Lone River Beverage Co. is serving up its new Ranch Rita Variety Pack, adding to its portfolio of cocktail-inspired hard seltzers. Made with organic agave nectar and lime juice, the new variety pack tips its hat to America's most beloved cocktail, the Margarita which, like Lone River, is inspired by Texas culture.

Following up on last holiday season's popular hard seltzer variety pack, Truly Hard Seltzer announced the return of its Holiday Party Pack with two flavors from 2021 and two new flavors.

Raleigh, N.C.-based Next Century Spirits, a growing company that uses its proprietary blending and filtration technology for its portfolio of owned brands and a robust business-to-business and white label business, announced the acquisition of XED Beverages, a leading future-focused beverage company.

Truly Hard Seltzer, a brand of The Boston Beer Co., Boston, announced the launch of the brand’s first spirits-based seltzer, Truly Vodka Seltzer. Made with six-times-distilled premium vodka and real fruit juice, Truly Vodka Seltzer will be available nationally in four flavors: Blackberry & Lemon, Cherry & Lime, Pineapple & Cranberry, and Peach & Tangerine.

The campaign features Truly’s newest fans: fruit flies. The fruit flies are a fun way to showcase how Truly’s are produced with real fruit juice, the company says.

Mighty Swell’s limited-edition Halloween Blood Orange six-pack features a chilling nightscape reminiscent of a scary movie. Additionally, the Austin, Texas-based spiked seltzer company will release a 19.2-ounce single can of hit flavor Tiger’s Blood as well as a seasonal keg of Purple Magic. 

Freshie Organic Tequila Seltzer launched a variety pack featuring its original Freshie Lime flavor as well as two new flavors: Blood Orange Habanero and Grapefruit Guava. The eight-can variety pack contains four Lime, two Blood Orange Habanero and two Grapefruit Guava.

Ready-to-drink is expected to boom in North America in the coming years, with a projected $43.6 billion for the global RTD beverage market by 2027, according to a Data Bridge Market Research study.

Rancho La Gloria, a brand of MPL Brands, announced the addition of Ranch Water to its lineup of agave-based ready-to-drink alcohol beverages. Formerly launched under the Texas Ranch Water Co. label, the agave-brewed seltzer has officially transitioned to the Rancho La Gloria portfolio, it says. 

In the beverage market, hard seltzers were the star of new product development for a few years, but as the market has become more saturated, experts note that change might be in order as the beverage alcohol segment experiences deceleration from its years of growth.