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'''Reed's, Inc.''' is an American soft drinks company which manufacture [[ginger]]-based soft drinks, including ginger ale and ginger beer. The company was founded by Christopher J. Reed in 1989. It was originally based in Los Angeles, California but moved its headquarters to Norwalk, Connecticut in September 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Soule |first=Alexander |date=12 September 2018 |title=Root beer maker IDs new Norwalk headquarters |url=https://www.thehour.com/business/article/Root-beer-maker-IDs-new-Norwalk-headquarters-13223654.php |access-date=18 December 2018 |website=TheHour.com |publisher=Norwalk Hour |type=Newspaper}}</ref>
'''Reed's Inc.''' is a US-based company that manufactures soft drinks and candies. The company was founded by Christopher J. Reed in 1989. It was originally based in Los Angeles, California, but moved its headquarters to Norwalk, Connecticut, in September 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Soule |first=Alexander |date=12 September 2018 |title=Root beer maker IDs new Norwalk headquarters |url=https://www.thehour.com/business/article/Root-beer-maker-IDs-new-Norwalk-headquarters-13223654.php |access-date=18 December 2018 |website=TheHour.com |publisher=Norwalk Hour |type=Newspaper}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Reed developed his first ginger beverage in 1987, after researching the health benefits of ginger.<ref name="LATimesApril2013">{{Cite news |last=Flores |first=Adolfo |date=April 8, 2013 |title=Reed's nears profitability amid thirst for healthful drinks |work=Los Angeles Times |type=Newspaper |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/08/business/la-fi-stock-spotlight-reeds-20130408 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409154057/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/08/business/la-fi-stock-spotlight-reeds-20130408 |archive-date=April 9, 2013}}</ref> In 1999, Reed's purchased the Virgil’s Root Beer brand from the Crowley Beverage Company. In 2001, Reed incorporated as Reed's Inc. with himself as the initial director.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Stalowir |first=Valentin |date=April 2, 2018 |title=FORM 10-K -- ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 -- For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315218004464/form10k.htm |website=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref>
Reed began developing his first ginger beverage in 1987 while researching the health benefits of ginger.<ref name="LATimesApril2013">{{Cite news |last=Flores |first=Adolfo |date=April 8, 2013 |title=Reed's nears profitability amid thirst for healthful drinks |work=Los Angeles Times |type=Newspaper |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/08/business/la-fi-stock-spotlight-reeds-20130408 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409154057/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/08/business/la-fi-stock-spotlight-reeds-20130408 |archive-date=April 9, 2013}}</ref> In 1989, after two years of research and development, he began marketing the beverage in Southern California. In 1991, Reed incorporated his company under the name of Original Beverage Corporation.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2006 |title=2,000,000 Shares -- REED'S, INC. -- Common Stock |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000114420406042189/v053486_posam.htm |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |publisher=Reed's Inc. |page=34}}</ref>


Original Beverage Corporation purchased the Virgil's Root Beer brand from the Crowley Beverage Company in 1999.<ref name=":1" /> Original Beverage Corporation reincorporated as Reed's Inc on September 7, 2001, with Reed as the initial director.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2001 |title=CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF REED'S, INC. |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000095014804001022/v03241orexv3w1.txt |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |publisher=[[Corporation Trust Center]]}}</ref>
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On October 11, 2006, Reed’s Inc. became a [[public company]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clifford |first=Stephanie |date=February 1, 2008 |title=The Don't-Do-It-Yourself IPO |url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/20080201/his-way.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[Inc.com]] |type=Magazine}}</ref> As of 2018, Reed’s portfolio is sold in over 30,000 retail stores in the United States.<ref name="rebrand">{{cite web |date=16 November 2018 |title=Reed’s Virgil’s Rebrand Bolsters Q3 Earnings |url=https://www.bevnet.com/news/2018/reeds-virgils-rebrand-bolsters-q3-earnings |access-date=18 December 2018 |website=BevNet.com |type=Media company}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=REED’S INC. |url=https://foodchainmagazine.com/profiles/reeds-inc/ |access-date=September 13, 2001 |website=FoodChain}}</ref> The company reported $37.7 million in net sales in 2017.<ref name=":0" />

