Business Branding
After 10 Years of Unprofitability, 2 Breakthroughs Led This Entrepreneur to a $100 Million Brand
Jim Scott's beverage company features famous characters as bottle toppers, and it recently underwent a huge rebranding.
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Building a Business
Her Brand Is Practically Millennial Bait, But This Entrepreneur Still Has to Overcome Steep Challenges
Linda Appel Lipsius is the co-founder of Teatulia, a brand that may as well be millennial bait, but challenges abound.
Business News
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.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
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.
By Andrew Yang
Thought Leaders
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.
By Nina Zipkin
Marketing
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.
Business News
Krispy Kreme Agrees to $1.35 Billion Takeover
Buyer is German conglomerate JAB Holding Company.
By John Kell
Building a Business
Forget Lemonade, Beyoncé Is Investing in Watermelon
She has a stake in WTRMLN WTR.
By John Kell
Business News
Coke Is Wanting to Turn ‘Premium’ Milk Into a Billion-Dollar Business
Coca-Cola is betting that it can make America love milk again.
Buying a Franchise
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.
By Carly Okyle
Entrepreneurs
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.
By Laura Entis
Buying a Franchise
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.
By Carly Okyle
Building a Business
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.
By Jason Ankeny
Building a Business
Lagunitas IPA Founder Cites Nietzsche in Blog Post About Heineken Deal
Heineken has acquired a 50 percent stake in craft brewer Lagunitas.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
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.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
This Daring Distiller Is Rocketing Whiskey Into Space
Japan's Suntory Holdings is taking one small, historic step for cocktail connoisseurs everywhere.
Building a Business
15 Absurdly Wonderful Bacon-Flavored Products
From seaweed to vodka, check out these ridiculous porky goods.
By Kate Taylor
Buying a Franchise
San Francisco’s Law Targeting Sugary Sodas May Mean Trouble for Starbucks
As the city contemplates a law that will require warnings on soda advertising, the Frappuccino comes under fire.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
What It Means to Be JetBlue’s Wine Expert
Jon Bonné is helping to take the airline industry beyond the simple choice of red or white.
By Kate Taylor
Thought Leaders
Powdered Alcohol Gets the OK From Federal Regulators, Faces Resistance from States
Get ready for an unconventional way to get drunk this summer.
By Kate Taylor
Business News
Starbucks Turns to Coconuts as Non-Dairy Demand Soars
The company's coffee shops in the U.S. will begin offering coconut milk later this month.
By Reuters
Building a Business
With ‘Fairlife,’ Coca-Cola Is Getting Into the Premium Milk Business
The soda giant is betting squarely on its new milk product, which contains 50 percent more protein and 50 percent less sugar than normal milk -- at twice the price.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Bottom’s Up: How a Kombucha Bar Took Root in Virginia
A small-batch brewer rethinks the probiotic favorite.
By Jodi Helmer
Business News
The Best Whiskey in the World No Longer Hails From Scotland
In fact, not a single Scotch whiskey even managed to crack the top five on a much-revered annual compilation.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
The 10 Biggest Restaurant Trends for 2015
Get ready for a year filled with small plates, signature beverages and the rise of the post-millennial generation.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
With Soda Sales Down Anyway, Coke and Pepsi Vow to Promote Healthier Drinks
At the Clinton Global Initiative, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Dr Pepper pledged to cut beverage calories by one-fifth in the next decade.
By Kate Taylor
Thought Leaders
Who Should Be Named Our ‘Established Entrepreneur of 2014?’ Cast Your Vote.
Our five finalists have made their mark in the worlds of gift cards, payment processing, food delivery, music packaging and chai tea.
By Geoff Weiss