The Boston Beer Co., Boston, announced the launch of HARD MTN DEW, a new alcohol beverage featuring four bold flavors, including original MTN DEW, Baja Blast, Black Cherry and Watermelon. With no caffeine, zero added sugar and 100 calories in each serving, HARD MTN DEW features a 5% ABV. 

Spindrift Beverage Co., Newton, Mass., announced its newest flavor: Blood Orange Tangerine. Spindrift is doubling its commitment to real squeezed fruit by featuring not one, but two orange varietals. 

Coca-Cola, a brand of Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co., unveiled its new global innovation platform Coca-Cola Creations, along with its first limited-edition product: Coca-Cola Starlight. Coca-Cola Creations will take the iconic Coca-Cola trademark and lend it to new expressions, driven by collaboration, creativity and cultural connections. Through limited-edition, sequential releases, Coca-Cola Creations will introduce new products and experiences across physical and digital worlds.

Crown Royal, a brand of New York-based Diageo North America, is bringing the flavor to spring and summer celebrations for the next generation of drinkers (21+) with Whisky Lemonade, its newest ready-to-drink cocktail flavor.

Rounding out a season full of generosity, Crown Royal and sportscaster Erin Andrews recognized 56 of the most influential women in sports with a gift of the brand’s newest whisky – Crown Royal Aged 18 Years.

Chicago-based fairlife LLC, a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Co., announced that it has surpassed $1 billion in annual retail sales. Founded in 2012, fairlife has pioneered ultra-filtration in the dairy industry through its portfolio of better-for-you products that are leading the value-added dairy category. 

San Clemente, Calif.-based SAMBAZON, an acronym for Sustainable Management of the Brazilian Amazon, announced it has provided $1 million to date in support for açai grower communities in the Amazon Rainforest. 

Chobani, New Berlin, N.Y., announced two new dairy platforms, expanding its footprint in the refrigerated aisle: Chobani Ultra-Filtered Milk, a lactose-free, protein-packed ultra-filtered milk, and Chobani Half & Half. These new items are made from locally sourced milk and like many of the company’s newest products, they come in paper-based packaging that is widely recyclable across the United States.

Calories consumed from beverages continue to decline in communities where obesity rates are above the national average, according to an independent evaluator. For four years straight, the actions the beverage industry is taking nationally with public health partners to reduce the sugar people get from beverages is working, and the data proves it, states American Beverage, Washington, D.C.