[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Gone are the days when consumers just wanted a hit of hydration and maybe a touch of sweet indulgence from their beverages. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, people were looking to packaged drinks to deliver a nutritional punch with ingredients to help boost energy, promote mental focus, and soothe stress.
Reed’s Inc. has upgraded its packaging to a resealable format, available in 20 oz. bottles. The 100% recyclable bottles will be available at retailers in the refrigerated and single-serve aisles, allowing for more immediate consumption for consumers, the company says. 13000 South Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90061, www.drinkreeds.com...
Beginning in June 2021, Koios Beverage Corp intends to launch a variant of its Fit Soda functional beverage product line infused with fermented alcohol, to be named “Fit Soda Hard”. Fit Soda is sugar-free with zero calories, and will be offered in Black Cherry Cola, Orange Cream, Sparkling Citrus, and...
Phoenix, AZ—Sprouts Farmers Market and L.A. Libations are displaying emerging beverage brands in a new way at 50 stores in California. A part of Libations’ SoCal Incubation Program (SIP), the product lineup boasts functional benefits for consumers following plant-based, keto, and paleo diets. “In January, we’re accelerating innovation in our beverage set...
Louisville, KY—Flavorman, a beverage development company based in Kentucky, has released its predicted trends for the 2021 beverage landscape. Ranging from taste to mouthfeel, the company expects trends to reflect our new normal. First up, Flavorman expects beverages that enhance mouthfeel to enter the limelight. Whether it's a burning, tingling,...
Uncle Matt's Organic has launched Ultimate Immune Orange Juice Beverage, an immune support drink made with organic orange juice, elderberry, 300% of the daily dose of Vitamin C, 50% of the daily dose of Vitamin D, and 25% of the daily dose of Zinc for immune and wellness support. The...
Boston, MA—B.GOOD, a chain of eateries in the midwest, announced that it will serve new Non-GMO and Certified Organic lemonade options at a number of locations. Manufactured by Tractor Beverage Company, the lemonade is sustainably grown and made from real ingredients sourced from organic farms. "Adding Tractor’s products to our...
Denmark—Looking ahead to the future of the beverage market, supplier Arla Foods Ingredients thinks the next big trend will be high-protein iced teas. The demand for functional beverages is increasing rapidly, the company says, and Euromonitor International projects the market to reach 819 million in 4 years. With the antioxidant...
Boston, MA—The trend of drinking sugary beverages has turned downwards, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Specifically, the percentage of consumers who drink more than 500 calories of heavy sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) trended downwards in the United States between 2003...
Virgil's has introduced a limited-edition Bavarian Nutmeg Swing-lid Root Beer. The beverage is Micro-brewed with artesian water from the Bohemian Forest region and is made with honey, molasses, cinnamon, nutmeg, licorice, vanilla and wintergreen. Bavarian Nutmeg Swing-lid Root Beer is bottled in a pint format inspired by its heritage and...
