After 18 months of learning about the U.S. bev-alc market, California-based hard kombucha brand Mate Maker is ready to expand its portfolio and its distribution, and wants consumers to come along for the ride.
San Diego-headquartered JuneShine is adding another product line to its expanding portfolio, but the latest addition is outside of the beverage-alcohol realm. The maker of hard kombucha, spirits-based canned cocktails and light lagers will expand its repertoire with non-alcoholic (NA) kombucha under the JuneShine brand.
Five years ago, hard kombucha was expected to become the next big “fourth category” product, building off the initial momentum of hard seltzer, but promising bolder flavors and potential gut health benefits.
San Diego-based hard kombucha and canned cocktail (RTD) maker JuneShine will acquire beyond beer brand Flying Embers in an all-stock transaction, the company announced today.
Five years into business, JuneShine – a Southern California-based hard kombucha and canned cocktail maker – is eying its next chapter, focused on being not just a leader in the segments it participates in, but a competitor in the total bev-alc space.
Armed with combined experience at Diageo and JuneShine, the team behind Mate Maker— along with band Rüfüs Du Sol— has big plans for the hard kombucha category.
Following five years of research and development under the leadership of director of sales and marketing Jessica Gerth, jun maker Wild Tonic has unveiled a revamped visual identity designed to celebrate the brand’s uniqueness and clarify the difference between jun and kombucha for consumers.
San Diego-based JuneShine – a hard kombucha and ready-to-drink canned cocktail (RTD) maker – is on track to produce more than one million cases (about 72,580 barrels) in 2022.
When Los Angeles-based Jiant launched its hard kombucha in the summer of 2019, the company had three full time employees, including its co-founders, Larry Haertel Jr. and Aaron Telch.
Hard kombucha maker JuneShine released Permanent Vacation today in collaboration with DJ, songwriter and JuneShine investor Diplo.
Ojai, California-based hard kombucha and hard seltzer-maker Flying Embers has closed a $20 million series C funding round, led by global spirits giant Beam Suntory.
Hard kombucha-maker JuneShine announced today the completion of a $24 million Series B funding round, which will help fund several initiatives, including the launch of its first non-hard kombucha product.
Leading hard kombucha brewery JuneShine announced the completion of Series A funding today, led by several celebrity investors.
