Uncle Matt’s Organic, Lermont, Fla., announced that it is making its best-selling organic juices and functional beverages accessible to even more consumers through its new eCommerce site. The direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform also will offer an array of mixed product bundles and exclusive online offers, like new products, that will create a convenient and exploratory way to experience the Uncle Matt's Organic brand, it says.

PowerPlant Ventures announced that the fund has acquired ZICO coconut water from The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta. PowerPlant Ventures, a growth equity investor, was co-founded and is co-led by Mark Rampolla, who is the brand visionary behind ZICO, which he founded in 2004 and sold to The Coca-Cola Co. in 2013. 

In the past, the high sugar content of juice and juice drinks and its association with breakfast time had the category floundering, Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic and at-home consumers seeking healthful, immune-supporting benefits has led to double-digit growth in juice and juice drinks.

True Citrus recently launched True Lemon Kids, a low-sugar, clean-label powdered drink mix designed for children.

Uncle Matt’s Organic has launched its Ultimate Immune Orange Juice.

Female, minority-founded and family-run brand Táche launched its pistachio milk in the United States.

Baltimore-based True Citrus launched True Lemon Kids, a low-sugar, clean-label powdered drink mix designed for children.

Evolution Fresh, a brand of Starbucks Corp., released Organic Cucumber Glow, a blend of cucumber juice and lemon juice with a hint of tartness, the company says.

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., Burlington, Mass., and Plano, Texas, announced that JAB majority-owned subsidiary Maple Holdings B.V. and MDLZ will sell an aggregate of 60 million shares through a secondary offering. MDLZ will sell 40 million shares, bringing its stake to approximately 8.4 percent of KDP's outstanding common stock, while Maple will sell 20 million shares for the benefit of its minority partners.

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Burlington, Mass., and Plano, Texas, and The Honickman Companies, Pennsauken, N.J., jointly announced an agreement that allows KDP to sell and distribute key KDP brands in 18 counties serving 17 million people in New York and New Jersey.