Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, announced the introduction of Michelob ULTRA Zero, a new alcohol-free brew. With only 29 calories, it is an alcohol-free beer that is brewed to remove alcohol with a 0% alcohol by volume.

Harpoon Brewery, the maker of New England's Original IPA, and L.L.Bean, the iconic American outdoor retailer, announced the release of the Harpoon x L.L.Bean Harvest Lager. 

The National Beer Wholesalers Association’s Building Relationships and Empowering Women (BREW) initiative and the Alliance for Women in Beer co-hosted the largest Making Moves to-date, as more than 430 attendees joined the two-day event to gain valuable leadership skills and celebrate women’s important role in the beverage industry.

Michael Michail and Universal Brands Inc. debuted Xpress Harder Iced Tea, a 9.9% ABV hard iced tea available in a 24-ounce single serve can.

TailGate Brewery announced the return of its Peanut Butter Milk Stout, available for a limited time only this fall and winter.

With more than 1,100 employees who serve Greater Houston, including the counties of Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery, Silver Eagle Houston has built a portfolio of alcohol and non-alcohol products, led by Anheuser-Busch, Constellation Brands and Mark Anthony Brands, that hits all the key needs of its consumers.

Chobani, New Berlin, N.Y., and La Colombe, coffee roaster, are getting into the festive fall spirit with the reveal of their 2024 pumpkin spice collection, which includes two new seasonal products – Chobani Pumpkin Spice Greek Yogurt Drink and Chobani Pumpkin Spice Barista Oatmilk. 

Together, Doodles and AriZona Beverages are launching a limited-edition Doodles-branded Iced Tea with Lemon drink, blending art, nostalgia, and a classic American refreshment.

The waffle experts at Eggo and the coffee connoisseurs at Two Rivers Coffee Co. have united to transform your favorite waffle flavors into brewed blends of Eggo Coffee. 

In addition to the KIT KAT Flavored Creamer, Nestlé’s Coffee mate unveiled a slew of new Coffee mate products — from liquid creamer flavors to ready-to-drink (RTD) iced coffee.  

Nestlé’s Coffee mate is pushing flavor boundaries once again, giving coffee-obsessed fans the sweet chance to enjoy the classic break time snack— bagels and cream cheese — ahead of National Coffee Day (Sept. 29). 

Brisk Iced Tea, a brand of PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y., has teamed up with the artist to revive its classic Claymation advertisements and encourage fans to put themselves first.

Death Wish Coffee Co. announced the return of its most demanded seasonal blend: Pumpkin Chai. 

Findings showed that home remains the most popular place for coffee consumption.

Califia Farms, a leading, premium, plant-based beverage brand, announced its seasonal portfolio for fall and winter. 

International Delight, a brand of Danone North America, Denver, Colo., is bringing main character energy to Halloween festivities this fall with the introduction of its creamer bottle costumes, based on two of the brand’s fan-favorite flavors: French Vanilla and Pumpkin Pie Spice.  

The coffee company launched an initiative to raise funds for firefighters diagnosed with breast cancer through its Fire Dept. Coffee Club and Fire Dept. Shirt Club.

L.A. Libations’ Co-Founder and CEO Danny Stepper details that relationships are the foundation on which the beverage incubator, creator and accelerator company is built on.

With consumers’ ever-changing energy drink needs and wants, Nutrabolt and its C4 brand have resonated with shoppers thanks to its diverse portfolio. To build upon this, the company is embracing its nimble, innovative mindset for its Active Nutrition business.

With the continued blurring of lines in the functional beverage space, experts highlight how the energy drink category can rise above the clouds by expanding on wellness attributes, variety and accessibility.

Yerbaé Brands Corp., a plant-based energy beverage company, announced the launch of two additions to its zero-calorie, zero-sugar energy lineup: Peachy Mimosa Twist and Raspberry Sorbet.

Red Bull revealed the anticipated 2024 Red Bull Winter Edition Iced Vanilla Berry, a new seasonal offering that delivers Red Bull Energy Drink with the taste of blueberry and vanilla. For the first time in the Red Bull Editions lineup, this Winter Edition will be available with and without sugar.

