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Embracing ChatUX: How Companies Can Prepare for the Future of User Experience
Discover the growing importance of ChatUX in the digital age and learn how enterprises can adapt to this innovative user experience design trend to stay competitive, enhance messaging platforms, and create seamless interactions for their users.
Fall Feature Series: Hector Saldivar
Hector Saldivar is the founder and owner of Tia Lupita® Foods, a better for you, healthy Mexican-inspired food brand that uses clean and simple ingredients in all their products. Tia Lupita® is also the first brand to introduce Nopales..
RTD Canned Cocktails Explode in Popularity
The era of hard seltzers is over. The latest craze to hit the beverage market? Canned Cocktails. Ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktails were the fastest-growing spirits category last year, with $1.6 billion in revenue.
Fall Feature Series: Kayla Castañeda
This month we sat down with Kayla Castañeda, Founder and CEO of Agua Bonita, a beverage company that makes healthy-for-you versions of agua frescas. Kayla talked to us about the origins of Agua Bonita, her experience as a Latina founder,...
Fall Feature Series: Max Rye
Max talked to us about the origins of TurtleTree, their production of the world's first sustainable lactoferrin made with precision fermentation, and the mission that drives the whole company. The interview below has been edited for brevity..
Fall Feature Series: Wee Tuck Tan
As we move into fall, we’re launching a new series of interviews with business leaders in the food, beverage, supplement and biotech industries. This month we sat down with Wee Tuck Tan, owner of..
Edge Computing and the Future of the Cloud
Edge computing delivers huge benefits over Cloud as the Internet of Things and sensor-based technologies continue to grow.
Summer Spotlight Series: Natalie Van Unen
Natalie walked us through her story, why she and her sister started One Health, the roadblocks and successes they’ve had along the way and what she is most looking forward to...
The Beverage Industry is Taking on Climate Change
As climate change accelerates, consumers are increasingly concerned with the way large corporations are taking on environmental responsibility. Many consumers, especially those in the younger generations, expect..
Taste and Texture: A Make it or Break it Point for Beverages
When purchasing a beverage for the first time, there are a number of things that can draw in the customer - the packaging, the advertised flavors, the functionality, the health promoting benefits...
The Power of Brand Collaborations
Brand collaborations have always been a popular marketing tactic, especially in the beverage industry. Whether it’s a brand partnering with a celebrity, a brand partnering with a movie on a new release, or two brands from the food and beverage...
Summer Spotlight Series: Thereasa Black
For the second installment of our Summer Spotlight Series, we sat down with Thereasa Black, founder and CEO of Bon Appesweet, a vegan artisanal chocolate bar brand that uses dates as sweeteners and has zero added sugars and zero sugar...
Brands Seek to Shake Up Energy Drink Market
The energy drink sector of the beverage market has been rapidly growing in recent years, with sales projected to reach 20 billion by 2024, according to a 2020 report from Mintel. And while the energy drink sector is predicted to...
Summer Spotlight Series: Laura Brooks
Welcome to our Summer Spotlight Series, where we’ll be sharing stories from incredible and inspiring founders and CEOs all summer long. Starting and running your own business..
Designing Beverage Packaging for Gen Z
Packaging design can make or break a beverage brand. The design of your packaging is the first thing that consumers will see and it’s up to the design to draw consumers in, create brand recognition and set your product apart...
Top Supplement Format Trends Among Consumers
Supplements are big business. Data from the CDC suggest that more than half of U.S. adults take dietary supplements, and the market is expected to grow at 9% CAGR per year through 2028.
Consumer Interest in Global Flavors Creates a Big Splash in Beverage Industry
New and exciting companies are making big waves in the domestic beverage market - bringing global flavors to fresh and functional beverages.
Global Flavors Creates a Big Splash in Beverage Industry
The energy drink sector of the beverage market has been rapidly growing in recent years, with sales projected to reach 20 billion by 2024, according to a 2020 report from Mintel. And while the energy..
5 Steps To Creating A Supplement Brand
The supplement industry has expanded immensely in recent years as people turned to supplements following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Top 5 Supplement Ingredient Trends in 2022
The supplement industry is booming as more people realize the negative effects that a high stress, always-on lifestyle has on their ability to meet daily nutritional needs. Consumers are responding with a rush to health and well-being products,...