With the first Readers’ Choice: New Product of the Month in the books for 2018, it looks as though readers of Beverage Industry still have health and wellness on their minds. For the January poll, the Top 3 vote-getters tap into healthy hydration trends.
Frey Farms, the parent company of Tsamma Watermelon Juice, launched the newest addition to its cold-pressed watermelon juice lineup: Tsamma Watermelon + Coconut Water Blend.
Clean drinking water is something most Americans take for granted. Yet, there have been many disasters throughout the years — the 2004 Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and, more recently, the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Mich. — which have called the safety of drinking water into question.
Medical-grade rehydration brand plans to expand to 15,000 retail locations this year
August 14, 2014
San Francisco-based DripDrop Inc., the maker of a same-named medical-grade
rehydration solution, announced that it has closed a $5.8 million round of financing, which will help the company to accelerate development and continue to drive availability in retailers and hospitals, the company says. Investors include funds affiliated with owners of the San Francisco 49ers, Seth Taube and Brook Taube of Medley Corp., and American rock musicians Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, and Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir.
El Segundo, Calif.-based Zico Beverages LLC’s same-named coconut water brand announced a sweepstakes through which fans can enter to win a trip for them and a friend to attend the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games and meet 2006 Olympic champion Julia Mancuso.