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Clean Cause Raises $2.3M, Reaches Profitability
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Drink Weird Aims to Expand Yerba Mate’s C-Store Presence
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Nielsen Look-In: Soft Drink Sales Slowed in Late September
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Global Flavors and ‘Female Rage’ Fuel Union Kitchen Event
Global flavors, heritage-inspired foods and “Female Rage” fueled Union Kitchen’s Meet the Makers event this past Sunday, drawing in nearly 100 vendors to sample.
Modern Iced Tea Brands Look To Flavor, Packaging To Enter C-Stores
Emerging iced tea brands showed off convenience-oriented flavors and packaging innovations as they expand and modernize the c-store set.
Distribution: Cure Hydration Enters Ulta Beauty, Spotlighting Beauty-from-Within
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