The deadline for entering the 2023 awards has passed. Thank you to all who entered.

This year's winners were announced at Beverage Digest’s Future Smarts Conference in NYC on Dec 11, 2023.

Winners and Finalists

Best Low/No Sugar Beverage

• Liquid I.V. – Hydration Multiplier Sugar Free
• Ocean Spray – Ocean Spray® Zero Sugar [WINNER]
• Sparkling Botanicals by Rishi – Green Tea Tonic

Best Ready-to-Drink Functional Beverage

• Caliwater – Prickly Pear
• Natalie's Orchid Island Juice Company – Natalie's Tomato Reishi Juice [WINNER]
• Nirvana Water Sciences – Nirvana Super Water
• PepsiCo - Gatorade Portfolio – Fast Twitch

Best Powder or Tablet

• Laird Superfood – Laird Superfood Prebiotic Daily Greens [WINNER]
• Optimum Nutrition (Glanbia Performance Nutrition) – Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Plant Protein
• PepsiCo - Gatorade Portfolio – Gatorade Zero and Propel Immune Support Tablets

Best Cannabis Drink

• hi Seltzer – hi Seltzer [WINNER]
• Nowadays – Low Dose

Best Hard Seltzer

• NÜTRL Vodka Seltzer – NÜTRL Vodka Seltzer
• Red Tree Beverages, a subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Company – Topo Chico Hard Seltzer Margarita [WINNER]

Best Canned Cocktail

• Brown-Forman Corporation – Jack Daniels & Coca-Cola Ready-to-Drink Cocktail [WINNER]
• Casa Azul – Casa Azul Tequila Soda
• MARGS – RTD Canned Margaritas

Best Premium Drink

• AriZona Beverage Company – AriZona Cold Brew Tea [WINNER]
• Sparkling Botanicals by Rishi – Blue Tea Jasmine [WINNER]
• The Watkins Co. – Spiced Orange Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey with Natural Flavors

Best New Brand

• AriZona Beverage Company – AriZona x Marvel Super LXR Hero Hydration [WINNER]
• Mezcalum – Mezcal
• PepsiCo Beverages North America – STARRY
• Red Tree Beverages, a subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Company – Peace Hard Tea

Best Marketing/Social Media Campaign

• AriZona Beverage Company – Thirsty Thirty Social Media Campaign
• Keurig Dr Pepper – Dr Pepper Strawberries & Cream
• Koe Kombucha – Koe Kombucha
• PepsiCo - Gatorade Portfolio – 'Love Means Everything' Tribute Film [WINNER]

Best New Drink Concept

• Brown-Forman Corporation – Jack Daniel's & Coca-Cola Ready-to-Drink Cocktail [WINNER]
• The Coca-Cola Company – Coca-Cola Ultimate
• The Coca-Cola Company – Simply Mixology

Best Technology Innovation

• Costa Coffee – Smart Café Marlow 1.2 [WINNER]
• PepsiCo – Gatorade Fuel Rover
• Tractor Beverage Co. – Organic Impact Tracker

Best Brand Extension

• Keurig Dr Pepper – Dr Pepper Strawberries & Cream
• PepsiCo – Pepsi Label-free Multipack [WINNER]
• Red Tree Beverages, a subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Company – Simply Spiked Peach Variety Pack

Best Packaging/Label Design

• Berlin Packaging - Studio One Eleven – Buck Shot [WINNER]
• Berlin Packaging - Studio One Eleven – Seven Teas
• Nutrabolt – C4 Ultimate Energy
• PepsiCo – 7UP Destinations Venezuela
• PepsiCo – 7UP Global Brand Restage
• PepsiCo Beverages North America – Pepsi - Pepsi's New Visual Identity
• Splash Beverage Group – Pulpoloco Sangria

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• Benefit from independent international recognition.
• Enjoy year-round marketing exposure.
• Attract validation for present and potential future investors.
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• Receive a comprehensive communications kit complete with press release, a logo package, and email signatures.

JUDGES Click For Bio

Judges for the Beverage Digest Awards are selected from a pool of experienced and knowledgeable experts in the beverage industry.