Martha’s Chard is brand’s 1st California Chardonnay
January 25, 2022
Treasury Wine Estates’ 19 Crimes, Napa, Calif., added a new face to its lineup of boundary pushing and culture molding characters: Martha Stewart. An American businesswoman known for her entrepreneurial skills and ever evolving lifestyle, Stewart adds another bullet to her resume: winemaker.
Los Angeles-based Califia Farms is kicking off the new year with a variety of new dairy-free beverages that expand the brand’s existing product offering of plant milks, creamers, brewed-to-blend coffees, and barista products using ingredients like almonds, oats, coconuts and more.
PepsiCo’s investment with Closed Loop Partners aims to create an innovative community-based recycling infrastructure model
January 21, 2022
Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) announced a $35 million investment with Closed Loop Partners that will create the "Closed Loop Local Recycling Fund," an innovative circular economy initiative to advance new small-scale, modular recycling systems in communities across the United States, it says.
Citrus Rescue IPA used approximately 35K imperfect oranges
January 19, 2022
New Belgium Brewing, Fort Collins, Colo., and Imperfect Foods announced the release of Citrus Rescue IPA, a fruited IPA brewed using oranges that might not be “perfect” by society's narrow beauty standards due to little scars and blemishes but are just as adorable, healthy and delicious, the companies say.
The initiative aims to foster inclusivity in the wine industry
January 17, 2022
Napa Valley, Calif.-based fine wine importer Demeine Estates is solidifying its commitment to leadership in the wine industry with the launch of its Dream It, Live It campaign, an annually selected professional partnership opportunity aimed toward wine entrepreneurs.
Transaction provides springboard for Monster to enter alcoholic beverage sector
January 17, 2022
Monster Beverage Corp., Corona, Calif., has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective LLC, a craft beer and hard seltzer company for $330 million in cash. The transaction will bring the Cigar City, Oskar Blues, Deep Ellum, Perrin Brewing, Squatters and Wasatch brands to the Monster beverage portfolio.
Adaptogens take center stage in the new blood orange guava-flavored ‘Happy’ shot
January 12, 2022
Minneapolis-based So Good So You launched its newest blend: Happy. The organic blood orange guava cold-pressed juice shot is powered by ashwagandha, an adaptogen that helps the body regulate its functions, including mood and mental clarity, the company says.
Recipes incorporate Juicy Juice as ingredient to punch up the flavor
January 12, 2022
Juicy Juice, a brand of Harvest Hill Beverage Co., Stamford, Conn., is helping families come together by partnering with mom, self-taught cook and recipe developer Siri Daly for ideas on how to spend time as a family in the kitchen.
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, Miami and Dallas, announced that Prestige Wine Imports, importer of a diverse portfolio of high-quality Italian wines, is expanding its distribution relationship to seven additional markets: Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Washington D.C.
The De Soi portfolio of non-alcohol botanic beverages launches in time for Dry January
January 10, 2022
Global pop superstar Katy Perry, in partnership with Los Angeles-based AMASS and its Master Distiller Morgan McLachlan, launched De Soi, a line of sparkling ready-to-drink non-alcoholic apéritifs with natural adaptogens.