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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.
Costco’s soda selection is getting some new additions. The mass channel retailer has expanded its offerings of Jones Soda Co. CSDs and probiotic soda maker Culture Pop also announced it will be available in all 99 Costco locations in the Northeast.
In a tectonic shift in the distribution landscape, Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) announced plans to sell its wholly owned network of distributors (WOD) in New York to Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (SGWS).
With a consistent network of grocery and natural channel accounts under its belt, functional beverage brand Melting Forest is hoping to begin growing like mushrooms after the addition of new VP of growth and strategy Micah Urbach.
Amazon is now offering Same-Day Delivery for perishable groceries in over 1,000 cities, with plans to expand to 2,300 by the end of the year.
Breakout ready-to-drink (RTD) brand Good Boy Vodka will move its California distribution to California Beverage Solution (CBS) this month, the companies announced today.
The Idaho joint venture between Scout Distribution and Columbia Distributing is being sold to Hayden Beverage Company, the companies shared today.
We recap notable distribution moves from the month so far, including the entrance of "modern Mexican soda" to Walmart's CSD set, the arrival of another D2C supplement brand into brick-and-mortar retail, and several moves by Sprouts.
The THC-infused soda brand announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Virgin Airlines to become the first (official) THC-infused drink to be part of the in-flight beverage program on a major airline.
Summer distribution shakeups include new portfolio additions for Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, a big whiskey name moving to a wine distributor, and the continued spirits glow-up for Reyes Beverage Group in California.
When VUUM first launched in late 2023, it was largely alone in trying to pitch consumers that sparkling energy and protein were a proper match. But now, the startup has debuted a rebranded and reformulated product line dubbed ‘VUUM 2.0."
Hensley Beverage Company has agreed to acquire the remaining 75% stake in Scout’s Arizona business that it did not already own, after purchasing a minority stake earlier this year. The latest transaction is expected to close on September 30.
Pressed continues to make progress in expanding its wholesale business, which is rolling out its next grocery-exclusive multi-pack -- this time at over 550 Costco locations nationwide -- this month.
E-commerce beverage-alcohol platform Provi and Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) have reached a “mutually satisfactory resolution” of their yearslong legal battle, which has ended with a settlement, the companies announced.
Westrock Coffee Company has cut the ribbon on another coffee manufacturing and fulfillment center in Conway, Arkansas, the company announced this week. The 525,000 sq. ft. facility compliments the company’s plant it opened in the city last summer.
