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TRIP has a new global brand ambassador, and you might have heard of her. Reality TV star Kendall Jenner is joining the relaxation beverage maker as an equity investor and spokesperson, with plans to be the face of an upcoming marketing campaign for the fast-growing functional brand.
David Protein’s Medici Brands has secured $250 million to scale its manufacturing and unveil a new salty snack later this year.
Nestlé has divested its vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) business, including Nuun Hydration, to Yellow Wood Partners for $1 billion.
Brand-focused investors and deal advisors at the recently completed Beverage Forum conference in California this week offered a series of details that indicate that the outlook is trending positive on the investment front.
Sports nutrition brand Don’t Quit announced today the forthcoming launch of a four-SKU line of Protein Soda in July as well as the closing of a $15 million funding round led by Solyco Capital.
Working to go from TikTok and DTC to IRL brick-and-mortar, better-for-you energy drink brand Gorgie announced today that it has closed a $24.5 million funding round led by Notable Capital. According to the company, the new capital brings Gorgie’s lifetime funding to $37 million since its launch in 2023.
CPG industry veteran Max Baumann is launching a new VC firm, Back to Back VC, that will pair merchandising and strategy firm Basemakers' data with AI technology to guide investment opportunities.
Is the food and beverage funding freeze finally thawing? FABID’s Q1 2025 Report reveals a surprising rebound in deal size and investor appetite—just not where you might expect.
The Ryl Company, maker of functional canned beverage brand Ryl Tea, has closed a $15 million funding round as it looks to accelerate into “hyper-growth” and increase its retail footprint 4x this year.
Culture Pop has raised over $15 million, boosting marketing and expanding distribution as competition in the modern soda category heats up.
Diageo is teaming up with consulting and investment firm Main Street Advisors for a strategic joint venture that swaps out the spirits giant’s majority ownership of Cîroc Vodka in North America for a majority stake in basketball legend Lebron James-backed Lobos 1707 Tequila.
With softer sales and shifting trade policy rocking the spirit industry, founders searching for a buyer will need to get creative, according to a panel discussion at the annual Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS) conference in Washington D.C. last week.
Harvest Hill Beverage Company, best known as the maker of kids drink brands SunnyD and Juicy Juice, has agreed terms for its acquisition by Guatemalan business group Castillo Hermanos, in partnership with private investment firm Centerview Capital.
King Juice, the parent company of Calypso Lemonades, is expanding its beverage portfolio with the acquisition of plant-based hydration brand Mela Water, producers of a premium watermelon water in cans.
Functional beverage startup Wet Hydration has closed a $4.5 million funding round, backed exclusively by private investors, as the brand looks to amp up its market presence this year with new innovation and key new personnel hires, including a former Celsius sales executive.
Nixie Beverage Company has landed a $26.9 million investment as it scales deeper into the zero-sugar soda set.
Clean ingredient energy drink maker Lucky Energy has secured a new tranche of growth capital as it looks to double down in key markets while broadening its team.
