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BevnetMay 14, 2026
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Target and Walmart – they’re the quintessential “big box” or mass retailers.

While they’ve been going in different directions lately, their respective beverage teams were both on hand at last month’s Beverage Forum in Los Angeles to share insight into why brands succeed or fail in their stores.

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⭐ Reviews: Sonreir & Hover

⭐ Reviews: Sonreir & Hover

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🧃 Buda Juice Reports Post-IPO Growth

Buda Juice’s first full quarter as a publicly traded company delivered strong top-line growth and expanded retail distribution as the cold-chain beverage company continues pushing its “Ultra Fresh” platform into new markets.

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🚚 Middle-Tier Power Players Emerge As RNDC Nears a Total Exit

Distribution consolidation on the spirits front is shaking up some smaller total beverage distribution houses. 

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Here’s a look at leading headlines from around the beverage industry. Go beyond the headlines with Insiders access.

  1. Lifeway Surpasses $60M in Sales in ‘Blowout’ First Quarter

  2. Reed’s Plots Another ‘Course-Correction’ Amidst Grim Q1

  3. Sazerac Acquires Equity Stake In SIPMARGS

  4. Non-Alc Beverages Remain Healthy in Retail and on Amazon

  5. Brown-Forman Turns Down Sazerac’s $15B Bid

 

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🎙️ CPG Week: Beyond’s Beverage Bet and Target’s THC Tactics

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