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Beverage

Just Add Water: The Dry Hydration Boom
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Just Add Water: The Dry Hydration Boom

The single-use plastic water bottle was the symbol of on-the-go convenience. Today, with unsustainable supply chain costs and a booming demand for hyper-functional wellness, the beverage industry is rapidly abandoning the bottle. Enter the multibillion-dollar era of "dry hydration", where the future of drinks fits in a pocket-sized sachet, and the only missing ingredient is water.

Just Add Water: The Dry Hydration Boom
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Beverage

Real American Beer Enters NA Category with Country Star Brantley Gilbert as Equity Partner

Real American Beer (RAB), positioning itself as one of the fastest-growing light beers in the US, has announced its strategic expansion into the non-alcoholic beverage sector with the launch of Real American Beer ZERO (RAB ZERO).

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Coffee & Tea

Starbucks and PepsiCo Launch Functional RTD 'Coffee & Protein' Range

Starbucks has announced a major expansion of its ready-to-drink (RTD) portfolio, bringing functional nutrition to the grocery and convenience aisles with the launch of Starbucks® Coffee & Protein.

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Ingredients

M2 Ingredients Solves Extraction Bottleneck with ‘M2Brew’ for Drip and Pod Coffee Formats

M2 Ingredients, a leading North American supplier of full-spectrum mushroom ingredients, has announced a major technical breakthrough for the functional beverage category with the launch of M2Brew™.

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Packaging

Origin Materials and Matrix Bottling Group Partner to Scale 'Mono-Material' PET Cap Production

Origin Materials, Inc., a sustainable materials technology company, has announced a strategic partnership with Matrix Bottling Group to initiate the mass production of beverages utilizing 100% recyclable PET caps.

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Soft drinks

PepsiCo Brings US Functional Soda 'Poppi' to the UK Market

The launch marks a major geographical expansion for the apple cider vinegar-infused beverage, rolling out nationwide across Tesco stores on 4 March 2026, followed by an immediate food-to-go rollout at Pret a Manger on 5 March.

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Packaging

Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Beverages Pioneers First Commercial 'Algae Ink' Sustainable Packaging

To execute the commercialisation, Waiākea established a joint partnership with biomaterials company Living Ink Technologies, speciality coatings manufacturer ACTEGA, and printing specialist NextGen Label Group™.

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Beverage

Rise Wellness Secures Nationwide Costco Rollout for 'Clear' Carbonated Protein Pop Plus

Rise Wellness has announced a major expansion of its retail footprint and product portfolio with the launch of Protein Pop Plus. The new carbonated, ready-to-drink (RTD) clear protein beverage is rolling out immediately to all 607 Costco locations across the United States.

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New Products

Suja Life Unveils Expansive Innovation Pipeline Across Suja Organic, Vive, and Slice

The innovation pipeline highlights a strategic shift from general health positioning toward highly targeted functional benefits, encompassing everything from cognitive support and mood enhancement to specialised gut health.

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