✨ Highlights From BevNET Live Day Two

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BevNET Live Summer 2024 day two saw speakers take to the stage with advice on everything from raising new capital to successfully building a brand platform. The day brought beverage leaders from all corners of the industry who shared nuanced advice about how to win in retail while imparting how they overcame challenges to grow their respective businesses.

In an insightful panel during the morning session a trio of black founder/CEOs – Pauline Idogho of Mocktail Club, Karl Williams of Uncle Waithley’s, and Quentin Vennie of Equitea – shared how they view the many paths to success for BIPOC beverage brands.

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Pretty Tasty emerged victorious in the New Beverage Showdown 27 yesterday, joining an elite cohort of past beverage brand winners including Cann, Health-Ade and many more.

🍵 Founded in 2024 by Scarlett Leung, Pretty Tasty produces a line of ready-to-drink teas and ready-to-mix blends formulated with collagen peptides to support skin, hair, joint and nail care. 

🍋 Available in four flavors – Peach, Raspberry, Lemon and Original Black – each 12 oz. can has 10 grams of protein and 10 grams of collagen protein peptides, while each stick pack contains 9 grams of protein and 10 grams of collagen protein peptides.

💭 “Pretty Tasty really sits at the intersection of beauty and functional beverages. The trends show that functional beverages, ingestible beauty and lower caffeine options are really up and coming and so there was a ripe opportunity for us,” said Leung during yesterday’s final round.

Read the full recap of the showdown on BevNET.

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Today is Friday and you all know what that means…it’s new product gallery time! We’ve rounded up the hottest new products and packaged them together right here, just for you. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s inside:

🥛 Califia Farms expands its portfolio of plant-based milk products with the addition of Complete Kids. The new offering – made with a blend of pea protein, chickpea protein and fava bean protein – features 8 grams of protein and 50 mg of DHA Omega- 3 per serving.

🇺🇲 Just in time for the Fourth of July, MTN DEW launches three new red, white and blue offerings: Star Spangled Splash, Freedom Fusion and Liberty Chill.

🤝 Functional protein brand The EVERY Company has teamed up with wellness products producer Landish to create a line of ready-to-mix powders under the new FERMY brand. Both products – Protein Coffee Enhancer and Protein Matcha Latte – are powered by EVERY’s vegan egg white protein. 

Check out the full gallery on BevNET.

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