Beverage Industry News

1. Pernod Ricard, LOLIWARE create sustainable cocktail experience

   To further complement its commitment to eliminate single-use, nonbiodegradable straws and stirrers from the beverage business, New York-based Pernod Ricard USA is collaborating with New York-based LOLIWARE and its co-founders Chelsea Briganti and Leigh Ann Tucker to reimagine the cocktail consumption experience through the use of the recently launched LOLISTRAW, a hypercompostable fully edible straw.

2. Ginger provides value-added benefits to beverages

   The health-and-wellness movement and consumer demand for clean-label functional beverages is driving usage for the spicy, zesty taste of ginger in functional beverages

3. SONIC releases Cookie Jar Shakes

   SONIC’s Drive-In, Oklahoma City, is blending creamy ice cream and decadent cookies into one shake. Part of SONIC’s Summer Nights event, guests can purchase SONIC’s new Cookie Jar Shakes for half-price after 8 p.m. every night, the company says.

4. Tropical SKI returns for summer

   Chattanooga, Tenn.-based The Double Cola Co. announced the return of Tropical SKI, a carbonated soft drink (CSD) known for its bright blue color. The limited-edition flavor will return this month in select market in the Midwest and Southeast, including Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Kentucky.

5. Design, recyclability key for primary packaging materials

   First impressions and drawing consumers in through vibrant packaging, eco-friendly shapes, smaller pack sizes and tactile experiences are galvanizing the beverage market.

6. Hygienic designs influencing filler technology

   Filling equipment manufacturers are developing products that support safe, hygienic beverage filling operations while avoiding product and square footage waste

7. Readers name their favorite new beverage of March

   When you look at the U.S. spirits market, consumers continue to turn to the whiskey/bourbon segment in large numbers. It stands to reason that the readers of Beverage Industry also might be taken with the spirit segment.

8. Learn About New Membrane Technologies, Applications, and Solutions at the 2018 Membrane Technology Forum

   The Membrane Technology Forum will take place on June 5-7 at the Marriott City Center in Minneapolis, MN. The Forum, backed by Dairy Foods magazine and American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI), is the premier live event in the commercial membrane and membrane technology sector.

9. IRI releases 2017 New Product Pacesetters

   Chicago-based Information Resources Inc. (IRI) announced last year’s most successful consumer packaged goods (CPG) launches in its 2017 New Product Pacesetters report, the CPG industry-recognized benchmark analysis of exceptional first-year new product sales success.

10. Stella Artois unveils new international campaign

    Stella Artois, a brand of Leuven, Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev, introduced Joie de Bière, a new campaign that urges consumers not to let life and all its modern distractions get in the way of savoring the moments that matter.