From Beverage Industry Veterans Wanting to Give Start-up, Emerging, Regional and Other Beverage Brands Growth Opportunities in North America and Beyond .
Growth Opportunities Include Retail Formats Such as Supermarkets, Club Stores, Mass Merchants, Convenience Stores, Military Formats, Bars and Nightclubs, Drug Stores, Campgrounds, Limited Assortment Stores, Bodegas, Theme Parks and Many Others.
Our Roster of Beverage Brand Partners
There are a vast number of beverage brands in America that consumers are looking for. Our current portfolio is a mix of beverage groups who are either-brand new start-ups to one who is celebrating their 100-year anniversary soon.
What We Do: We help start-up and emerging brands learn how to get their new beverage products listed with beverage distributors nationwide.
Beverage Product Development, Creation and Launch: The team helps with the ideas behind brand; the creation of the brand and the launch of a brand.
- Sodas
- Juices
- Kombuchas
- Alcohol
- Water
- Sports Beverages
- Energy Drinks
- Fountain Services
- Botanicals
- Milk Shakes
- Smoothies
- Frozen Beverages
- Milk
- Frappes
- Teas
- Coffee
- Sparkling Beverages
- Mixers
- Cocoa Products
- Powdered Drinks
- Super Foods Beverages
Our Team has been involved with start-up, emerging and established beverage brands since the early 1990’s.
We work with a long-list of beverage contract manufacturers nationwide to help make beverage products as well as have a-number of sales team partners available to get the products into beverage distributors, retailers, food service customers and more.
Case Example (Kitu Life’s Super Coffee): The founders of the brand, Super Coffee came to us (2015) to help them get the product into a contract manufacturer (we helped them with their first successful product runs) and also introduced a partner of our with an extensive history in the coffee business get them into retail. Today, the brand is the #3 RTD coffee brand in America with a value of $400 million today.
The Core Types of Beverage Distributors
Cool-Ad Handles: Since its founding, Cool-Ad Handles have created programs for many regional and national consumer brands.
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Core Customers by State
We list out the customers that are prime for your launch efforts (state to state). We also list the important marketing programs that each State Department of Agriculture has. We educate clients about those important targets that are local, regional and national.
Retail Formats
- Supermarkets
- Convenience Stores
- Natural Retailers
- Specialty Retailers
- E-Commerce Platforms
- Club Stores
- Mass Merchandisers
- Drug Stores and Pharmacies
- Military Retail Formats
- Candy Stores
- Office Supply Stores
- Party Stores
- Craft and Hobby
- Truck Stops
- Wine Stores
- Specialty Food Stores
- Sporting Goods Stores
- Hardware Stores
- Farm Supply Stores
- Veterans Canteens
Food Service Formats
- Vending Distributors
- Hospitals
- Colleges and Universities
- Offices and Factories (Micro Markets)
- Rehab Clinics
- VA Hospitals
- Prisons
- Active Aging Centers
- Stadiums and Arenas
- Restaurants
- Hotels and Resorts
- Airports and Airlines
- Coffee Shops
- Smoothie Shops
- Water Parks/Theme Parks
- Zoos and Aquariums
- Schools (k-12)
- Movie Theatres
- Juice Shops
- Fitness Centers