drinkworld Technology + Marketing 1/2024

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always featured a combination of two
or more flavors. This was definitely
something I wanted to incorporate with
the sparkling water line,” But added.
“As a former chef, I really wanted to
include a savory element in one of the
flavors. I thought it would be a unique
tasting experience in a heavily saturated
sparkling water category.”
Trend Bev Co., also was fueled by the
Asian culture, specifically Vietnam.
The new-age sparkling beverage brand
promotes wellness through innovative
tropical fruit juices. The company has
three lines, coconut water with juice,
tea with juice, and simply juice. The
carbonated drinks contain no added
sugars or sweeteners, rather they rely
on the sweetness of the fruits.
Latin America tradition is what Frescos
Naturales is all about. The company fills
cans with traditional aguas frescas, but
with a twist of some carbonation. The
company honors the Latinx community
with colorful designs, bilingual labels
and traditional flavors.
“There are so many Latin communities
in the U.S., and while there is
representation in our foods, there’s not a
lot of healthy Latin American beverages
in the marketplace, yet they are very
easy to make and very good for you,”
said Juan Stewart, founder. “We wanted
our cans to be as colorful as our drinks,
as our culture really. We look at our cans
not just as a vehicle for our drink, but
also as art work.”
The beverages currently come in 12-
ounce cans in six classic flavors. They
are: guava, mango, hibiscus, passionfruit,
pineapple and tamarind.
“When I started, I knew I wanted to
launch that first year with six flavors,”
said Stewart. “I knew that once I got
started, it would be a while until I
launched more flavors. I have the next
six already in my mind.”
Venice Beach Beverage company now
offers ready-to-drink Vitamin Iced Tea
in five flavors: black cherry, ginger,
ginger turmeric, lemon and peach. The
beverages contain 13 essential vitamins
and are all natural. That same vitamin
blend is used in the company’s coldpressed
Ginger Vitamin Tea, which comes
in chai, lemon peach and turmeric.
Silly Cow Farms, a manufacturer of
premium hot cocoa mixes, is entering
the ready-to-drink coffee space with
nitro cold brew coffee with chocolate.
Varieties are Chocolate Mocha Supreme,
Dark Chocolate Euphoria and Sea Salt
Caramel Mocha.
The smooth and velvety taste of nitro
cold brew coffee gets elevated with the
addition of the company’s signature
cocoa powder. “The nitrogen infusion
adds sophistication by creating a
delicate interplay of microbubbles and
sweet frothiness,” according to the
company.
The shelf-stable beverages are
sweetened with cane sugar. A 12-
ounce can contains 80 to 120 calories,
depending on variety.
Build Brands LLC is growing its Spylt
line of better-for-you (high protein and
low sugar) dairy-based energy drinks.
The 11-ounce canned line rolled out in
2022 with two varieties of caffeinated
chocolate milk. Light Mode has 60
milligrams of caffeine and Dark Mode
has 140 milligrams. This spring there
are two new varieties: strawberry and
vanilla.
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