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• Can the frozen aisle be the next frontier for functional beverages?
• Inside the AI-powered inventory planning tool that locked in $6.2M
• Details on a new star-studded, adult non-alc spot opening in Brooklyn 

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As evidenced by PepsiCo’s $1.95 billion acquisition of Poppi and Nutrabolt’s majority stake in Bloom Nutrition, there is a significant opportunity in the functional food and beverage space as consumer demand for health and wellness-focused products skyrockets. 

Now enter Roxii Supercube, the first nutrient-dense, functional ice cube designed to make wellness as simple as popping a cube into any beverage – be it water, prebiotic soda, or a cocktail – and letting it melt. 

Bill Creelman, Founder and Chairman of Spindrift Beverage Co, Inc., will be part of a standout speaker lineup at this year’s BevNET Live L.A. on Dec. 7-9 in Marina del Rey, Calif.

• Bill built one of the most successful and category-shaping beverage brands of the past decade. 
• That journey reached a major milestone this year, with Spindrift’s acquisition by Gryphon Investors in a deal valued at over $650M.

Hundreds of founders, operators, investors, and retailers are already signed up to join the conversation, make strategic connections, and get inspired heading into 2026.

The entrepreneur’s journey is almost always messy, but in the case of Stursi, publicly sharing the highs and lows may have given its founders an initial sales boost. 

Insiders can access the full interview with the brand’s duo of co-founders.

Brothers International delivers premium fruit ingredients from the world’s finest growing regions. We supply juices, purees, concentrates, and IQF fruits to top food and beverage brands, backed by decades-long grower partnerships for consistent quality, exceptional service, and scalable solutions. Learn more

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British mixer brand Fever-Tree’s exclusive distribution and manufacturing partnership with Molson Coors is off to a roaring start, as the U.S. stood out as the company’s strongest market in its first half 2025 earnings.

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Mike Lombardo, the co-founder of better-for-you iced tea brand Halfday, shares the journey of transforming a college side hustle into a fast-growing challenger brand. He opens up about the brand’s early missteps, how Halfday secured coveted shelf space at Whole Foods, partnered with one of New York City’s most influential distributors, and how a last-minute decision led to a major investment.

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