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Cashierless Checkout Pioneer Grabango Shuts Down After Failing to Secure Additional Funding

Cashierless Checkout Pioneer Grabango Shuts Down After Failing to Secure Additional Funding

Grabango's shutdown after raising $93M illustrates the harsh funding climate for retail tech startups and offers cautionary lessons about achieving profitability in competitive checkout technology markets that could apply to BevTech founders. Read the full article →

AI-Powered CPG Trend Forecaster AI Palette Gets Gobbled Up

AI-Powered CPG Trend Forecaster AI Palette Gets Gobbled Up

AI-powered product innovation tools are being acquired by legacy market research firms, signaling consolidation in the CPG tech stack that beverage founders rely on for trend forecasting and product development. Read the full article →

After Leaving Starbucks, Mesh Gelman Swore Off The Coffee Biz. Now He Wants To Reinvent Cold Brew Coffee

After Leaving Starbucks, Mesh Gelman Swore Off The Coffee Biz. Now He Wants To Reinvent Cold Brew Coffee

BevTech startup creating countertop cold brew technology raised $30M including backing from Howard Schultz, targeting both consumer and commercial beverage markets with proprietary capsule system. Read the full article →

Remilk Launches Recombinant Protein Powered Milk in Israel, Eyes US Launch in 2026.

Remilk Launches Recombinant Protein Powered Milk in Israel, Eyes US Launch in 2026.

BevTech startup Remilk's commercial product launch after $150M in funding demonstrates precision fermentation's path to market, business model pivots from B2B to D2C partnerships, and validation of beverage-adjacent technology trends that BevTech founders should monitor. Read the full article →

How Learning About Wallaby Milk Drove Dr. Nora Khaldi to Create an AI-Powered Ingredient Discovery Platform

How Learning About Wallaby Milk Drove Dr. Nora Khaldi to Create an AI-Powered Ingredient Discovery Platform

Nuritas' $42M Series C and AI-powered ingredient discovery platform represents the intersection of FoodTech AI and ingredient innovation, with direct applications to functional beverage formulation (muscle support, sleep, anti-aging peptides). Read the full article →

Brewdog to be bought by Tilray Brands in £33 million deal

Brewdog to be bought by Tilray Brands in £33 million deal

Major acquisition of iconic craft brewery Brewdog by Tilray demonstrates M&A activity and consolidation trends in the craft beverage sector, with strategic implications for beverage tech founders navigating exit opportunities and understanding buyer appetite in a challenging market. Read the full article →

BrewDog buyout: 484 jobs lost as 38 bars close

BrewDog buyout: 484 jobs lost as 38 bars close

Major acquisition of prominent craft brewery BrewDog by beverage company Tilray offers cautionary lessons on failed expansion strategies, distressed M&A dynamics, and the consequences of mismanagement in the craft beverage sector. Read the full article →