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PepsiCo Inc. introduced a new product line joining its better-for-you drink portfolio: Lemon Lemon. 

When it comes to new products in the beverage market, finding drinks that are both healthy and functional is a priority for many consumers, myself included. At the recent Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Conference and Expo in Las Vegas, many exhibitors showcased new ingredients and flavors, clean-label applications, sugar-reduction solutions, and plant-based products that support enhanced performance, cognitive and digestive health, and much more.

Detoxwater, a brand of Superleaf LLC, added two flavors to its lineup of ready-to-drink, aloe-vera beverages: Appleberry and Peachberry. 

Lavender Pond Farm announced the launch of a small batch, gourmet lemonade infused with farm-fresh lavender and sweetened with organic raw honey. 

Milwaukee-based King Juice Co. Inc., the owner of the Calypso beverage brand and a co-manufacturer of non-carbonated beverages, announced an investment from private equity firm Mason Wells. 

Mode Sports Nutrition is introducing a line of cold-pressed sports nutrition beverages targeted at increasing performance during each of the three workout modes: pre-, intra- and post-workout. 

Los Angeles-based Koia, a manufacturer of plant-based protein beverages, announced that it has closed on $7.5 million of Series Seed capital in a funding round led by KarpReilly, alongside existing institutional investor AccelFoods.

ZICO Coconut Water, a brand of Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co.,  announced a new, national survey that explores what is “at the core” of each us and how one’s filter and perspective on life — whether it be different attitudes or mindsets — can impact life’s journey. 

Consumers’ desire for healthy hydration recently helped bottled water ascend to the No. 1 beverage sold in the United States on a volume basis; however, healthy hydration also has given rise to plant-based waters, which offer nutritional benefits beyond hydration.

In the Berenstain Bears’ book “Learn About Strangers,” Mama Bear uses “strange-” and traditional-looking apples to explain to Sister Bear to use caution around strangers because, like apples, you can’t tell the good from the bad by their outside appearance.