Beverage Businesses

Starbucks

Starbucks Now Has Spring Cups, and They Look Kind of Familiar

Although the coffee chain's seasonal cups have courted controversy in the past, we think it will be pretty safe with these new designs.

Nina Zipkin | 2 min read

Success Stories

This Booming Tea Seller Has 3 Business-Building Lessons to Share

Follow these three steps to build a consumer business in crowded categories around the country.

Andrew Yang | 4 min read

20 Questions

The One Thing This Entrepreneur Does Each Day to Stay Productive

The co-founder of beverage startup Owl's Brew believes every day can lead to a new opportunity if you're open to it.

Nina Zipkin | 9 min read

Video Advertising

3 Brands That Got Creative and Got It Right With Mobile Video Advertising

Three video advertising campaigns from three big brands hit the sweet spot with creativity, vision and forward thinking.

Shayna Smilovitz | 5 min read

Mergers and Acquisitions

Krispy Kreme Agrees to $1.35 Billion Takeover

Buyer is German conglomerate JAB Holding Company.

John Kell | 2 min read

Investments

Forget Lemonade, Beyoncé Is Investing in Watermelon

She has a stake in WTRMLN WTR.

John Kell | 4 min read

Coca-Cola

Coke Is Wanting to Turn 'Premium' Milk Into a Billion-Dollar Business

Coca-Cola is betting that it can make America love milk again.

Claire Groden | 2 min read

Franchise Players

This Franchisee 'Fell in Love' With Her Product, and Minnesota Is Following Suit

Mary Bigler was a fan of Maui Wowi Hawaiian before she was a franchisee. Today, her enthusiasm has only grown.

Carly Okyle | 5 min read

Personal Health

Despite Changes to Federal Dietary Guidelines, the Rules of Healthy Eating Have Never Changed

Vilifying a nutrient -- from fat, cholesterol to sugar -- doesn't necessarily lead to a more balanced, healthful diet. Instead, it often has the opposite effect, experts say.

Laura Entis | 10 min read

Franchise Players

Why This Franchisee Added Beer to Her Coffee-Based Career

After running a Tim Hortons franchise for two decades, Wendy Clark-Wolfe also recently opened a World of Beer franchise. She explains why.

Carly Okyle | 4 min read

Insider Wineries

A Storied Winery Runs Toward Tech, Reaps the Rewards

Here's a toast to the Napa Valley mainstay that's fomenting -- and fermenting -- a wine revolution.

Jason Ankeny | 15+ min read

Acquisitions

Lagunitas IPA Founder Cites Nietzsche in Blog Post About Heineken Deal

Heineken has acquired a 50 percent stake in craft brewer Lagunitas.

Kate Taylor | 3 min read

Alcohol

Guinness Minus the Alcohol? It's Now for Sale in Indonesia.

While Indonesians sip on Guinness Zero, the company has no plans to bring the beverage to Ireland.

Kate Taylor | 2 min read

Space Travel

This Daring Distiller Is Rocketing Whiskey Into Space

Japan's Suntory Holdings is taking one small, historic step for cocktail connoisseurs everywhere.

Kim Lachance Shandrow | 3 min read

Bacon

15 Absurdly Wonderful Bacon-Flavored Products

From seaweed to vodka, check out these ridiculous porky goods.

Kate Taylor | 5 min read