Optimum Nutrition (ON), part of Glanbia Performance Nutrition, introduced four new, limited-edition flavors across the brand’s Gold Standard 100% Whey and AMIN.O. ENERGY product lines.

ROAR Organic unveiled its newest offerings: Cherry Limeade Plus Powder and Blackberry Lemonade, ROAR’s latest flavor addition to its ready-to-drink beverage line. 

DripDrop announced the launch of three new offerings for its Zero Sugar lineup: Zero Sugar Peach, Zero Sugar Watermelon, and a four-flavor Zero Sugar Variety Pack.

PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y., announced that it reached its 2025 global goal of a 25% improvement in operational water-use efficiency in high water-risk areas, two years ahead of schedule, based on 2023 data versus a 2015 baseline.

7-Eleven Inc. is bringing the first taste of midnight to stores nationwide with a new limited-edition flavor of Gatorade Thirst Quencher – Midnight Ice.

Local Weather announced the launch of its newest flavor: Wildberry.

NBPure, in partnership with influencer, bestselling author and mom Andrea Hannemann, announced the launch of Earthy Andy Hawaiian Hydration.

Manufacturer of specialized digital printing equipment Primera Technology Inc. announced its AP380 Label Applicator.

Videojet Technologies launched the new Videojet 9560 PL pallet labeling system.

Pepperl+Fuchs launched a new tablet for professional use in hazardous areas in Zone 2/22, Division 2.

EXIAR now is offering the 1/8 NPT FloodStream Liquid Atomizing Spray Nozzle for spraying processes where space is at a premium.

Emerson’s Nelson AXPC Connection Kits are engineered to fulfill the increased safety requirements of NEC/CEC hazardous location codes, the company notes.

Multi-Conveyor has built a series of carbon and mild steel constructed modular plastic belt conveyors.

Nokia recently launched a true inventory counting capability for Nokia Autonomous Inventory Monitory Service (AIMS). 

ProMach’s brand Texwrap demonstrated its updated DX-130 Dual Roll Bundler and the Kayat SRX-CUF Single Roll Bundler at PACK EXPO.

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., the agricultural cooperative owned by roughly 700 farmer families, announced the launch of Ocean Spray Zero Sugar Juice Drink, the first beverage from Ocean Spray with zero grams of sugar and no artificial sweeteners.

Ocean Spray introduced an all-new line of Cocktail Mixers to make hassle-free cocktails at home.  

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. unveiled a new brand identity. The refreshed approach marks the first major brand overhaul in more than two decades. During this process, the strategy was fueled by the vision of being “wildly uncommon.”

Outshine Fruit & Yogurt Smoothies is giving fans an “oh so squeezy” reason to elevate their cocktails (or mocktails) by combining the fruity blends of a smoothie with their beverage of choice.

This year’s State of the Industry report on juice and juice drinks highlights how juice manufacturers are taking a proactive approach to meet consumers’ health and wellness goals.

To remind everyone that summer isn’t over, Tropicana is teaming up with Ciara Miller of the hit show “Summer House” to launch Tropicana Refreshers, the brand’s refreshed line of juice drinks made with real fruit juice and no artificial sweeteners.

Force Control Industries, a leader in oil shear technology, unveiled its new MagnaShear motor brakes.

Last year, the EPA unveiled a set of proposals geared toward minimizing the levels of greenhouse gases, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter released into the air. Those standards would apply to light- and medium-duty vehicles and would phase in over model years 2027 through 2032.

Toward the end of the last decade, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recognized the need to boost adoption of advanced driver assistance systems and in 2020 launched the Tech-Celerate Now initiative to promote awareness and implementation of ADAS.

Tire and automotive technology supplier Continental Tire introduced the ContiConnect LITE.

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. announced the development of a new craft beer truck with Summit Truck Body.

Electric vehicle deployment for leasing of commercial vehicles are increasing, however, diesel vehicles still dominate the market. But experts note that as the gap narrows in terms of costs, so too will the market share.

Compared with last year, summer fuel prices for gasoline and diesel has remained stable. Alternative markets competition still coming from emissions versus price with traditional fuels.