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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.
Spirits, hard cider, mead and braggot producers can now ship their products directly to New York consumers.
Pecana Nut Milk is trekking out across the Southwest with new retail expansion in Texas, New Mexico and California; Natural soda brand Green Cola has partnered with New Jersey management and sales company Cascadia Managing Brands; Microdrink maker Waterdrop is taking to the skies as a partner of German airline Lufthansa.
The adult non-alc industry was rocked in April when pioneering retailer Boisson shut its nine physical stores and filed for bankruptcy. Now, many non-alc brands are still asking questions about the closure, while others are finding opportunity in a growing landscape.
The functional and THC beverage categories are seizing the opportunity at live music festivals to build brand awareness and recontextualize the overall festival experience while giving promoters a revenue boost among a growing base of consumers moderating their alcohol intake.
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has plans to acquire Horizon Beverage Group, Southern Glazer’s announced today. The deal includes all of Norton, Massachusetts-based Horizon Beverage’s Massachusetts and Rhode Island operations and beer, wine and spirits portfolio, adding two states to the largest bev-alc distributor’s footprint.
Keurig Dr Pepper reported single-digit net sales growth and margin expansion in its Q2 2024 earnings call amid challenges in coffee pricing and at-home consumption.
After being stuck in limbo for much of July following the passage of regulations on THC-infused beverages in Iowa, Iowa City-based Climbing Kites is pushing new products into retailers this week.
LEVO, a prebiotic soda brand launched by Phocus parent company Clear Cut Brands, is launching into retail with Kroger supermarket accounts, the brand announced this month; Functional water brand Yesly is going national with a limited time launch at Sprouts Farmers Market stores.
Our latest distribution roundup finds Tribini amping up the buzz in Jersey and mid-proof Sommarøy Spirits making headway into the grocery channel, while tequila products Margs and Lo Siento sign deals with new distributors as they go deep in Virginia and Georgia respectively.
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.
Generous Brands, the independent beverage producer behind Bolthouse Farms and Evolution Fresh, has entered an integrated partnership with Sambazon to make the brand’s bottled açaí juices and smoothies, and to sell and distribute the brand across the U.S. and Canada.
With sales momentum still rising and fresh leadership at the helm, the brand is chasing opportunities to diversify (and add to) its 45,000 total doors across the U.S. and Canada.
Kava beverages have yet to fully catch on with consumers but established brands and new entrants to the category are taking differing approaches to latch onto the success in functional drinks.
Watch cannabis industry stakeholders BRĒZ founder Aaron Nosbisch and Ian Dominguez, chief investment officer Delta Emerald Ventures, discuss at BevNET Live Summer 2024 the future of hemp drinks and how the category is impacting beverages overall.
