Beverages
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ColumnLeftovers: Bud Light Seltzer falls into seasonal flavors; Hostess gets healthy with Voortman cookies
The AB InBev brand offers a taste of autumn with its new variety pack, and Ben & Jerry's partners with Black-owned businesses to brew up a new flavor.
By Food Dive staff • Sept. 24, 2021 -
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Danone's Evian partners with Loop on water bottle made with recycled plastic
The new packaging continues the brand's sustainability push, while providing validation for the upstart's technology that has drawn skepticism.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 20, 2021 -
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Sponsored by Flavor ProducersTea up new beverage innovations!
Refreshing tea beverages with added complexity is moving up in consumers’ minds thanks to new twists on flavor profiles and functional offerings in the category.
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ColumnLeftovers: Jelly Belly chews its way into a new category; Campbell brews up a pretzel-infused beer
The colorful candy brings some of its flavors to a gum, while Reese's sweetens up International Delight's ready-to-drink iced coffee.
By Food Dive staff • Sept. 17, 2021 -
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PepsiCo to cut use of virgin plastic as part of broad sustainability goal
The Fritos and Gatorade manufacturer pledged to halve use of the material per serving by 2030 and expand its environmentally friendly SodaStream sparkling-water business.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 16, 2021 -
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Stella Artois introduces its first nonalcoholic beer
Liberté is a zero-proof version of the brand's blonde pilsner and is available in select markets, including New York, Washington, D.C., Miami and Philadelphia.
By Jessi Devenyns • Sept. 10, 2021 -
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ColumnLeftovers: Angry Orchard brings the heat with hot sauce line; Twix shakes things up with new seasoning
The hard cider maker adds its fruity flavors to a line of spicy sauces, while Goldfish brings back the '90s with a Jalapeno Popper flavor paired with "snacking pants" created by iconic superwide jeans maker JNCO.
By Food Dive staff • Sept. 10, 2021 -
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Sam Adams maker launches Nordic-inspired sparkling drink
Boston Beer plans to introduce in November the Bevy Long Drink, a beverage with ties to the national cocktail of Finland.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 09, 2021 -
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Anheuser-Busch taps new CMO, adds marketing role in C-suite shuffle
The shakeup sees the brewing company making significant moves toward advancing its consumer-first media strategy.
By Asa Hiken • Sept. 09, 2021 -
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InstaKOMBUᵀᴹ powder: a new innovative format for high-profile kombucha
InstaKOMBU™, fermented natural Kombucha Powder: bringing instant innovation to a millenarian drink.
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AB InBev sues Constellation Brands over move to sell new Mexican beers in US
The suit marks the second between the two companies this year. In February, the global beer giant accused its competitor of violating a brand licensing agreement when it launched Corona Hard Seltzer.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 02, 2021 -
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Cacao-free chocolate? Voyage Foods aims to make it a reality
The food tech company is emerging from stealth to bring its reverse-engineered candy, coffee and peanut butter to consumers looking for more sustainable and accessible options.
By Megan Poinski • Sept. 02, 2021 -
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Boston Beer subsidiary to launch cannabis beverages in Canada through partnerships
The beer company's BBCCC will work with manufacturer Peak Processing Solutions and grower Entourage Health for drinks slated to go into production at the end of the year, while eyeing a potential future U.S. launch.
By Samantha Oller • Sept. 01, 2021 -
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Home-bound consumers perk up demand for Nestlé's Nespresso
The world's largest packaged food company said the coffee brand, which is posting double-digit annual growth, is benefiting from an e-commerce presence and the shift toward premiumization.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 31, 2021 -
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AB InBev's Natural Light enters vodka category
The brand, which started out in beer 44 years ago, is launching three flavors of the spirit, including Lemonade, Strawberry Lemonade and Black Cherry Lemonade.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 30, 2021 -
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ColumnLeftovers: PepsiCo gets Flamin' Hot, Captain Morgan seeks treasure in RTD cocktails
The snacks and drinks maker announced a new super-spiced Doritos Dinamita chip and a hot take on Mtn Dew; and Entenmann's baked up a sweet protein powder.
By Food Dive staff • Aug. 27, 2021 -
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Chobani launches paper yogurt container as it moves away from plastic
It took the food maker two years to develop the new packaging for its Single-Serve Oat Blend product, which the company could eventually bring to other items in its portfolio.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 26, 2021 -
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Deep DiveFrom snack bars to beer, CPGs rethink the art of sampling in a post-COVID world
The pandemic has changed how companies provide a taste of their products to shoppers — a valuable practice that can boost long-term sales for a brand.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 23, 2021 -
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Shortages and other challenges across liquor supply chain throw a wrench in summer rebound
"We’re at the mercy of the supply chain," said the CFO of Brown-Forman, the maker of Jack Daniel's and Woodford Reserve.
By A.B. Brown • Aug. 20, 2021 -
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ColumnLeftovers: Nestlé's Lean Cuisine gets a low-carb makeover; Mtn Dew Spark makes a return
The frozen meal brand adds cauliflower-based pasta and oven-fried chicken to its lineup, and Kellogg's Eggo embraces emoticons.
By Food Dive staff • Aug. 20, 2021 -
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PepsiCo aims to replenish more water than it consumes by 2030
The snack and beverage maker said the stringent water-use-efficiency standards would cover more than 1,000 global facilities, saving over 11 billion liters annually.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 19, 2021 -
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Keurig Dr Pepper launches Pepper Perks loyalty program
The soda giant is aiming to secure brand loyalty among its core consumers by rewarding them with a limited-edition chocolate flavor.
By Christopher Casey • Aug. 18, 2021 -
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Former Essentia investor acquires controlling stake in kombucha brand Health-Ade
Jack Belsito, managing partner of First Bev, will assume the role of CEO at the beverage brand while the co-founders will go on to fill other roles. Terms of the deal were not announced.
By Jessi Devenyns • Aug. 18, 2021 -
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Beyond Meat files for trademark on Beyond Milk name
The document filed with the U.S. government said the patent would cover "making milk shakes; coffee or tea beverages with milk or milk substitutes."
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 17, 2021 -
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Deep DiveHas the hard seltzer bubble popped? Analysts and beer makers say not so fast
Despite the abrupt warning by Truly maker Boston Beer in July that it overestimated demand, many predict further growth in the category and a few major players to eventually dominate.
By Christopher Doering • Aug. 16, 2021
