Elizabeth Fuhrman

Dallas-based Glazer’s Distributors has grown to be one of the country’s largest distributors of beer, malt beverages, wine and spirits with operations in 11 states. Glazer’s represents nearly every vendor of alcohol somewhere in its territory.

Joint and bone health fortifications aim to keep consumers active.

Reflecting a lower number of new product introductions in 2009, some of this year's best packages actually are redesigns of existing brands.

Health trends shift toward natural colors.

The exploding market of energy shots and drinks has spurred the growth of NVE Pharmaceuticals, Andover, N.J.

New United Resource Recovery Corp. operates the world’s largest bottle-to-bottle PET recycling plant in Spartanburg, S.C. Within the next year and a half, the facility will be able to recycle 100 million pounds of PET annually.

Beverage labels work magic on any shape, weight or type of package, and can make or break the consumer’s decision to purchase a beverage.

Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin, Angela Stanford, Ryan Powell and Bernard Berrian are just a few of the Olympic and professional athletes that train with PureSport Nutritional Performance Sports Drinks. Human Performance Labs LLC, Austin, Texas, developed PureSport from a formula that some of these athletes were using before the product even existed as a brand.

Performance drink sales continue to grow overall, but not at the same rate as in years past.

Ten months ago, Snow Beverages completely reinvented its brand.