When I go out to dinner, typically I order water with lemon because I want to avoid excess calories and save a few dollars. However, when I want to indulge, a traditional Margarita on the rocks is my go-to drink.
Skinnygirl Cocktails, a brand of Beam Suntory Inc., announced the addition of Skinnygirl Watermelon Lime Margarita, a flavored ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail.
Fiery Fusions LLC, Easton, Pa., announced an agreement with Oak Beverages, Blauvelt, N.Y., to distribute its Habarita Craft Margarita Mix in New York City, Long Island and lower New York State.
In 2009, reality-TV celebrity Bethenny Frankel founded Skinnygirl Cocktails on the premise that women want low-calorie, great-tasting Margaritas. In 2011, Deerfield, Ill.-based Beam Suntory acquired the brand, which has since grown to include 21 low-calorie products in the vodka, wine and ready-to-drink categories, according to Brendan Lynch, senior marketing director at Beam Suntory.
Flavored malt beverage brand’s line extension taps into popularity of apple ciders
August 5, 2014
Following the successful launch of a winter seasonal last year, Anheuser-Busch, a St. Louis-based subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev, added the fall seasonal Apple-Ahhh-Rita to its Bud Light Lime Ritas lineup of ready-to-drink flavored malt beverages (FMBs).
Following the launch of its ArKay alcohol-free whiskey in 2011, ArKay Distributing Inc. recently added 15 new alcohol-free liquor-flavored beverages to the platform.