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California roaster Equator Coffees is rolling its single and multiserve cold brews out to over 1,500 retail stores across the country, going chainwide in Whole Foods and Sprouts with an additional 476 Kroger banner locations on the docket.
Relaxtion drink Trip is making good on its goal for US expansion in 2025, announcing today the release of a new flavor and distribution, as well as a hiring of Abby Redick as SVP of Sales.
Tractor Beverage is expanding its reach in the on-premise through a new multi-year alliance with live entertainment giants AEG that grants Tractor “exclusive rights across key beverage categories” at music venues owned and operated by AEG nationwide.
Liquid Death has signed with the Big one. The beverage brand has entered an exclusive, long term distribution agreement with New York metro area DSD house Big Geyser.
As the soda category reshapes itself under the influence of new better-for-you brands, South African soda and kids beverage producer Pura is seeking a slice of the pie in America.
Mood-boosting functional beverage brand HappyPop is making its nationwide retail debut at Sprouts Farmers Market stores this month. The launch includes two new flavors, Wonder Berry and Cheery Cherry.
Prebiotic drink brand Waku Tea is closing a $1.5 million seed round by the end of the year, backed by the venture arm of Beckett Industries.
Delta Beverages unveiled a new visual identity and a marketing campaign that seek to “humanize” the brand while eliminating the stigma often associated with cannabis use.
Distribution shakeups this fall include several new portfolio additions for Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (SGWS) and Anheuser-Busch (A-B) distributors, a few ready-to-drink (RTD) brands hitting major retailers, plus an interesting on-premise partnership for Elizabeth Banks’s canned wine.
Edibles.com is now serving the entire country– or wherever THC is legal, at least. The DTC ecommerce platform for hemp-derived THC products announced today it is now selling to consumers nationwide.
Now under the stewardship of Mexican beverage producer Grupo Jumex, fresh juice brand Odwalla is making its much-anticipated return to the Golden State.
Halifax-based Cove Soda has signed an exclusive agreement with Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Canada to lead national sales, distribution and omni-marketing execution for its line of probiotic sodas in 12 oz. cans.
Sazerac and Coca Cola’s bev-alc subsidiary are embarking on a new partnership.
TÖST added over $1 million in bridge round funding as the brand grows its DSD network and targets on-premise retail with its new RTD canned format.
Mental performance shot maker Magic Mind secured $12.4 million of a nearly $16 million round as it grows its retail footprint.
Pernod Ricard is shaking up its distribution partnerships as it plans to triple its ready-to-drink (RTD) footprint in the U.S. over the next three years.
Celsius Holdings is now PepsiCo’s “strategic energy lead in the U.S.,” with the Celsius, Alani Nu and Rockstar Energy brands under its management and PepsiCo distributing the full portfolio in the U.S. and Canada.
