As previously reported by BD, Gatorade Water is now available nationally in the US. The alkaline bottled water is the brand’s first unflavored water. To mark the occasion, PepsiCo rented ...

PepsiCo Beverages North America CEO Kirk Tanner will retire from PepsiCo at the end of this week after 32 years to join fast-food chain Wendy’s as its new CEO. Tanner has led...

Lemon Perfect has launched a 15.2-oz bottle for a suggested retail price of $2.29. The brand also is adding flavors Blueberry, Coconut, and Watermelon.

Sanpellegrino has launched a new line of Zero Grams Added Sugar Italian Sparkling Drinks in flavors Blood Orange, Lemonade, Peach & Clementine, and Pomegranate & Orange for $6.99 per six-pack of 11.5-oz cans.

Suja Organic, the fresh pressed juice company that previously held a minority investment from Coca-Cola

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PepsiCo’s SodaStream has new competition from kitchen appliance maker Ninja. The Ninja Thirsti Drink System launched in late July. The company sent me a unit to try. Here are my observations:

— The primary difference in Thirsti versus SodaStream is that drinks are produced by the glass instead of by the bottle. With SodaStream and most other sparkling water appliances, including Aarke and Drinkmate, water is carbonated inside a multi-serve bottle. The user removes the bottle and pours in flavor syrup, shaking the mixture by hand. With Thirsti, water is drawn from a reservoir that is refillable and removable for fridge chilling. Changeable concentrate pods automatically release...

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Ale-8-One has launched a limited-edition Peach flavor of its ginger soda. The drink is sold in four-packs while supplies last.

Spindrift added a Peach Strawberry flavor to its juice-infused sparkling water lineup.

Fever-Tree has added...