Coca-Cola Beverages Florida LLC has promoted James “Jim” Boyce to territory general manager for its Tampa territory, effective Jan. 15. With 23 years of experience in the CPG industry, Boyce has served as plant manager for Coke Florida’s Tampa manufacturing facility since 2019, leading a team of more than 150 associates who produced more than […]
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Prestige Wine Imports Strengthens Distribution With Southern Glazer’s
Florida-based Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has formed a deeper partnership with Prestige Wine Imports, importer of a diverse portfolio of high quality Italian wines. Working with Prestige Wine Imports, Southern Glazer’s is expanding its distribution relationship to seven additional markets including Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Washington D.C. “We are thrilled […]
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Community Coffee Celebrates Carnival With Mardi Gras King Cake Blend
Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Community Coffee celebrates carnival season by releasing its signature Mardi Gras King Cake blend. This flavor is a tribute to the seasonal king cake tradition brought to Louisiana in 1870 and now enjoyed in cities across the country. Introduced as a limited-edition item, the Mardi Gras King Cake blend became so popular that Community Coffee offers it year-round. […]
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Phocus Expands Distribution With Kroger In Southeast
Louisville, Kentucky-based Phocus Caffeinated Sparkling Water has entered a distribution agreement with Kroger and is now available in 185 of its stores throughout Georgia and parts of Alabama and South Carolina. The caffeinated beverage company enters the new year with more than 60 percent annual growth in the number of retail locations carrying Phocus. “We […]
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Splash Beverage Group’s Design Agency Wins Packaging Award
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Splash Beverage Group Inc. has revealed that its design agency has won the Graphic Design USA award for packaging design for the company’s recently rebranded TapouT performance hydration-recovery drink. Selected from more than 11,000 submissions, TapouT’s ergonomic bottle and packaging design communicate TapouT’s lifestyle position and the performance drink’s functional benefits. The new […]
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Spindrift Spiked Wins Best Hard Seltzer At Beverage Digest Awards 2021
Newton, Massachusetts-based Spindrift has won best Hard Seltzer at the Beverage Digest Awards 2021. The company’s newest beverage alcohol innovation, Spindrift Spiked, was the award-winning drink. Spindrift Spiked is a lightly carbonated hard sparkling water made with only real ingredients, alcohol from sugar cane and no synthetic natural flavors, sweeteners or additives. Spindrift Spiked is available in […]
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Island Brands USA’s Growth Paves Way For Expansions In 2022
Island Brands USA, a family of superpremium beers based in Charleston, South Carolina, announced fourth-quarter results and year-to-date performance that is launching the company into a period of retail expansion and product innovation. Despite supply-chain issues that have slowed down other companies, Island Brand’s latest IRI results show consistent and considerable growth. American-brewed and American-owned, […]
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Maverik Placement Accelerates Alkaline88 Convenience Store Strategy
The Alkaline Water Co. Inc., an independent alkaline water company, says that its Alkaline88 products will be available in Maverik convenience stores, with more than 370 locations across 12 western states. “We’re pleased to announce another major win in the convenience store channel,” said Ricky Wright, president and CEO of The Alkaline Water Co. “Customers […]