Ingredient suppliers are sharing the latest on safety opinions as well as announcing platform expansions and division sales.

McBride Sisters SHE CAN Fund, the philanthropic arm of the renowned wine company dedicated to advancement of women in the wine industry and beyond, announced its initiatives for 2024. 

International Delight, a brand of Danone North America, Broomfield, Colo., is turning Daylight Saving Time into “Delight Saving Time” by unveiling new REESE’S Iced Coffee cans and giving consumers the chance to try them for free.

The readers of Beverage Industry have selected their favorite new product released in January and the results are out.

Jones Soda Co., Seattle, has expanded into alcohol beverages with the launch of Spiked Jones Hard Craft Soda. Unique to the hard soda category, Spiked Jones is full flavor with the brand’s cane sugar formulation and elevated alcohol content, the company says.

Gatorade, a brand of Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo, announced the national launch of its first unflavored water: Gatorade Water. 

The Boston Beer Co., Boston, announced leadership changes effective April 1. Dave Burwick will retire as president and CEO and member of the Board of Directors, with Michael Spillane to assume the president and CEO role effective upon Burwick’s retirement. Spillane is currently the lead director of The Boston Beer Co. and has been a board member since 2016.

2023 was a banner year for American spirits exports, with total U.S. spirits and American whiskeys topping new records following the lifting of retaliatory tariffs on American whiskeys, according to an American Spirits Export Report released by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Washington, D.C.

Coca-Cola, a brand of Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co., introduced the newest addition to the Coca-Cola Creations lineup and the second drop for 2024: Coca-Cola K-Wave Zero Sugar.

In honor of Black History Month, Pronghorn Co., New York, introduced the #AllBlackBar platform to amplify Black-owned spirits brands to consumers and the culture.