Plus, 7UP reformulates, Rockstar and Celsius clash, hemp regulations rundown͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
 
 
August 10, 2026
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MALK Looks to Expand Its Pour

MALK Looks to Expand Its Pour
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Shauna Golden

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Plant-based milk has long been sold on what it leaves out. MALK is now betting that what it adds in could be just as important. 

The Texas-based brand, known for its short ingredient decks and organic positioning, is moving into a new nutritional territory with Whole MALK, a higher-protein offering designed to function as a more complete dairy alternative.

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👉🏼 The News You Need 👈🏼

🍋‍🟩 7UP Reformulates Around Lime

It’s lime’s time to shine.

For the first time in 15 years, KDP’s legacy citrus soda brand 7UP has reformulated its flavor profile and branding around a “lime-lemon” identity.

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😤 Rockstar Founder Calls For Celsius Leadership Change

Celsius is facing calls to replace its leadership team by activist investor and Rockstar Energy founder Russ Savage.

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  1. Monster Q2 Sales Cross $2.5B; Pricing Possible This Fall

  2. Attorneys General Push For Permanent Hemp Ban

  3. Diageo to Focus on RTDs; Unveils $1B Cost-Cutting Plan

  4. How Coconut Water Quietly Became One of the Fastest Growing Categories in Beverage

  5. Axum Capital Acquires Barcode Performance Drink

 

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🔀 Monday Moves

Retail Rollouts 

Here’s a taste of the products moving around the industry to start off your week.

🌱 Mitra9 has landed the big one with Walmart, launching its mitragynine and kava drinks on the mass retailer’s ecommerce site. Read the full story

Javvy Coffee has also landed at Walmart, a move that brings the next-gen protein coffee specialist’s total retail doors to over 10,000 nationwide. Read more here

🦾 BODi’s Shakeology line is now available at The Vitamin Shoppe locations nationwide with the core flavors of Shakeology’s 0g Added Sugar line. See the press release

🏈 Hyde's Hail Mary announced its expansion into New York's regulated cannabis market through a statewide partnership with MOOV Distribution. Check out the details

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