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Evolution Fresh announces 2018 smoothie innovations

Cold-pressed juice brand sets goal of 2019 for 100 organic products

September 15, 2017

Evolution Fresh, a brand of Seattle-based Starbucks Corp., previewed its 2018 innovations: seven new organic smoothies that combine cold-pressed fruit and vegetable juice with probiotics, coconut milk and other functional ingredients.

WTRMLN WTR brand gives new life to ‘ugly’ melons

Watermelon water brand helping to drive clean food movement

Jessica Jacobsen

July 12, 2017

In the Berenstain Bears’ book “Learn About Strangers,” Mama Bear uses “strange-” and traditional-looking apples to explain to Sister Bear to use caution around strangers because, like apples, you can’t tell the good from the bad by their outside appearance.

Vitamins, minerals sought after in hybrid drinks

Price hinders non-hybrid drink consumers, research shows

Jessica Jacobsen

May 15, 2017

It’s no secret that consumers are demanding more from their food and beverages. More and more beverage-makers are answering this call by developing new products that blur category lines. Although these hybrid drinks are fulfilling the functional and refreshment needs of consumers, research from Mintel sheds light on what might be next for these emerging beverage options.

Demand increases for probiotic drinks

Probiotics expand beyond yogurt-based drinks

Barbara Harfmann

May 10, 2017

There’s an idiom that talks about listening to one’s gut as a way to ward off something that doesn’t feel right. After the brain, the gastrointestinal tract, or gut, is the nervous system’s second-biggest network of closely interconnected neurons that greatly impacts overall health and well-being, experts say.

Research shows consumers want it all from food and beverages

Convenient nutrition and indulgence products perform well in 2016

Jessica Jacobsen

April 14, 2017

After three days and more than 46,000 steps logged on my pedometer, it’s safe to say that I saw my fair share of natural and organic products at Natural Products Expo West (page 14), which took place last month.

Trimino Brands grows four-fold past two years

Company strives for nationwide distribution

Amanda Del Buono

April 10, 2017

Like many parents, Bob Leary, Peter Dacey and Casey Hoban wanted to provide their children with healthy foods and beverages. With that goal in mind, the three fathers came together with a vision to create a beverage that offered a functional benefit without the excess calories that many child athletes were consuming, explains Leary, co-founder and chief marketing officer at Trimino Brands Co. LLC, Branford, Conn.

WTRMLN WTR BLNDS

March 31, 2017

WTRMLN WTR, a brand of World Waters LLC, launched its first brand extension: BLNDS.

Hydrive Energy Water

February 2, 2017

Hydrive Energy Water, a brand of Big Red Inc., announced the launch of its reformulated enhanced water, which comes along with new packaging and branding, the company says.

Beverage market a bright spot for supermarkets channel

Alcohol drinks, cocktail mixes post strong gains

Barbara Harfmann

January 11, 2017

Comprising 46 percent of the retail share, traditional supermarkets remain the largest channel in the retail food industry; however, Jon Hauptman, senior director of retail at Long Grove, Ill.-based Willard Bishop Co., an Inmar analytics company, notes that dollar sales in the channel have been flat as more consumers shop at supercenters, fresh-format stores, dollar stores and online.

2016 Beverage Innovations of the Year

Beverage-makers innovate with healthful products

Barbara Harfmann

December 12, 2016

To keep pace with consumers thirsting for new, better-for-you products, beverage-makers consistently are formulating and releasing new products into the market. Although it can be difficult to stand out from the rest on store shelves, some brands innovated to create their own buzz this year.