the raw kombucha brands were sent into a tailspin after being pulled from the shelves of Whole Foods, one brand is seeing its sales skyrocket. Hailing from…
Review: Kronik Energy
Kronik Energy, which has new ownership as of late 2009, is back with two new flavors. Vengence and Vengence Low-Carb offer an aggressive looking design and classic energy drink flavor.…
Review: KVASS
Krushka & Bochka KVASS is a Russian made product that has been imported by Coca-Cola under their “NexStep Beverages” unit, who also brought the Vio brand to market. KVASS has…
Executive Level Shakeup At Rob’s Really Good
Emerging beverage brand Rob’s Really Good has fired its top two sales and marketing hires, Marty Jay Zirofsky and Tim Larsen. The pair had been among the brand’s earliest employees.…
2010 Summer Fancy Foods Show Recap
Despite what appeared to be great foot traffic, the 2010 Summer Fancy Foods Show had the shallowest pool of beverage companies we have seen in our time covering this annual…
Video: BevNET Live “Live Reviews” of Nerd, Greater Than, and Prometheus Springs
You can’t go back in time but you can relive some moments — like the ones that BevNET has put up from last month’s BevNET Live, including a look at…
Review: Last Shot
Last Shot is a unique “hangover protection” beverage that utilizes a PowerCap cap dispenser to mix the functional ingredients and flavoring at the time of consumption. Fortified with vitamins, electrolytes,…
Enter Flavorman
When Marty Snyder, Business Director for Flavorman, returned home from BevNET LIVE earlier this month, he did so with a fresh sense of purpose and list of to-do’s. One of…
Review: RAGE Inferno Energy Drink
Out of Quebec and making its way nationally throughout Canada, RAGE is leading the pack in terms of bold flavours, unmatched marketing, and potency that makes other energy drinks feel…
Hensley Beverage: Beer Trucks are Perfect for NA’s
Beer distributors offer a strong opportunity for moderately established brands, but may not serve new brands as effectively, according to Mark Miller, vice president of sales for Phoenix-based Anheuser-Busch distributor…
Coke Introduces Kvass
NEW YORK, June 24 – Kvass has been a Russian staple of refreshment for centuries, enjoyed by generations of Russians across the country. Russian poet and novelist Alexander Pushkin describes…
Green Shoots — and Aims to Score as Specialty DSD Option
They left a gaping hole in the Odwalla team, and now Nat Noone and Green Shoots Distribution are aiming to help juice the sales for growing brands that haven’t yet…
Review: Black Eagle
According the marketer of Black Eagle Energy Drink, they believe that “Black Eagle Energy Drink is the best energy drink available.” Unfortunately, we think that Black Eagle Energy Drink has…