With the future of THC-infused beverages hard to predict, it’s more reason to live in the present. Replay the full discussion on the state of the cannabis beverage industry from BevNET Live Summer 2025.
Jack Belsito has been around the block. With a resume that includes turns as the CEO of Snapple Beverage, VOSS of Norway and Health-Ade – and now back at VOSS as CEO of the water brand’s Americas division – Belsito leads with over 35 years of consumer products experience.
While companies may face the public with a singular figurehead in a CEO or a founder, it takes a village to build a business. That’s increasingly true on the investment side as well, where multi-member syndicates and shared platforms are increasingly putting their collective weight behind beverage brands.
Learning to pivot amid difficult decisions has been a hallmark of Koia CEO Chris Hunter’s journey as a serial beverage entrepreneur, investor and brand leader.
In this video from BevNET Live Summer, Yerba Madre CEO Ben Mand spoke about his leadership strategy and why every business requires a different approach.
In this video from BevNET Live Summer 2025, Circana’s Global EVP and Chief Advisor Sally Lions Wyatt walks through some of the trends and uncertainties facing the non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverage market today.
BevNET Live Summer 2025 in New York City wrapped up on Thursday with speakers by focusing on how emerging brands can stay competitive in a cutthroat market.
At BevNET Live Summer Day 1, entrepreneurs and stakeholders tackled leadership amid transformation, what CPG investors are looking for in brands and the current state of hemp-derived THC drinks, among many other topics.
With the RTD category at peak saturation, retailers and distributors want to know brands can bring incremental consumers – otherwise they’re not taking any chances, shared Cassie Finley, VP of customer development at Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits during the 2024 Winter BevNET Live conference in Marina Del Rey.
BevNET Live Day Two featured the founder of Recess breaking down how the brand has established the relaxation beverage category, LifeAID's work to achieve profitability and a chat on the future of investment in beverage.
As affiliates like Polar, Electrolit and La Colombe bring their individual forces to bear, Keurig Dr Pepper COO Eric Gorli says it’s all part of the company’s philosophy of having a beverage for “every need, anytime, anywhere.”
Suzy Richard, chief sales officer at SPINS, says consumers are increasingly incorporating a wide array of beverages into their daily routine, from gym fuel to afternoon energy to ready-to-drink craft cocktails and everything in between.
In this replay from BevNET Live Summer 2024, a panel of non-alcoholic alternative beverage stakeholders discuss the future of alcohol-free drinks and why specialty retail is important to building lasting growth in the category.
In this video from BevNET Live Summer 2024, Lemon Perfect founder and CEO Yanni Hufnagel speaks about making "tough calls" as he has scaled his beverage brand.