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On October 11, 2006, Reed's Inc. became a [[public company]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clifford |first=Stephanie |date=February 1, 2008 |title=The Don't-Do-It-Yourself IPO |url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/20080201/his-way.html |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[Inc.com]] |type=Magazine}}</ref> As of 2018, Reed's Inc. products are sold in over 30,000 retail stores in the United States.<ref name="rebrand">{{cite web |last=Avery |first=Brad |date=16 November 2018 |title=Reed's: Virgil's Rebrand Bolsters Q3 Earnings |url=https://www.bevnet.com/news/2018/reeds-virgils-rebrand-bolsters-q3-earnings |access-date=18 December 2018 |website=BevNet.com |type=Media company}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=REED'S INC. |url=https://foodchainmagazine.com/profiles/reeds-inc/ |access-date=September 13, 2001 |website=FoodChain}}</ref> The company reported $37.7 million in net sales in 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Stalowir |first=Valentin |date=April 2, 2018 |title=FORM 10-K -- ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 -- For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315218004464/form10k.htm |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |page=17}}</ref> The company's stock moved from [[Nasdaq]] to the [[OTC Markets Group|OTC Market]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/reed-inc-announces-transition-nasdaq-213000087.html |title=Reed's, Inc. Announces Transition from the Nasdaq Capital Market to the OTCQX and Close of $2.5 Million Bridge Financing |date=February 14, 2023 |agency =[[GlobeNewswire]]}}</ref>


==Organization==
==Organization==
In 2016, [[John Bello]] joined the board of directors as chairman. Bello is the founder and former CEO of South Beach Beverage Company, the maker of teas and juices marketed under the [[SoBe]] brand name.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 October 2017 |title=John Bello Named As Nominee For Reed’s Inc. Board Chairmanship |url=https://www.bevnet.com/news/2016/john-bello-named-nominee-reeds-inc-board-chairmanship |access-date=18 December 2018 |publisher=BevNet.com |type=Media company}}</ref>
In 2016, [[John Bello]] joined the board of directors as chairman. Bello is the founder and former CEO of South Beach Beverage Company, which makes teas and juices marketed under the [[SoBe]] brand name.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 October 2017 |title=John Bello Named As Nominee For Reed's Inc. Board Chairmanship |url=https://www.bevnet.com/news/2016/john-bello-named-nominee-reeds-inc-board-chairmanship |access-date=18 December 2018 |publisher=BevNet.com |type=Media company}}</ref>


In April 2017, Reed became the Chief Innovation Officer a newly created position leaving the CEO position vacant. In June 2017, Valentin Stalowir, a former executive at [[The Coca-Cola Company]], [[Yum! Brands]], and [[Quaker Oats]], temporarily filled the vacancy as CEO<ref name=":0" /> until September 2019 John Bello temporarily assumed the position.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Bello |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/6022867?leadSource=uverify%20wall |url-status=live |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[Bloomberg]]}}</ref> In March 2020 [[Norman E. Snyder]] was appointed CEO.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2020 |title=Reed’s Inc. Appoints Norman E. Snyder, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2020/02/24/1989195/10765/en/Reed-s-Inc-Appoints-Norman-E-Snyder-Jr-as-Chief-Executive-Officer.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[GlobeNewswire]] |type=Press Release}}</ref> Reed's and Valentin Stalowir entered into a separation agreement which activated October 31, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2019 |title=Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315219017032/ex10-1.htm |url-status=live |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref>
In April 2017, Reed became the Chief Innovation Officer, a newly created position, leaving the CEO position vacant. On June 28, 2017, Valentin Stalowir, a former executive at [[The Coca-Cola Company]], [[Yum! Brands]], and [[Quaker Oats]], was appointed as CEO.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stalowir |first=Valentin |date=April 2, 2008 |title=FORM 10-K -- ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 -- For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315218004464/form10k.htm |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |page=31}}</ref> On September 29, 2019, Reed's Inc. and Valentin Stalowir entered into a separation agreement which became effective on October 31, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2019 |title=Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315219017032/ex10-1.htm |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref> As a result, John Bello temporarily assumed the position of CEO.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Bello |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/6022867?leadSource=uverify%20wall |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]}}</ref> In March 2020 [[Norman E. Snyder]] was appointed CEO.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2020 |title=Reed's Inc. Appoints Norman E. Snyder, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2020/02/24/1989195/10765/en/Reed-s-Inc-Appoints-Norman-E-Snyder-Jr-as-Chief-Executive-Officer.html |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[GlobeNewswire]] |type=Press Release}}</ref>


