Sambazon launches Amazon Energy Drink

Sambazon has launched a new organic energy drink called Amazon Energy, made with the acaí berry along with other antioxidant Amazon rainforest superfruits and botanicals. The drink uses an organic mixture of Acai, Acerola juice, Guarana extract, Guayaki branded Yerba Mate extract, and Steaz branded green tea extract. Amazon Energy Drink is available at Sambazon.com The cost is $59.99 for 24 cans per case (FREE SHIPPING is available now) We invite you to post your comments after trying this new acai product.

TSG Consumer Partners Provides Substantial Growth Capital for MonaVie

TSG Consumer Partners, the leading provider of growth capital for branded consumer companies, has made a significant investment in MonaVie for a small, minority equity interest in the company.

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Quixtar Files Lawsuit Against MonaVie

SALT LAKE CITY, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Quixtar North America has filed a multi-count Complaint against MonaVie (Mona Vie, Inc. and MonaVie LLC), and several MonaVie distributors for unfair competition in federal court in Salt Lake City. The Complaint alleges that MonaVie competes unfairly by making false claims about its products.

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Intellectual Property - Trademark Lawsuit

We will keep a close eye on these two companies as this feud continues to heat up.

Interview with Dr Perricone About His Book - The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet

Listen to Dr. Nicholas Perricone, an expert on health and anti-aging, as he discusses his book "The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet". He speaks about topics concerning micro inflammation and weight gain. Plus he talks about the three top foods for weight loss and anti-aging (blueberries, salmon, and green tea). Dr. Perricone mentions that you could lose 6-10 pounds in about 4 to 6 weeks. How? Stop drinking coffee and switch to drinking green tea.

Campbell Soup Introduces New V8 V-Fusion Acai Mixed Berry

Campbell Soup Company, the maker of V8 fruit juices, has announced it is rolling out a new blend featuring the Acai berry from the Amazon rainforest. The drink is available in a 46-ounce plastic bottle and will have a retail price between $4 and $5. The company says that an 8-ounce serving of the V-Fusion Acai Mixed Berry has a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit, plus antioxidant vitamins A, C and E. Click here to see the product and the nutrition facts.

PepsiCo to launch higher-end Tropicana juices

PepsiCo is launching a new line of higher-end Tropicana juices. A raspberry/acai juice will be part of the new line. Ellie Halevy, Tropicana's marketing director, declined to give a specific sales target for the new line, except to say it would be a "key contributor of growth in 2008."

Source: Reuters
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Kelly Slater loves Acai

Kelly Slater first ate it when he visited Brazil and acai is one of his favorite foods to eat.