Articles Tagged with ''natural beverages''

In the past year, Life Up LLC’s Foco 100% Pure Coconut Water line has added 10 distributors, secured distribution in major supermarket chains and more than doubled its sales, according to Contessa Foconut Donna Bimbo, chief executive officer of the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based company.

American consumers’ desires for organic products continue to gain steam. According to data from the Washington, D.C.-based Organic Trade Association (OTA), sales of organic products reached $35.1 billion in 2013, an increase of 11.5 percent compared with the previous year.

Inspired by the popularity of variety packs in the craft beer segment, Seattle-based Dry Soda Co. launched a Summer Discovery Pack mixed pack of its three best-selling natural soda flavors.

Glanbia Nutritionals, Carlsbad, Calif., signed an agreement with Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Fort Lee, N.J., to exclusively distribute its CapsiAtra ingredient in target markets in the United States.

Seattle-based Jones Soda Co. announced that distribution for its natural soda line expanded into the Pacific Northwest, Texas and Canada.

Frutarom Switzerland Ltd.’s Health Business Unit announced its expansion into the omega-3 market with a line of high-quality and deodorized DHA and EPA marine-sourced omega-3 ingredients designed for a variety of food and beverage applications and dietary supplements.

Oatworks oat-powered fruit smoothies relaunched in 12-ounce bottles with new, colorful labels.

Geneva, N.Y.-based Cheribundi Inc. launched the Cheribundi 7-Day Challenge, which encourages consumers to drink tart cherry juice for seven consecutive days to experience the benefits of tart cherries.

Although many children avoid eating their vegetables, adults also are guilty of consuming fewer veggies than they should.

Natural and organic trends continue to leave their mark on the consumer packaged goods market, as was shown at this year’s Natural Products Expo West tradeshow, which took place March 6-9 in Anaheim, Calif. New Hope Natural Media, a division of Penton and host of the tradeshow, announced that Natural Products Expo West 2014 broke records with more than 67,000 visiting industry members, more than 2,600 exhibiting companies, and the most first-time exhibitors at the event.