industry-news
Snoop Dogg and Dr.Dre Launch Hard Tea and Lemonade
Hip hop legends and budding beverage entrepreneurs Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg are moving their ready-to-drink (RTD) line to the next episode...
Beverage Industry
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Hard Tea Consolidates, As 10 Vendors Account For 97% of RTD Dollars
A handful of brands and vendors control the majority of hard tea ready-to-drink (RTD) dollars, according to a new analysis from Bump...
new-releases
On The Rocks Launches Two New Flavors as RTD Margaritas Outpace Other Styles
As ready-to-drink (RTD) margaritas continue to outpace the hottest new styles, Suntory Global Spirits’ On The Rocks is aiming to cement its...
industry-news
Distribution: Big Geyser Stocks Up
Leading New York City DSD distributor Big Geyser is heading into the summer season with three new signings: the first ready-to-drink launch...
industry-news
Run The Jewels Lands $2M For RTD Expansion
Hip-Hop duo Run The Jewel’s ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail, Juice Runners, has landed $2 million in seed money.
industry-news
Powder Country: Drink Mixes are Growing Faster Than RTDs
For powdered beverage brands, the outlook is a lot brighter than Crystal Light. Over the past four years, the growth rate of powders and...
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New RTDs from SunnyD, Post Meridiem, Vodkade and Rancho La Gloria
In the latest ready-to-drink news, SunnyD brings back ‘purple stuff’, Chandon takes a six-year swing at reinventing the spritz, and espresso...
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BevNET Live NYC 2026: How Dirty Shirley Cleaned Up
Adam Kost made a quick sale out of his RTD cocktail brand, taking it from its first appearance, in 2022, to a March exit to Sazerac. But...
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Beverage Sales Heating Up As Volume Gains In Early April
We’re still only in April, but the pre-summer indicators are positive this month as non-alcoholic beverages continued to accelerate...
data-trends
Cutwater and Surfside Push Triple Digits as Overall Spirits Sales Turn Positive
Springtime must be here because total bev-alc dollar sales flipped to positive (+0.5%) in the two-week period ending April 4 – a sequential...
industry-news
No Sleep Beverage Makes Three Acquisitions With Plans To Further Expand Portfolio
No Sleep Beverage, whose portfolio includes popular lifestyle brands Juliet Wine and Madre Mezcal, will expand from a venture and consulting...
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Sazerac Enters the Ring for Brown-Forman, But Analysts Are Skeptical
Weeks after Brown-Forman and Pernod Ricard confirmed they are in merger talks, Sazerac has entered the chat – but analysts are skeptical...