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From tasting freshly squeezed Florida orange juice as a young boy to driving past rows of almond trees in blossom en route to his Bakersfield, Calif.-based plant, Califia Farms’ Founder and Chief Executive Officer Greg Steltenpohl derives inspiration from smelling and tasting new innovations, while listening to and leading a team of passionate employees.

Creating a new beverage presents myriad challenges. According to Chicago-based Mintel’s Global New Products Database, 3,142 new beverages were released in the United States from January to October 2015.

Pac Rim Commerce Group Inc. offers Auriganic, a healthy, functional juice beverage made with organic Auricularia auricular, also known as Woodear Mushroom. 

The clean-eating trend has inspired a back-to-basics approach in product development and is an overarching theme in The Netherlands-based Innova Market Insights' Top Ten Trends list for 2016. New global products tracked with an "organic" claim have risen from 6.3 percent in the first half of 2013 to 9.5 percent in the first half of 2015, the market research firm says. A surge in "free from" launches and "flexitarian" options also has been reported. A live webinar at 10 a.m. EDT on Nov. 24 will provide an overview of all the key trends, it adds.

Project Juice, lauched its newest seasonal creation for fall – Camu Superstar – which is rich in antioxidants and vitamins C and A. 

Project Juice, San Francisco, launched a new fall seasonal creation — Camu Superstar — an Amazon superfruit rich in antioxidants

The movement to become closer to one’s food source and consumers craving more healthful food and beverage options have buoyed the growth of the $53.5 billion natural and organic business, according to Rockville, Md.-based Packaged Fact’s July 2014 report titled “Natural and Organic Foods and Beverages in the U.S., 4th Edition.”

Uncle Matt’s Organic announced the nationwide release of two new, organic juices: Organic Orange Turmeric and Reduced-Calorie Orange Coconut. 

Mamma Chia introduced Chia & Greens to its line of chia beverages. 

Eurobubblies Inc. now offers its Efferve traditional French sparkling lemonades nationwide.