DRINKmaple launched DRINKmelon Organic Watermelon Water in stores in the Northeast. 

KRā Drinks for Athletes Inc. introduced its first self-titled sports drink lineup to select markets. 

Sonoma Brands launched Züpa Noma, a vegetable soup beverage. 

Expanding on its portfolio of organic beverages, Uncle Matt’s Organic introduced fruit-infused, probiotic waters nationwide. 

A new study commissioned by the International Food Additives Council (IFAC) on carrageenan, a stabilizing ingredient that also is used to support texture and nutrients in many foods and beverages, demonstrated that the ingredient does not induce inflammation in human cells as claimed by carrageenan critics.  

Complex Beverage LLC introduced a new product to its portfolio: Lettuce Organic Tea.

Honest Tea, an independent operating unit of The Coca-Cola Co., added two new flavors to its Honest Kids line of organic juice drinks. 

This fall, San Clemente, Calif.-based Villager Goods coconut water will launch an athlete-owned startup company dedicated to inspiring the world's youth to live healthy positive lives in harmony with nature, it says. 

BluePrint, a brand of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Hain Celestial Group, announced the launch of a new line of certified USDA organic kombucha drinks. Currently, the line is available at Whole Foods Market and local retailers in the New York Tri-State area and will be in Whole Foods Market Midwest- area stores starting in September. Additionally, starting Aug. 25, BluePrint Kombucha Drinks will be available in Sprouts Farmers Market locations, it adds.

Top Shelf Beverages Inc., makers of Clearly Kombucha, unveiled a new line of fermented beverages: C Botanicals, a line of fermented botanicals and aromatics.