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Keurig Dr Pepper Not Ready for CBD, CEO Says

Plus, Second-Quarter Results

August 9, 2019

Keurig Dr Pepper CEO Bob Gamgort closed the door for now on any move into the CBD beverage sector...

Briefs: July 30, 2019

July 30, 2019

A fast-paced collection of recent news from around the non-alcoholic beverage industry so you go into meetings prepared. Also a great way to feel the industry pulse.

NYC Health Department Clamps Down on CBD-Infused Food and Beverages

Legal Action Possible?

July 12, 2019

Starting this month, New York City Health Department will force food service operators to discard or return to suppliers...

Jones Soda May Launch CBD Offering By Year-End, CEO Says

New Investor to ‘Drive Jones Soda CBD Strategy.’

July 12, 2019

In an exclusive interview, Jones Soda CEO Jennifer Cue discuses a $9 million investment by Canadian hemp and CBD holding company HeavenlyRX ...

Briefs: June 28, 2019

June 28, 2019

A fast-paced collection of recent news from around the non-alcoholic beverage industry so you go into meetings prepared. Also a great way to feel the industry pulse.

Q&A: PLNT Blend Co-Founder Dave Holmes.

SpikedSeltzer creator turns to CBD beverage market. Wants "bad actors" taken out by FDA. Advocates regulatory framework.

June 28, 2019

Dave Holmes created an alcohol beverage category by founding and developing SpikedSeltzer, which he sold to Anheuser-Busch in 2016. Now his ambition is focused on the burgeoning hemp-based CBD...

Cannabis Watch: The FDA Begins Work to Regulate CBD Products

Public Hearing Takeaways and Next Steps

June 7, 2019

On May 31, the US Food & Drug Administration held its first public hearing on the regulation of cannabidiol, known more commonly as CBD. The ingredient is at the center of a burgeoning functional beverage category in the US and abroad. Here are the key takeaways from the FDA hearing...

‘Isolates,’ ‘Hemp Extract,’ ‘Full Spectrum’: What Does It All Mean?

Q&A: Hemp Developer IrieCBD.

May 21, 2019

Last month, Freedom Leaf Health, a publicly-traded developer of hemp-based CBD products and ingredients, announced a new water-soluble hemp extract for beverages under its IrieCBD brand. This Q&A with Garrett Wood, IrieCBD's product development and sales manager, will take the mystery out of CBD for beverages.