Plus, new fitness formulations, regen coffee certs, Celsius’ new marketing muscle͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
 
 
BevnetSeptember 08, 2025
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💰 TÖST Adds $1M As DSD Grows

💰 TÖST Adds $1M As DSD Grows

The pricing paradox between full-proof cocktails and the premium Adult Non-Alc (ANA) set is a puzzle many are still trying to crack in the on-premise arena (see more on that below). But TÖST believes it has reached its own equilibrium with a product array now widely available in both retail and restaurant settings.

“[Accessibility] is not only about location,” founder and CEO Brooks Addington told BevNET. 

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🌷 Bloom Enters Walgreens

Roughly two months after its debut in Walmart’s “Modern Soda” set, Bloom Pop is rolling out to 7,500 Walgreens stores nationwide, according to a LinkedIn post by Jeremy Baumeister, associate category manager of soft drinks at Walgreens. 

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