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BuzzBallz Ready-to-Drink Cocktails Goes on the Road

Published August 28, 2023

BuzzBallz is on the road, stopping in 11 cities for 11 installations of the USA Today Wine & Food Experience. From Aug. 12-Nov. 4, BuzzBallz ready-to-drink cocktails will be sponsoring every event on the tour.

The USA Today Wine & Food Experience will feature a plethora of local cuisine from new and established chefs, as well as wine, beer, and spirits from multiple vendors. BuzzBallz will be hosting tastings of their cocktails at each event.

BuzzBallz Trade and Shopper Marketing Manager Yashika Maru, said she is excited to have BuzzBallz present in all 11 stops of the tour with a variety of flavors to offer samples of.

“This incredible opportunity will help create brand awareness with a new set of audiences that enjoy wining and dining,” Maru said.

Aside from food and beverage tastings, each event will feature live demonstrations and music for an overall immersive experience, all within the span of an afternoon.

This sponsorship run comes timely for BuzzBallz, with its 2023 sponsorship of Seltzerland, which ended in July. Along with this tour, BuzzBallz will be sponsoring a handful of country music festivals and local beverage-based experiences throughout the remainder of the year.

BuzzBallz Trade and Events Marketing Manager Cori Culbertson said she has enjoyed sponsoring events with multiple stops.

“I love doing all kinds of events, but it’s especially fun when we get to sort of follow an event from city to city,” Culbertson said. “We can get more acquainted with the vision of the event and more accustomed to the types of consumers we’ll be interacting with, which just makes for better connections and more fun!”

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My/Mochi Pumpkin Spice, Apple Pie Flavors Return

Published August 25, 2023

It’s that time of year when all that is nice comes is pumpkin spice! My/Mochi is no exception. The brand will start stocking freezers nationwide with its Pumpkin Spice, as well as Apple Pie á La Mode, mochi ice creams beginning in early September.

The Los Angeles-based company makes its own creamy, premium ice cream and wraps it in pillowy rice dough to deliver a cool, dual texture experience in an 80-calorie portioned snack that fits in the palm of your hand.

Pumpkin Spice stands out among the fall food frenzy with cinnamon pumpkin spice ice cream and graham cracker wrapped in the chewy mochi dough; and Apple Pie á La Mode delivers a twist on the classic with a soft cinnamon spice apple filling perfectly placed in the center of vanilla ice cream so you get that extra taste sensation in every bite.

“At My/Mochi, we love bringing joy to people year-round and we get super excited about our seasonal and holiday flavors because they’re fun and unique in the ice cream category,” says Brigette Wolf, chief marketing officer, My/Mochi. “Because we make our own ice cream and our own mochi dough, we craft these limited batches fresh for the season and are so excited seeing how people rush to make sure they don’t miss out!”

My/Mochi Seasonals are available at select retailers nationwide for an average price of $5.99 for a six-count box.

My/Mochi is the original mochi ice cream company, founded in the 1990s by a Japanese baker and American entrepreneur who set up a small shop in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. Since then, the brand has evolved and grown to be the world’s largest producer of mochi ice cream. It is available in more than 20 flavors – including Cookies & Cream, Strawberry, Double Chocolate, Mango and S’Mores, as well as dairy-free options and Smoothies.

All My/Mochi ice cream is gluten free, soy free, made with milk containing no rBST and non-GMO ingredients. My/Mochi is available at retailers nationwide.

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GoodPop Launches Pumpkin Spice Latte Frozen Pop

Published August 25, 2023

GoodPop, a leading better-for-you frozen treat brand that exists to do good in the world, announces its Pumpkin Spice Latte frozen pop, just in time for the fall season. Creamy and indulgent, these dairy free treats are made with oatmilk, real pumpkin, fair trade cold brewed coffee and only have 60 calories per pop.

GoodPop’s new Pumpkin Spice Latte pops are the only pumpkin spice novelty offering on the market made with oatmilk and join GoodPop’s collection of other fruity and creamy pops. They are available exclusively at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide and on goodpop.com. Suggested retail price is $5.99 for a box of four pops.

“Over the last few years when PSL season comes around, our fans reach out asking us for a Pumpkin Spice Latte pop, and so this one was really made for our fans,” said Daniel Goetz, CEO and Founder of GoodPop. “Also, being based in Austin, we wanted to introduce a treat with Fall flavors, even while the temps are still high. Our Pumpkin Spice Latte pops are just that – a fun, delicious treat made with high quality ingredients to give you that Fall feeling, even on an end-of-Summer day.”

All GoodPop products are USDA certified organic or Non-GMO Project Verified, made with dairy and gluten-free ingredients and without HFCs, refined sugars or sugar alcohol sweeteners. GoodPop treats can be found in natural and conventional retailers in 50+ states.

Since 2009, Austin-based GoodPop has been committed to using fresh, organic, Non-GMO, real and wholesome ingredients. GoodPop is available in 19 unique, on-trend flavors with mainstream appeal and in 2023, launched its first non-frozen treat, a just juice and sparkling water beverage. As the best performing better-for-you novelty brand, GoodPop is a certified B-Corp dedicated to doing good, giving back and making people happy. GoodPop products are available at Whole Foods, Sprouts, Publix, Natural Grocers, Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Thrive Market and more in the United States.

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