West Babylon, N.Y.-based G FUEL Energy announced its collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products to launch the Friday the 13th-inspired Hack 'N' Slash, now available for purchase at GFUEL.com.
Rockstar Energy Drink launched Proud Hasta Los Huesos (Proud to the Bones), a national campaign that invites consumers to participate in the Mexican holiday that takes place during the first two days of November each year. To kick-off the campaign, Rockstar Energy released a limited-edition collection of Día de los Muertos-themed cans designed by Mexican artist and illustrator Joaquín Nava.
Ripon, Calif.-based Franzia Wines, a brand of the Wine Group, launched its Chillable Red Box costume and Red Cup costume to roll up to any Halloween party in style, it says.
Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo and Microsoft’s Xbox, Redmond, Wash., have joined forces to reward fans for the sipping, snacking and gaming they already do.
Austin, Texas-based Union, a data-driven hospitality engagement platform, has released a new OnPrem Insights report covering consumption trends for the months of October, November and December, known within the beverage industry as the “O-N-D” period.
19 Crimes is joining forces with Universal Monsters to unveil its spookiest pours yet of a Red Blend and Cabernet Sauvignon featuring Dracula and Frankenstein. The limited-edition wines are launching just in time for Halloween and bring Universal Pictures’ classic monster characters to life with newly reimagined artwork, featuring glow-in-the-dark labels and a new boundary pushing AR experience.
Los Angeles-based Full Glass Wine Co., a brand acquisition and management firm focused on direct-to-consumer (DTC) wine, announced the acquisition of Wine Insiders from DRINKS, the pioneering and leading operating system for alcohol eCommerce. The acquisition of Wine Insiders marks the second DTC wine brand purchased by Full Glass Wine Co., founded earlier this year by alcohol industry veteran Louis Amoroso and entrepreneur Neha Kumar, following its purchase of the DTC operating assets of wine and lifestyle brand Winc.com from AMASS Brands Group.
For the first time ever, MTN DEW has partnered with the iconic Airheads candy to infuse its Cherry flavor into the classic Halloween drink for this year’s mystery VOO-DEW flavor.
Miami-based Avalon Spirits Corp., a newly formed distilled spirits marketing and sales company, has announced the acquisition of TSS Brands, the owners of Whiskey Row Bourbon.
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., Burlington, Mass., and Frisco, Texas, announced the appointment of Tim Cofer as chief operating officer (COO), reporting to Chairman and CEO Bob Gamgort, as a key step in the company's CEO succession plan. Cofer, who will join KDP on Nov. 6, will work side by side with Gamgort while in a COO capacity, with a planned transition to CEO in the second quarter of 2024. Gamgort will serve as executive chairman of KDP after the transition occurs.