Comax Flavors is proud to showcase milk tea as its May “flavor of the month.” In Asia, this traditional drink involves a combination of bold black tea with sweet milk augmented by the texture of chewy tapioca pearls.

La Colombe Coffee Roasters, Philadelphia, said its La Colombe draft chocolate milk is the first product to graduate from Fresh Ideas — a line of limited-batch beverages that come from the company’s research and development innovation hub. 

New Hope Network awards REBBL the 2020 NEXTY Award for "Best New Ready-to-Drink Beverage," recognizing REBBL Gold Label Mayan Cocoa Elixir. The NEXTY Awards honor the most progressive, innovative, inspiring and trustworthy products in the natural products industry.

Truly Hard Seltzer launched Truly Lemonade Hard Seltzer, a mix of hard seltzer and lemonade made with real lemon juice delivering the crisp, clean taste of hard seltzer and bold lemonade flavor.

Green Flash Brewing Company launched Beter, its first USDA certified organic wheat beer infused with acai berries and black tea. Beter, a 4.2% ABV full-flavored wheat beer, joins the recently released Saturhaze IPA, a 4.2% ABV easy-drinking hazy IPA.

Smooth and rich, roasted black coffee with sweet brown nuances is cold steeped to create a full-bodied, mildly bitter flavor. This robust flavor is available in a liquid, water soluble form and can be used in a variety of applications including non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, dairy applications and non-dairy plant-based alternatives, syrup, confections and baked goods as well as nutrition and performance products.

Spindrift, a sparkling water made with real squeezed fruit, introduced a new flavor: real squeezed Pineapple. Made simply with sparkling water and Costa Rican pineapples, Spindrift Pineapple delivers bright and sweet flavors.

Many functional beverages use ingredients that are great for you—but may lack appealing taste. Not only does honey mask the unpleasant flavor of these ingredients, but it also brings familiarity to functional products that people may otherwise be unfamiliar with. 

Riff Cold Brew has expanded its Alter Ego line of cold-brew teas that are made from up-cycled coffee fruit (cascara). 

Finding the sweet spot for taste, texture and nutritional profile is a challenge for beverage brands because consumer sentiments about desired product attributes are changing faster than ever.