CUCU
CUCU makes canned cucumber water with just three ingredients: cucumber juice, fruit juice and vitamin C.
CUCU makes canned cucumber water with just three ingredients: cucumber juice, fruit juice and vitamin C.
Founded by Leslie Scofield alongside Vital Proteins founder Kurt Seidensticker, Be LOVE makes "functional, better-for-you beverages" in canned Clear Protein, Energy and Electrolytes lines. The Clear Protein drinks pack "15g protein and zero sugar."
Popwell makes cold-crafted prebiotic soda with fiber, vitamins and antioxidants and 1 gram of sugar per can, never heat-treated during production.
Halfday makes "gut-healthy iced tea with 6g of prebiotic fiber" and 3-5g of sugar, in flavors like Lemon, Peach and Crisp Apple. Kayvon Jahanbakhsh started it with best friend Mike Lombardo after a three-month hospital stay battling ulcerative colitis.
Nowadays says it offers "the first nationally available THC-infused spirit," an alcohol-free, hemp-derived THC drink in 2, 5 and 10mg strengths that you can take as a shot, pour over ice or mix into a cocktail. The lineup also includes THC canned cocktails and on-the-go shots, sold only to adults 21+.
Professional skateboarder Erik Ellington, who left Alaska to chase that dream, started Easy Does It with cofounders Kellen and Jon. Its Original Brew is a crisp, citrusy non-alcoholic American lager at 0.5% ABV and 65 calories, and The Original Gold nods to "the Mexican lager you've been drinking your whole life." Both are sold online and in stores.
wildwonder makes organic sparkling drinks with prebiotics and probiotics, founded by Rosa and inspired by her Chinese grandmother's herbal tonics; it appeared on Shark Tank.
Recess makes drinks and powders to help you feel "calm cool collected," including Recess Mood sparkling water infused with magnesium and adaptogens, a balancing hemp + adaptogen drink and Zero Proof craft mocktails.
Happy Thoughts makes functional fizzy juice drinks with real fruit, vitamins, amino acids and antioxidants, sold online and through retail stores.
Husband-and-wife team Cady and Kyle founded Pauwela Beverage Co. on Maui's north shore in January 2020, starting with two kombucha flavors at one farmers market. It now crafts "island inspired" probiotic drinks, including kombucha, water kefir, probiotic soda and sparkling kava, plus hard kombucha, and runs a taproom on Maui.
Ayurvedist makes "caffeine-free Ayurvedic teas that help you focus, stay calm, energize, and digest better," blended from organically grown herbs and spices with "no natural flavors or extracts" and "no sugar or artificial sweeteners," and "packed in compostable, microplastic-free tea bags." Founder Deepika Phakke created the brand inspired by a late grandfather who was an Ayurvedic doctor.
RINGA is a lightly effervescent, ready-to-sip drink it calls "consciously crafted, plant powered holistic hydration," pairing organic apple cider vinegar and agave inulin prebiotic fiber with moringa, a plant rich in amino acids, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. It is made with organic and non-GMO ingredients and has zero added sugar.