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Chlorophyll Water Seeking ‘Low Seven-Figure’ Round to Scale Into Aluminum, Walmart
Functional beverage Chlorophyll Water is raising its first institutional round as it unveils an aluminum can format and prepares to enter Walmart.
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Online retailer Quince is now selling food and wine, as it begins building a curated set of premium, giftable products from specialty producers, global brands and more.
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Data: Non-Alc Beverage Sales Decelerate Due to Softer Pricing
Non-alcoholic beverage sales remain healthy but decelerated sequentially in the two-week period ending October 21 primarily reflecting softer pricing, according to the most recent analysis of NielsenIQ data by Godman Sachs Equity Research.
L.A. Libations Launches ‘Taste Tomorrow’ In-Store Cooler Program
A new in-store cooler program launched this year by L.A. Libations is leading to national expansion for Saint James Iced Tea and Hawaii Volcanic Water. The new merchandising initiative, dubbed Taste Tomorrow, began in July.
C-Stores: Slower Q3 Sales Leads to Mixed Year-End Outlook
Beverage sales in the convenience channel remained “healthy” in Q3 2023, up by 4.4%, despite decelerating from stronger 6.6% growth in Q2, according to the latest Beverage Bytes survey of retailers conducted by Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
NACS: Unpacking Energy, Supplements with Joshua Schall
BevNET editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman at down with Joshua Schall, a BevNET contributing editor, to explore the evolution in energy drinks and the continued crossover of fitness and supplement trends in CPG, as seen at this year's NACS trade show.
Data: Non-Alc Sales “Remain Healthy,” Volumes Improve
Non-alcoholic beverage sales “remained healthy” in the most recent two-week period with volume declines improving and pricing slightly increasing, according to an analysis of NielsenIQ data.
NACS: GHOST Enters Hydration; Lemon Perfect Upgrades to 15.2 Oz; AHA Ends
The more the company grows (+$404 million over 52-weeks ended Sept. 9, per Nielsen), the more confidence GHOST seems to take in extending its lifestyle-fitness positioning into new categories and product types.
“A Spirits-Dominant Business:” 4 Questions With Total Wine CEO Troy Rice
Since launching in 1991, Total Wine & More has grown to over 250 stores in 28 states and $5.5 billion in revenue. But within a changing beverage alcohol market, the spirits, beer and wine retailer has also emerged as a retail platform for disruptive spirits categories and products, as well as a new class of RTDs.
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Benji Fitts, the Director of Client Insights at SPINS, dives into how beverage companies can use data and and build sell stories.
Featured – How to Win in Convenience Stores
Explore the evolving world of convenience with Andy Steele from Olipop and BODYARMOR, alongside Vanessa Walker from NEW YOU BRANDS, as they break down the ever changing convenience store landscape. We'll discuss revenue and velocity expectations, what sustainable success looks like, and the range of players.
Featured – Retailer Profile: How Sprouts Seeks Out Innovation
The team at Sprouts is intent on finding new beverage brands to surprise and delight consumers. They discuss the store’s goals and the best ways to pitch and grow with this selective and influential national chain.
Boisson: Non-Alc Retailer Lands Backing From Pernod Ricard’s Venture Arm, Adds New CEO
As the momentum behind zero-proof drinks shows no signs of abating, leading non-alc retailer Boisson is taking steps to secure its place within the expanding category, bringing on a new…
Missed Shots: How 5-Hour Is Responding to Slumping Sales
After 20 years controlling the energy shot category, 5-Hour has seen sales slip in recent years as consumers have adapted new shopping behaviors while also favoring the innovation coming from energy drinks.
New In Retail: Can Dom’s Kitchen & Market Outfox Foxtrot?
Backed with over $50 million in investment, former CEO of the Roundy’s and Mariano’s chains Bob Mariano has embarked on his latest venture in the Chicago area, Dom’s Kitchen and Market. The retailer hopes to have 15 stores by the end of next year building on an omnichannel, experiential type of food shopping grounded in prepared foods, heavier product curation and app-based connectivity.
“Sparkling Beverages Continue To Blur Category Lines:” Six Questions With Christine Dang, Thrive Market Beverage Category Manager
Thrive Market’s beverage category manager Christine Dang talked to BevNET recently about the platform’s strategy evolution during and after the pandemic, how the direct-to-consumer model provides different challenges to the beverage category and how pack size and format play an integral role in curating the platform’s offerings.