NACS Show highlights new products, energized and functional innovations
More than 22,300 attendees visited the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show in Chicago from Oct. 1-4. This year’s event featured a record number of international attendees from 58 countries, the association said. The NACS Show featured a 387,000-plus net square foot exposition floor with 1,333 exhibiting companies, including 324 companies new to the show. The following is a highlight of beverage-related features during the show.
Arizona Beverage Co., Cincinnati, (drinkarizona.com) introduced its new Raspberry Half & Half beverage that is made with black tea, juice and raspberry flavor and packaged in a bright red bottle. The company also highlighted its new CocoZona Coconut Water and Arnold Palmer Hard iced tea and lemonade alcohol beverage. Additionally, it announced new flavors for its Arizona 20-ounce PET tallboy bottles, including Unsweetened Brewed Tea, Pina Colada, Strawberry Colada, Blueberry White Tea, RX Stress Herbal Iced Tea and Raspberry Half & Half. It also featured a new Blueberry Coconut Water variety in its Rescue Water line.