BD spoke with Blue Cloud General Manager Emiliano Di Vincenzo to seek additional clarity and to update progress with both Hard Mtn Dew and Blue Cloud. Hard Mtn Dew distributor Blue Cloud Distribution, set up last year by PepsiCo, is currently delivering products in nine states, according to the company. Blue Cloud Distribution also has secured federal alcohol wholesale permits in...

A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed...

Coca-Cola raised its full year guidance this week in a sign that the company’s leadership is confident in its ability to navigate volatile input costs, consumer headwinds spurred by inflation, and the looming ...

Hard Mtn Dew was a bright spot in an otherwise challenging second quarter for Boston Beer. Founder and Chairman Jim Koch said the flavored malt beverage (FMB) product, produced under a license from...

A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed...

The beverage industry is full of niche and regional brands that find ways to remain relevant as consumer trends come and go. We drop into two such brands today – Jel Sert and Ale-8-One. Each has a century of history that started with determined founders.

Jel Sert began life in 1926 making instant gelatin desserts. Founders Charles and Lillian Wegner created the product using...

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During the past two years, West Chicago-based Jel Sert built a distillery, winery, and brewery into the middle of a half-million-square-foot food and beverage manufacturing plant that for almost...