Plus, GOFAST! relaunch, Red Tree leadership shift, CAVU’s $325M fund, Taste Radio ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
 
 
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🥤 Coke: Dan White, New Revenue Streams Out Of Spirits Biz

Coke’s New Revenue Streams unit is transferring control of its Red Tree Beverages spirits play to different structural leadership.

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⚡ GOFAST! Energy Relaunches

After quietly disappearing from the market, extreme sports-inspired energy drink producer Go Fast Sports & Beverage Company is making a comeback under holding company Golden Triangle Ventures, which acquired the company from Labor Smart, Inc. in August. 

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