Flower Power Coffee Co. announced plans to raise $2 million in Series A Capital for expanding sales operations, marketing and channel support as it moves to further establish itself in the CBD coffee category As early as December of last year, consumer market trends tracker Nielsen observed that consumer interest in hemp-derived CBD showed no…
New CBD Seltzer James & James Launches
New CBD seltzer brand James & James launched this week as the first craft sparkling beverage made with full spectrum, hemp flower-derived CBD extract sourced from in-house hemp. Each 12 oz glass bottle of James & James features 25mg of CBD sourced from its parent company CFH Ltd.’s Colorado farm. As the latest product from…
Zolt Beverage Mixes Coming to Harmon, Bed Bath & Beyond
Wellness beverage brand Zolt is expanding brick-and-mortar retail distribution to Harmon and Bed Bath & Beyond. Shoppers can now find Zolt in nearly 300 stores nationwide, as well as online. The new retail partnerships come at a time when the company sees health-conscious consumers looking to feel and perform better with ease, great taste and…
Chicques Organic Hemp Tea Has No CBD, No THC
Ben Franklin thinks that Chiques Creek Organic Hemp Tea is Revolutionary – at least, that’s the idea of a colonial-themed commercial featuring Benjamin Franklin in a modern-day market. For both Chiques (pronounced chick-eez) and the inventive American founding father, Pennsylvania is home. Chiques Creek Organic Hemp Teas are produced and bottled by Kreider Farms, a…
Kona Gold Beverage Raises Capital to Fund Growth Plans
Melbourne, Fla.-based Kona Gold Beverage, parent company of Kona Gold LLC and Gold Leaf Distribution LLC, took the first step in growth plans by raising $3 million in capital via a Securities Purchase Agreement (SPA) with YA II PN Ltd., the company announced. Kona Gold Beverage is a holding company focused on product development in…
Social Responsibility Driving CBD Beverage Growth
New data from cannabis market research firm High Yield Insights reveals that consumers of CBD beverages care far more about issues such as sustainability than most adults, with 41% of CBD drinkers reporting a preference for sustainable brands compared to 21% of the general U.S. population aged 21 and over. Similarly, 40% of CBD beverage…
Global Widget’s Hemp Bombs Celebrates Five Years
Tampa, Fla.-based Global Widget, the manufacturer and distributor of iconic CBD brand Hemp Bombs, is kicking off the brand’s fifth anniversary today, Aug. 9, following years of large-scale growth, industry-leading products, and an aggressive goal to set the gold standard in an emerging industry. “It’s hard to believe it has been five years already,” said…
Keef Brands Unveils Beverages With THCv, CBG and CBN
DENVER – Cannabis beverage brand Keef Brands unveiled its new series of cutting edge purpose-driven beverages with alternative cannabinoids. Going beyond the traditional THC and CBD to develop products, Keef’s innovative formulations push the cannabis industry envelope by offering more functional effects ranging from stimulation, relaxation to possible neuropathic benefits. The product line is now…
New Cannabis Sodas Bring Fun to Infused Beverages
As a new generation of consumers has shown a preference for alternatives to alcoholic beverages, CBD-beverages containing small amounts of THC are rising to fill that demand. The United Kingdom’s top CBD social tonic is now available with THC in California as Green Monké, a happy new low-dose, cannabis-infused line of sodas that celebrate people…
Caliper Adds Lemonade Flavor to CBD Swiftsticks
CBD beverage powder maker Caliper has added a limited-edition lemonade flavor to its popular Swiftsticks lineup. The summer flavor favorite joins Swiftsticks flavors mixed berry, lemon lime and cool mint in Caliper’s thirst-quenching arsenal of clinically substantiated dissolvable CBD powders. As the weather heats up and summer is in full swing, the new lemonade Swiftsticks…
Kaló Hemp Seltzer Welcomes New Flavors
Handcrafted, locally-sourced hemp-infused seltzer Kaló announced the expansion of its product portfolio to include four summer-ready new flavors: Black Cherry, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Ginger Lemonade and Blood Orange Mango. Crafted with the same premium, water-soluble hemp extract which gives the original product portfolio its signature rapid-onset effect, Kaló’s newest seltzer flavors are designed to help…
CBD Living Expands Reach With THC Living Brand
ln an effort to better address the full needs of its customer base, leading U.S.-based CBD brand CBD Living launched a new cannabis brand – aptly named THC Living – that adds THC into the mix of the new product line. Initially, THC Living will offer a pair of products: three lemonade-based beverages as well…
Gem + Jane CBD Beverage Targets Women Consumers
Cannabidiol (CBD) product makers are now parsing the CBD beverage consumer market by gender, judging by the latest product from beverage maker CannaCraft. The company recently launched its new Gem + Jane brand, a women-focused sparkling botanical beverage that blends simple ingredients with microdoses of rare cannabinoids, including THCV, Delta-8 THC and CBD. The beverage…
Docklight Taps Southern Glazer’s for Marley CBD Beverage Distribution
Docklight Brands, the pioneering consumer products company with celebrated brands Marley Natural and Marley CBD, has signed a distribution agreement for its Marley CBD beverages and confections portfolio with established beverage alcohol distributor Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits. “Through this groundbreaking agreement, we will tap into Southern Glazer’s established national distribution network to bring…
Meet Fable: The Non-Alcoholic, Premium Botanical Cannabis Cocktail
BKKB Ventures recently launched Fable, a line of four cannabis-infused botanical beverages. The Fable brand offers consumers intentionally-crafted THC/CBD cocktails that draw inspiration from modern mixology, adding a premium cannabis product to the burgeoning alcohol-alternative beverage market. Available for purchase this coming July in select California dispensaries, lounges and delivery platforms, each 12-ounce bottle delivers…
What Are the Different Types of CBD Products?
