Nowadays Founders Bet on ‘Calm’ with New Beverage Brand Unwind
The founding duo behind hemp THC beverage brand Nowadays is looking to help build another emerging beverage category — this time, without the buzz.
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Canadian Protein Coffee Brand Brüst Preps For U.S. Debut With Target, Meijer
Protein coffee brand Brüst is leveraging its scale in Canada to move rapidly into the U.S. with deals in place in a variety of retailers.
Inside David Protein’s Strategy To Shake Up RTD Protein
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[Exclusive] ARMRA Introduces Colostrum Soda to Bridge Wellness, Beauty and Beverage Aisles
ARMRA is entering the ready-to-drink category with a shelf-stable bovine colostrum soda designed to translate the brand’s functional benefits into a mainstream beverage format.
Lemon Perfect Founder Enters Second Act With POPWTR
Lemon Perfect founder Yanni Hufnagel is launching a new beverage brand, POPWTR, that is targeting the intersection of soda and hydration.
AriZona, Mattel Partnership Taps Into Collectible Culture
AriZona Iced Tea has partnered with Mattel in a two-year deal that will bring co-branded Hot Wheels drinks and collectibles to consumers.
BTS-Inspired ARIH Premieres Energy Drinks, Sodas at Walmart
It’s a collaboration between Korean food companies Paldo and hy that spans 42 different SKUs, including noodle bowls and “pillows” (think dry ramen), postbiotic energy drinks and dual biotic sodas.
From Biohackers To Beverages: Can Paraxanthine Break Into The Mainstream?
Caffeine alternative brands are leveraging the addition of Kim Kardashian to UPDATE energy drink to draw more attention to the innovative ingredient paraxanthine.
Distribution: Drink Hippie Debuts Functional Coffee Concentrate at Target; Natalie’s Scales with Costco
Drink Hippie – the wellness beverage platform co-founded by actress Sasha Pieterse – is entering its next chapter with the debut of Hippie Brew, a functional coffee concentrate
Profile: Charm Tonic Puts Gen Z Lens on “Social Wellness”
A pair of young entrepreneurs in Minnesota have launched Charm Social Tonic, an adaptogen-powered mocktail that's gone from a university class project to making its retail debut at stores and cafes around the Twin Cities this spring.
New Products: Bucked Up Innovates; Cann Boosts Buzz With Caffeine
In this week's new products gallery, a trio of hemp brands showcase their 10mg innovations, Bucked Up jumps into hydration (and lower caffeine) and Monster's female-focused FLRT debuts.
Esspo Attacks ‘Afternoon Slump’ With Espresso Soda, Now at Whole Foods
Despite a checkered history for sparkling RTD coffee at retail, Esspo is betting that its combination of flavorful refreshment and moderate caffeine will resonate with consumers seeking something different to shake them out of the afternoon doldrums.
Kylie Jenner Expands Sprinter Platform With Beauty Subline k2o
Kylie Jenner's RTD cocktail brand has launched an ingestible beauty platform, k2o by Sprinter, with its first Advanced Skin Hydration product.
New Products: Fairlife Gets A Makeover, Lucky Gets Slushy, Swoon Gets Functional
In this week's new products gallery, Swoon takes its zero-sugar lemonade into functional territory, Fairlife rebrands its milks and protein shakes, and De La Calle drops its latest modern Mexican soda SKU.
Create Lands $20M To Scale Into Creatine Hydration Powders
Creatine gummy brand Create Wellness is moving into powdered beverages with a $20 million investment led by Alliance Consumer Growth and Impact Capital.
Sol-ti Bets on Foodservice Expansion With Key Hires, Multifunctional Shots
Functional wellness shot and cold-pressed juice brand Sol-ti has hired experienced beverage industry operators to help expand its retail footprint.
Tarte Cosmetics Founder Expands into Beverage with ‘Sippable Self-Care’ Brand
More than two decades after founding billion-dollar cosmetics brand Tarte, Maureen Kelly is seeking to make a splash in the beverage space with the launch of a hydration mix brand called FINNSUL.