Review: Oatworks
Oatworks recently unveiled a revamp of its ready-to-drink oat-based beverages. Now promoted as an “oat-powered natural smoothie,” the three-SKU drink line features new packaging and a tweak in...
View ArticleReview: Nu Smoothie
While Nu Smoothie is certainly a straightforward product — it’s a 100 percent blend of purées and juices — we’re left feeling as though the company is chasing a juice/nectar market that existed a...
View ArticleReview: Live Soda
We’re seeing a growing number of carbonated kombucha products on the market, including Live Soda, a brand of drinks that blend kombucha and soda. The products, which come in three varieties, are sugar-...
View ArticleReview: GreenFit
Marketed as “6 functional drinks in one bottle,” GreenFit is a new brand of all-natural drinks that are infused with protein, energy, fiber, antioxidants, “green superfoods” and electrolytes. While...
View ArticleReview: Golazo Sugar Free
Sweetened with a blend of erythritol and stevia, Golazo’s sugar-free varieties contain 10 calories per 12 oz. slim can, hence their “all-natural” tag. We’re quite pleased with the formulation of the...
View ArticleReview: LuliTonix
LuliTonix produces a line of raw (non pasteurized, non-HPP) juice blends that are — aside from very limited retail distribution in the New York City area — sold direct to consumers via the company’s...
View ArticleReview: Brew Dr. Kombucha
Brewed and bottled by Portland, Ore.-based Townshend’s Tea Company, Brew Dr. Kombucha is a line of kombucha products that come in five varieties. We definitely enjoyed the three flavors that we sampled...
View ArticleReview: Strawberry Moon Juice
Boasting that its juices are “TRULY RAW,” Seattle-based Strawberry Moon does not pasteurize or high pressure process any of its products. While the juice blends, which have a three-day shelf life. are...
View ArticleReview: BluePrint 10 oz. Bottles
In a bid to attract a wider set of consumers, BluePrint recently unveiled a new line of 10 oz. bottled juices that the company will launch next week as an exclusive at Whole Foods. The three-SKU line...
View ArticleReview: Vital Juice
Launched in July, Seattle-based Vital Juice markets a line of cold-pressed, high pressure processed (HPP) juices and nut milks. The company sells a substantial number of products with 15 varieties,...
View ArticleReview: Bruce Cost Ginger Ale (12 oz. Can)
Last month, Bruce Cost Ginger Ale launched its first can package to its line of ginger ale drinks. Admittedly, there’s something psychologically different about not being able to actually see the...
View ArticleReview: Red Jacket Juices
Based out of the Finger Lakes region of New York, Red Jacket Orchards markets a line of cold-pressed juice blends, most of which use apple juice as a base. The products, which require refrigeration,...
View ArticleReview: Limonitz Mint
In the midst of thriving demand for lemonade comes Limonitz, a line of sparkling lemonades that are sugar-sweetened and USDA Organic certified. In our review of the company’s mint-flavored variety, we...
View ArticleReview: Just Coco
Overcrowding, and not enough differentiation between products. In recent years, we’d be talking about the energy category (which still fits the bill), but today, the same can be said about the coconut...
View ArticleReview: Zola Coconut Water with Espresso
The introduction of Zola Coconut Water with Espresso follows the launch of a number of coconut water and coffee blends seen over the past year. In the case of this product, Zola has done a good job...
View ArticleReview: Jin+Ja
A finalist in the recently held New Beverage Showdown 5 at BevNET Live Summer ’13, Jin+Ja is a non-carbonated beverage made with fresh ginger, cayenne, water, sugar, lemon juice, green tea and mint...
View ArticleReview: Arin
Arin is a brand of Thai-inspired drinks that made its U.S. debut at the recently held 2013 Summer Fancy Foods Show. The line-up includes a black tea, a hibiscus drink and lemongrass-infused beverage....
View ArticleReview: Cocotein
Cocotein is a coconut water-based beverage that touts whey protein isolate as its key functional ingredient. While we’ve seen a few similarly positioned products on the market, it’s certainly a niche...
View ArticleReview: Afterparty
Afterparty is a hydration and recovery beverage that comes in original and sugar-free formulations. While Afterparty is not positioned as an energy drink, the visual and flavor similarities to products...
View ArticleReview: Ok.- Energy (New Flavors)
In our sampling of ok.- Energy’s new fruit-flavored varieties, we are — despite the lack of actual juice in the products — quite impressed with their accurate and enjoyable fruit flavors. However, we...
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