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🚨 EMERGING COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: SAVANO | THE BEVERAGE FORUM EUROPE 2026 🚨 Savano launched this summer, went straight into a nationwide Sainsbury's listing, and has been selling out ever since. Savano has done in a few months what takes most drinks brands years, and on 1 October at Abbey Road Studios, the people behind it are telling us exactly how. We're excited to announce our Emerging Company Spotlight on Savano at The Beverage Forum Europe 2026. Joining the stage: Olivia Attwood, Founder of Savano. An award-winning broadcaster, radio presenter and podcaster, Olivia is one of ITV's most commissioned talents, with a portfolio of shows generating more than 233 million streams on ITVX and a podcast passing 70 million listens in six months. She has turned that audience into a premium RTD cocktail brand that keeps selling out. Lewis Bowen, Group CEO of Babco International, the group behind Savano, Neptune Rum and Tofka vodka. An award-winning entrepreneur and brand builder, Lewis has transformed Babco from a traditional drinks distributor into a brand-owning international platform, scaling across grocery, on-trade and export markets with listings spanning Sainsbury's, Stonegate, British Airways and Eurostar. Moderated by Danny Stepper, Co-Founder & CEO of L.A. Libations. You'll leave understanding how a challenger brand breaks through a crowded category, and what it takes to turn attention into distribution. Tickets are selling out, secure your seat below. 🗓️ London, UK | 1 October 2026 🎟️ Tickets are limited, grab yours: https://bit.ly/4rrGNJ1 🌐 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4hnRSGj #TheBeverageForum #TheBeverageForumEU #DrinksIndustry #ChallengerBrands #RTD Dino SartiChristine Phan

🚨 NEW PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT | THE BEVERAGE FORUM EUROPE 2026 🚨 Building a successful alcohol brand today takes more than what's in the bottle. We're excited to announce "The Business of Building Alcohol Brands" at The Beverage Forum Europe 2026, taking place on 1 October at Abbey Road Studios in London. With the rise of no and lo-alcohol brands reshaping the category, this panel brings together leaders across spirits, beer, wine and adult drinks to discuss what it takes to build, scale and sustain a brand in an increasingly competitive market. Joining the panel: Marsh Mokhtari, Co-Founder of Gray Whale Gin and Make Waves Ventures. In 2018 Marsh and his wife Jan sold their home to launch Golden State Distillery, inspired by an encounter with a migrating gray whale in Big Sur. Every bottle is distilled with botanicals sourced along that 12,000-mile migratory path, and the brand supports ocean conservation through Oceana and 1% for the Planet. Owen Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Hawkstone. Owen leads the British beer and cider brand launched in 2021 with barley from Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm. It now supplies more than 4,000 pubs and 2,000 retail outlets across the UK, exports to 10 European countries, and has featured in the Sunday Times 100 three years running. Paul Schaafsma, Managing Director of Benchmark Drinks. Paul is the operator behind the Kylie Minogue, Gary Barlow and Graham Norton wine brands, and was previously CEO of Accolade Wines, the world's fifth-largest wine company. Vishal Patel, Chief Executive Officer of James Gin, the world's most followed gin brand with over 1.7 million followers. Vishal was previously Global Investment Director at Diageo-backed accelerator Distill Ventures, where he scaled brands from pre-launch to acquisition including Mr Black and Ritual Zero Proof. Moderated by Tom Larsen, Chief Executive Officer at Homestead Brands. Learn from four operators who have each found a different route to cultural relevance, in a category where the product alone no longer wins. Secure your seat now. 🗓️ London, UK | 1 October 2026 🎟️ Tickets are selling out, grab yours: https://bit.ly/4iuM0xj 🌐 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cZKobl #TheBeverageForum #TheBeverageForumEU #DrinksIndustry #SpiritsIndustry #BrandBuilding #JamesGin #GrayWhaleGin #KylieMinogueWine #Hawkstone Danny StepperDino SartiChristine Phan

🚨 NEW PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT | THE BEVERAGE FORUM EUROPE 2026 🚨 Functional drinks have gone mainstream. So what does it take to stand out now that everyone claims a benefit? We're excited to announce "The New Wave of Functional Beverage" at The Beverage Forum Europe 2026, taking place on 1 October at ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS LIMITED in London. Consumers want products that deliver more than refreshment, from protein, energy and hydration to cognitive wellness and gut health. As the category expands, so does the scrutiny. This panel explores how brands are finding white space, building credible propositions and turning a functional claim into a trusted one. Joining the panel: Launa Humphreys, Senior Category Buying Manager, Food at Holland & Barrett, brings the retailer perspective. At Europe’s largest health and wellness retailer, brands are assessed by an in-house research team, with pack claims expected to withstand scientific scrutiny. Thomas Hal Robson-Kanu, Founder of The Turmeric Co., brings the founder perspective. After turmeric shots became central to his recovery from a career-threatening knee injury during his career as a Wales and Premier League footballer, he launched The Turmeric Co. in 2018. The business has since built its own R&D lab and production facility, secured nationwide listings with Sainsbury's and Ocado Retail, and attracted majority investment from AG Barr in 2025. Eoin Keenan, Founder of Goodrays. After studying Drug Policy at university, Eoin spent over a decade studying the medicinal power of sun-grown plants. Goodrays is now stocked in more than 10,000 distribution points across retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose & Partners and Morrisons, and is one of the fastest-growing drinks brands in the UK. Ken Wegner, President of The Jel Sert Company, has led the family-owned business his grandparents founded in 1926 since 1997. Jel Sert's brands include Fla-Vor-Ice, Otter Pops, Wyler's and Mondo, distributed to more than 60,000 retail outlets across the US. Moderated by by Dino Sarti, Co-Founder & COO of L.A. Libations. You'll leave knowing what a functional claim has to prove, who needs to be convinced, and what it takes to build that credibility from the ground up. Tickets are selling out, secure your seat below. 🗓️London, UK | 1 October 2026 🎟️Get your ticket: https://bit.ly/4i615VJ 🌐Learn more: https://bit.ly/3SFPzG7 #TheBeverageForum #TheBeverageForumEU #FunctionalDrinks #DrinksIndustry #BetterForYou #HollandAndBarrett #TheTurmericCo #Goodrays #JelSert #LALibations Danny StepperChristine Phan

