As spring turns to summer, beverage makers from across a range of categories are launching a slate of new products aimed at quenching consumers’ thirst during the hot weeks and months ahead. In this gallery, we highlight a handful of the notable new products introduced to market or announced in the past month, including new packaging formats for Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice and CHERRISH, an imported flash-brewed coffee from one of Japan’s top RTD brands, and protein-packed chocolate milk versions of two classic candy bars.
Timed for the summer season, functional drink maker LIFEAID has released two new products: FITAID ZERO and FITAID RX ZERO, both of which contain zero calories or sugar and are sweetened with stevia and monk fruit. The new items are available for sale in 24-packs through the company’s website and in 12 oz. cans at select retailers and gyms.
Cannabis beverage brand Mood33 has released a new SKU — Peace — which combines 20 mg of CBD with 2 mg of THC.
Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company announced earlier this month its plans to transition to PET packaging for its 8 oz., 16 oz. and 32 oz. bottle sizes.
Oatsome is the latest brand to jump into the increasingly competitive oat milk category. Available in a one liter carton, the product is organic and free from any added gums or stabilizers.
Sports drink brand BodyArmor entered the powdered mix category this month with the launch of two flavors — Fruit Punch and Orange Mango — in 3.56 pound bags designed to be used with five gallons of water.
Canadian plant-based beverage maker Earth’s Own has released a new chocolate oat milk available in 1.75 liter multi-serve and 250 ml single-serve formats. The flavor uses 50% less sugar than regular chocolate milk and includes 4 g of protein per serving.
CHERRISH, a line of ready-to-drink cherry juice-based beverages, has introduced a new 3 oz. “to-go” pouch format for its three SKUs: Cherry Pomegranate, Cherry and Cherry Blueberry.
Teavana has added a new flavor to its lineup of sparkling craft iced teas: Blood Orange Mango White Tea. A blend of white tea, orange peel, champagne mango and a touch of cane sugar, the new flavor will be sold for a suggested retail price of $2.39.
Japanese beverage conglomerate Suntory is bringing its flagship ready-to-drink coffee to American audiences with the broad launch of Boss Coffee. The line, which highlights the use of flash-brewed coffee, will be available in 12-packs of 8 oz. cans in two varieties: black and cafe au lait.
BevNET.com Staff May. 31, 2019 at 9:00 am Source: BEVNET.com As spring turns to summer, beverage makers from across a range of categories are launching a slate of new products aimed at quenching consumers’ thirst during the hot weeks and months ahead. In this gallery, we highlight a handful of the notable new products introduced to […]
."Monk fruit juice is an amazing twenty times sweeter than other fruit juices. The unique low-calorie sweetness of monk fruit comes from naturally occurring antioxidants found in the fruit that have a delicious, sweet taste, without the calories of sugar. Used as a food ingredient, monk fruit adds delicious low-calorie sweetness, replacing sugar and calories with great-tasting goodness from fruit." —MonkFruitCorp.org
"There’s currently a lot of attention being placed on not-so-good-for-you pre-workou
t drinks that are chock full of junk with unhealthy amounts of caffeine, taurine, sodium and sugar. That’s why we couldn't be more pleased to offer the fitness community a clean, sugar-free post-workout recovery option in FITAID ZERO and RX ZERO,” says LIFEAID co-founder and president Aaron Hinde. “Crafting better-for-yo u recovery options without the use of artificial sweeteners, sucralose or aspartame — while still being sugar-free & great tasting — is something our entire team is very proud of accomplishing.”
Every single can of ZERO is made with only the good stuff, including essential vitamins & nutrients for recovery after any physical activity. Just like the rest of the LIFEAID line of clean products, Because you never stop being a Spartan. Now offering ZERO SUGAR and only a few calories!
Discover the ZERO difference at LIFEAIDBevCo.com/Zero.
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May 2019 — Columbus, Ohio: Hundreds of athletes, coaches, fans and crew were on site at the Rogue Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, last weekend. Here's what they were saying after getting a chance to try the new sugar-free FITAID ZERO and FITAID RX ZERO.
"It's ZERO SUGAR and macro-friendly, so now I won't feel bad when I drink like six in a day!"
"I think FITAID ZERO tastes even better than the original. I love it."
"Kinda pineapple-y... I already loved FITAID, but now I love ZERO even more!"
"The new FITAID (Zero) definitely tastes sweeter. So good!"
"It's soooooo good!"
"Not gonna lie, I'm happily surprised by the superior taste of the new Recovery ZERO. It's as flavorful as regular FITAID! I'm in love with ZERO."
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Did you know that monk fruit is naturally 150-200 times sweeter than sugar? “Monk fruit is a small sub-tropical melon that has been cultivated in the remote mountains of Southern China for centuries. According to legend, monk fruit is named after the Buddhist monks who first cultivated the fruit nearly 800 years ago.” .”Monk […]