Sep 25, 2018Last Updated Sep 25, 2018Expo East 2018 Recap Pt. 2: Organic Association Meets, Plant-Based Goes ConventionalIn the second and final part of our Natural Products Expo East 2018 recap, BevNET covers news emerging from the Organic Trade Association meeting and takes a…
Jun 4, 2018People Moves: AQUAhydrate Names New COO Ahead of “Rebuilding Year”In this edition of People Moves, Laarni Niro is named COO at alkaline water brand AQUAhydrate; David Ross takes the helm at Live Soda; Townshend Group adds…
Apr 19, 2018Last Updated Apr 19, 2018People Moves: Brew Dr. Names Marty Wall as PresidentBrew Dr. Kombucha has appointed EVP of Business Development Marty Wall as the company’s first President, the company told BevNET on Wednesday; John Fieldly…
Mar 20, 2018Health-Ade, Brew Dr. Targeted In Separate Class Action LawsuitsIssues regarding the accuracy of sugar, alcohol and probiotic content in kombucha continue to haunt some of the category’s fastest-growing brands, as evidenced…
Feb 6, 2018Last Updated Feb 6, 2018Castanea Partners Takes Minority Stake In Townshend’s Group, Brew Dr. KombuchaThe Townshend Group, the Portland, Ore.-based parent company of Brew Dr. Kombucha, Townshend’s Tea Company and Thomas & Sons Distillery, has sold a minority…
Dec 21, 2017Last Updated Dec 21, 2017BevNET Live 2017: Stay Independent or Take the MoneyAt BevNET Live Winter 2017 in Santa Monica, several entrepreneurs, some who sold stake in their company for private equity investment and some who left it on…
Oct 20, 2017Last Updated Nov 1, 2017Taste Radio Ep. 80: GT’s Kombucha Founder: “Successful Businesses Come From a Pure Place”; Mission Mining with SnackNation’s Sean KellyEpisode 80 features an interview with GT Dave, the founder and CEO of GT’s Kombucha. We also speak with Sean Kelly, the founder and CEO of SnackNation. And in…
Oct 3, 2017Last Updated Oct 13, 2017People Moves: Brew Dr. Brings On New TalentBrew Dr. brings on talent from Stumptown; Ocean Spray Cranberries makes new executive position announcements; Scott Lewis leaves VEB for Evolution Fresh; Tom…
Sep 8, 2017Last Updated Nov 1, 2017Taste Radio Ep. 74: How Matt Thomas Built One of The Fastest Growing Kombucha Brands in the U.S.; Meet The Bitter HousewifeIn a conversation with BevNET assistant editor Marty Caballero, Thomas discussed the origins of Townshend’s, a premium tea retailer based in Portland, Ore.,…
Sep 1, 2017Last Updated Sep 1, 2017Taste Radio Ep. 73: How Can Premiumization and Portland Define a Rich Career? Ask Joth Ricci.This week’s episode of Taste Radio features a captivating interview with Joth Ricci, a veteran beverage executive with one of the most diverse, interesting and…
Mar 20, 2017Last Updated Nov 22, 2017Expo West 2017 Video: An Interview With Matt Thomas of Brew Dr. KombuchaBevNET’s Jeff Klineman interviewed Thomas at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif. and found a stirring profile of a company that is balancing growth…