🚨 NEW KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT | THE BEVERAGE FORUM EUROPE 2026 🚨 2,500+ stores. 11M+ monthly shoppers. Around 16M grocery transactions every week. Co-op is one of the UK's most important convenience retailers, and this keynote is about how to win there. We're excited to announce "How to Win with Co-op" at The Beverage Forum Europe 2026, taking place on 1 October at ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS LIMITED in London. Co-op joins two of its leading supplier partners to unpack what strong retailer-supplier collaboration looks like in practice. From understanding the Co-op shopper and identifying key occasions to range, innovation, activation and in-store execution, the session explores what it takes to drive real category growth. Joining the stage: - Michael Williams, Senior Buying Manager at Co-op - Ben Grant, Associate Director, National Accounts at The Coca-Cola Company Europacific Partners - Ben Nichols, Business Unit Controller at Red Bull - Moderated by Danny Stepper, Co-Founder & CEO of L.A. Libations. You'll hear what Co-op looks for in its suppliers, how leading brands approach the relationship, and what emerging drinks brands need to get right to move from simply being listed to becoming a valued long-term partner. Secure your seat below. 🗓️ London, UK | 1 October 2026 🎟️ Tickets are selling out, grab yours: https://bit.ly/46kCtBF 🌐 Learn more: https://bit.ly/46jTxYq #TheBeverageForum #TheBeverageForumEU #DrinksIndustry #RetailLeadership #CategoryManagement #coop #EUgrocery #EUretail #RedBull #Cocacola #TheCocaColaCompany @dino Christine Phan

🚨 COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: HUEL | THE BEVERAGE FORUM EUROPE 2026 🚨 A powder sold on a website. More than £250 million in revenue. A Danone acquisition. James McMaster has run every stage of it. Huel has become one of the world’s defining names in complete nutrition — an omnichannel business spanning ready-to-drink, hot meals, bars, energy and greens, now sold in tens of thousands of stores. On 1 October at ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS LIMITED in London, Huel’s CEO joins us at The Beverage Forum Europe 2026 to share the story behind that transformation. James will unpack how Huel scaled across the UK and US, built a globally recognised brand, and navigated its next chapter following its 2026 acquisition by Danone. Before Huel, James built challenger brands at Gü, Ella’s Kitchen and Up&Go — experience that shaped his approach to scaling brands without losing what made them distinctive in the first place. Moderated by Danny Stepper, Co-Founder & CEO of L.A. Libations. Expect the decisions, growing pains and brand-building principles behind Huel’s journey from disruptive start-up to global food and beverage powerhouse. Few operators get to take a brand through DTC, retail expansion and acquisition in a single run. Fewer still will talk candidly about the decisions, trade-offs and lessons along the way. Secure your seat below for this exclusive look inside Huel's rise to one of the most recognisable brands in modern nutrition. 🗓️London, UK | 1 October 2026 🎟️Seats are limited, grab yours now: https://bit.ly/3UwUrOu 🌐Learn more: https://bit.ly/4iFpp0R #TheBeverageForum #TheBeverageForumEU #DrinksIndustry #FunctionalNutrition #BrandBuilding #Huel Dino Sarti Christine Phan

🎤 KEYNOTE SPEAKER | THE BEVERAGE FORUM EUROPE 2026 🎤 They call him Hollywood’s Brandfather. Five brands he backed have gone on to sell for more than $1 billion. We’re excited to announce Rohan Oza, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of CAVU Consumer Partners, as a Keynote Speaker at The Beverage Forum Europe 2026, taking place 1 October at Abbey Road Studios in London. Rohan has helped turn some of the world’s most disruptive consumer brands into household names. Most recently, he backed poppi from its seed round, chaired the business and helped take it through to its acquisition by PepsiCo. Before that, as CMO at Glacéau, he helped turn Vitaminwater and Smartwater into cultural phenomena ahead of The Coca-Cola Company’s $4.1bn acquisition. He also backed Bai, acquired by Dr Pepper Snapple for $1.7bn, and Vita Coco, now a publicly listed company. In this keynote, Rohan will unpack what it really takes to create cultural relevance, breakout consumer love and enduring brand value — and how emerging challengers become category-defining businesses. Expect a candid look at the deals, partnerships and brand-building instincts behind some of the biggest success stories in modern drinks. Moderated by Danny Stepper, Co-Founder & CEO of L.A. Libations. Secure your seat to hear it firsthand from Rohan. 🗓️London, UK | 1 October 2026 🎟️ Tickets are selling fast, grab yours: https://bit.ly/4cfMO5e 🌐Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xjRE9j #TheBeverageForum #TheBeverageForumEU #Poppi #Vitaminwater #Smartwater #VitaCoco #Bai #PepsiCo #DrinksIndustry #BrandBuilding #ChallengerBrands #CPG Danny StepperDino SartiChristine Phan