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What Natural Shoppers Are Buying for the BBQ: 3 Data-Backed Shopper Trends for Grilling Season

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With cities across the country lifting their lockdown restrictions and vaccines becoming more readily available, summer BBQs are sure to make up for lost time. As you begin to plan out your summer celebrations with friends and loved ones, you’ll be happy to know that all the meals, snacks, and drinks you’ll be consuming don’t … Read more What Natural Shoppers Are Buying for the BBQ: 3 Data-Backed Shopper Trends for Grilling Season

10 Healthy Happy Hour Necessities

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The alcoholic and alcohol-inspired beverage category is ripe with innovation, from hard coffee and kombucha to spiritless cocktails to mixers and more. The next time you are looking to indulge in an adult beverage, consider these 9 better-for-you brands. 1. Straightaway Photo courtesy of @straightawaycocktails, Instagram   Straightaway makes both classic and lesser-known spirited and … Read more 10 Healthy Happy Hour Necessities

Beverage Trends: 5 In-Demand Beverage Categories to Watch

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More than Thirst Quenchers Today, beverages are so much more than a way to quench our thirst. Shoppers are forming new habits to support their sustainability initiatives, their social behavior, and more often than not, their health. As we analyze current beverage trends, here are 5 beverage categories whose stand-out growth rates have caught our … Read more Beverage Trends: 5 In-Demand Beverage Categories to Watch

Brand Uses Store Level Data to Increase Distribution by 20%

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The founder of an enhanced beverage set out to give the average consumer a drink filled with nutritional value and that came with a better carbon footprint. His emerging brand was on a path to success but not growing at the desired rate. Continue reading to find out what he did to increase distribution. Telling … Read more Brand Uses Store Level Data to Increase Distribution by 20%

SPINS Data Helps a Kombucha Company Grow by 65%

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When one father’s career took an unexpected turn, he decided to transform his hobby of brewing kombucha at home with his family into a new business. He began with a mission to use only seasonable and sustainable ingredients while also offering surprising twists on flavors. The emerging brand was growing, but for being such an … Read more SPINS Data Helps a Kombucha Company Grow by 65%

Policy Insights: An Examination of the Soda Tax

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In 2014, Berkeley, CA, became the first city in the United States to implement a public health-based soda tax. There are now eight jurisdictions in the U.S. to have passed a similar tax, though one in Cook County, IL, has been recently repealed. What do these laws mean for manufacturers and retailers – not to … Read more Policy Insights: An Examination of the Soda Tax