With the rise in acceptance and consumption of CBD products, the number of manufacturers, forms and flavors has grown. Market competition has fostered a creative atmosphere among CBD product makers looking for easier, more familiar and tastier ways to deliver CBD, and also coax hesitant consumers to take advantage of CBD’s benefits. Many products…
Canopy Growth Signs Distribution Agreement With Southern Glazer’s for CBD Beverage Portfolio
Canopy Growth Corp., a cannabis, CBD and vaporization device company, announced alcohol distributor Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits as the distribution partner for its U.S. portfolio of CBD-infused beverages. This partnership announcement follows the recent launch of Quatreau, Canopy’s first line of CBD-infused beverages sold in the U.S. market. “Through this groundbreaking partnership, we will…
Orange Burst CBD Shot
Pickle Juice announced the launch of Bawi Mana Holding LLC to bring functional and emerging products to market, beginning with the 100% natural Orange Burst CBD Shot, designed to provide various benefits targeting the mind and body. The brand’s first CBD product to market, each 2.5-ounce shot contains 50 milligrams of Nano Emulsified Broad-Spectrum CBD…
Kill Cliff Hits Viral Paydirt With ‘Laser Kitty’ Video
Clean energy drink maker Kill Cliff seems to have once again hit viral marketing paydirt, this time with its “Laser Kitty” promotional music video. Kill Cliff lit up the social media marketing world with its recent launch of “Flaming Joe” CBD beverage, inspired by the popular straight-talking and sometimes brash podcaster Joe Rogan. The video has…
Canopy Growth Brings Top-selling Quatreau to U.S.
Smiths Falls, Ont.-based Canopy Growth Corp. this month announced its U.S. launch of Quatreau, a premium ready-to-drink CBD-infused sparkling water. The four-flavor drink line is Canopy’s entrée into the high-potential U.S. CBD beverage category. The stateside launch follows the successful 2020 rollout of Canopy Growth’s CBD-infused beverages in Canada, where Quatreau is now the…
University Study Tests Absorption Rates of CBD Ingredients
Soluble cannabinoid ingredients manufacturer and supplier Caliper Ingredients and Colorado State University (CSU) have completed what they’re calling the CBD industry’s first human clinical study of commercially available CBD-infused food and supplement product pharmacokinetics. According to the study, published in a special edition of “Pharmaceuticals – Cannabidiol: Advances in Therapeutic Applications and Future Perspectives,” Caliper’s…
Rebranded Lemin Lemonade Is Now Ooh La Lemin
MELBOURNE, Fla.-based Kona Gold Beverage, a holding company focused on product development in the hemp and CBD functional beverage sector, is rebranding the Lemin Lemonade brand, which it acquired along with S&S Beverage. The rebranding includes a product name change to Ooh La Lemin, a new logo and a fresh new can design. The rebranding…
What’s Ahead for CBD and Cannabis-Infused Foods & Beverages?
Cannabidiol (CBD) beverages and cannabis-infused beverages are a growing trend. Some 23% of consumers report wanting to try CBD beverages and 22% say they want to try CBD-infused foods, according to market research firm Datassential. Still, CBD-infused beverages remain a new concept to most customers. Mike Kostyo, trendologist for Datassential, pointed out that more consumers…
Some Big Bev Brokers Get Head Start With CBD
With a parade of new cannabidiol (CBD) products across a wide spectrum of forms and functions coming to market, the beverage market may be the sleeper CBD category. Large beverage companies are increasingly active in developing CBD beverages to wash into the mainstream. It’s not hard to figure out that beverages are an ideal way…
Molson Joint Venture Debuts Sparkling CBD Water in Colorado
DENVER – Truss CBD USA, a joint venture majority owned by Molson Coors Beverage Co. and operated in partnership with HEXO Corp. this week announced the U.S. launch of Veryvell, a new line of non-alcoholic, sparkling CBD beverages, exclusively available in Colorado. Veryvell is a hemp-derived, adaptogenic sparkling CBD water infused with a crisp taste,…