What is going on in the beverage segment? Like several other categories, overall, the skies are cloudy, with little rain predicted. Sales in the vast category are mixed year-over-year (YoY), but there are plenty signs of strength. Declining subcategories certainly did not take it on the chin, perhaps a good sign for the industry.

Uncle Matt’s Organic, purveyor of organic orange juice, is reinventing tea time with the launch of three ready-to-drink refrigerated brewed black tea varieties. True to Uncle Matt’s Organic’s ethos and commitment to excellence, the teas are certified organic, meeting the highest standards of quality and sustainability, the Clermont, Fla.-based company says.

The pickleball craze is sweeping the nation. While the sport began in Washington State in 1965, the number of people playing pickleball today is skyrocketing.

Although perhaps not the impressive gold-medal victory achieved by the U.S. Men’s Olympic hockey team over the Russian’s in 1980 in Lake Placid, N.Y., most areas of the non-dairy market are scoring plenty of goals, with the exception of the juice market, which is biding its next chance to skate through a slump.

New ingredients from A&B Ingredients, Agropur, and Balchem

In 1959’s “The Sound of Music,” Governess Maria (Julie Andrews) teaches the Von Trapp children how to sing "Do-Re-Mi." From the first strains all the way to “T,” the music scale’s highest note, in “Tea, a drink with jam and bread,” the youngsters learn how to sing “a million different tunes by mixing up the notes.”

Inspired by the iconic Girl Scout Cookies, Carnation Breakfast Essentials launched two new drink flavors: Girl Scouts Thin Mints and Girl Scout Coconut Caramel. 

Passionate about sleep and relaxation, Blue Bear Wellness Teas are naturally flavored, ready-to-drink (RTD) sleep teas made with all natural and organic ingredients. They are available in two flavors: White Peach and Mixed Berry.

Upcycled brewery byproducts unlock new barley flours, sustainable proteins for ready-to-drink beverages. Managing Editor Barbara Harfmann tours St. Louis-based EverGrain by AB InBev to learn about EverPro, a powdered ingredient taking the market by storm.