In January 2018, Reed’s Inc. put its Los Angeles warehouse, production, and corporate office facility up for sale and plans to complete the sale by the end of the year.<ref name="rebrand" /> Chris Reed managed to obtain additional financing and spun the Los Angeles facility and its contract bottling off as California Custom Beverages Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-01-03 |title=Reed’s, Inc. Announces the Sale of Los Angeles Facility, Completing Transformation Plan Initiatives |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/01/03/1680085/10765/en/Reed-s-Inc-Announces-the-Sale-of-Los-Angeles-Facility-Completing-Transformation-Plan-Initiatives.html |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=[[GlobeNewswire]] |type=Press release}}</ref>
In January 2018, Reed's Inc. put its Los Angeles manufacturing facility up for sale and plans to complete the sale by the end of the year.<ref name="rebrand" /> Chris Reed managed to obtain additional financing and spun the Los Angeles facility and its contract bottling off as California Custom Beverages Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=January 3, 2019 |title=Reed's, Inc. Announces the Sale of Los Angeles Facility, Completing Transformation Plan Initiatives |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/01/03/1680085/10765/en/Reed-s-Inc-Announces-the-Sale-of-Los-Angeles-Facility-Completing-Transformation-Plan-Initiatives.html |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[GlobeNewswire]] |type=Press release}}</ref>


Reeds' moved its corporate headquarters to Norwalk, Connecticut in 2018. Reed's appointed several new executives, naming Iris Snyder as chief financial officer, Philip Trotman as director of marketing, and Beth Brown as director of supply chain and procurement.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 July 2018 |title=Reed’s Inc. Announces Strategic Changes to Fuel Future Growth |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/fr/news-release/2018/07/31/1544538/10765/en/Reed-s-Inc-Announces-Strategic-Changes-to-Fuel-Future-Growth.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[GlobeNewswire]]}}</ref>
Reeds' Inc moved its corporate headquarters to Norwalk, Connecticut, in 2018. Reed's Inc. appointed several new executives, naming Iris Snyder as chief financial officer, Philip Trotman as director of marketing, and Beth Brown as director of supply chain and procurement.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 July 2018 |title=Reed's Inc. Announces Strategic Changes to Fuel Future Growth |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/fr/news-release/2018/07/31/1544538/10765/en/Reed-s-Inc-Announces-Strategic-Changes-to-Fuel-Future-Growth.html |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[GlobeNewswire]]}}</ref>


==Products==
==Products==
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In 2013, Reed's, Inc. announced that it would be labelling all of its products as [[GMO]]-free.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 September 2013 |title=Reed's Announces GMO-Free Labeling |url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/beverages/reeds-announces-gmo-free-labeling |access-date=18 December 2018 |publisher=cspdailynews.com}}</ref>
Reed’s streamlined its product offerings in 2017 and 2018 from over 100 SKUs to approximately 28, focusing on the Reeds and Virgil’s lines.<ref name="10-K'18" />


In 2017 and 2018, Reed's Inc. streamlined its product line from over 100 products to approximately 25, focusing on Reed's Inc. and Virgil's soft drinks.<ref name=":0" /> Reed's Inc. soft drink line has nine varieties while its ginger candy line has two varieties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Really |url=https://drinkreeds.com/products/ |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=drinkreeds.com}}</ref> Reed's Inc. products are sold in many retail outlets in the US and Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 3, 2021 |title=Reed's Inc. Expands North America Distribution in Partnership with Unique Foods (Canada) Inc. |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/02/03/2169166/10765/en/Reed-s-Inc-Expands-North-America-Distribution-in-Partnership-with-Unique-Foods-Canada-Inc.html |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=[[GlobeNewswire]]}}</ref> In 2021, Reed's Inc. began selling three of its soft drinks in resealable plastic bottles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reed's Resealable 20-Ounce Bottles |url=https://www.csnews.com/reeds-resealable-20-ounce-bottles |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Convenience Store News |language=en}}</ref> Virgil's line includes thirteen varieties of soft drinks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zero Sugar -- Handcrafted |url=https://virgils.com/products/#regular |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=virgils.com/}}</ref>
Reed’s Ginger Beer line includes five flavors: ''Original Ginger'', ''Extra Ginger'', and ''Strongest Ginger''. The company also produces two “Zero Sugar” ginger beers: ''Zero Sugar Extra Ginger'' and ''Zero Sugar Strongest Ginger''. The beers are marketed by the “intensity” of their ginger taste with more intense flavors containing more ginger. Each bottle contains between 17 and 39 grams of ginger.<ref name="10-K'18" />


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The Virgil’s line includes 10 products: ''Virgil’s Root Beer'', ''Vanilla Cream'', ''Black Cherry Cream'', and ''Orange''. Virgil’s Zero Sugar products, launched in 2018, include Root Beer, Vanilla Cream, Black Cherry Cream, Orange, Lemon-Lime, and Cola. Virgil’s Zero Sugar products are sweetened with [[stevia]].


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Reed’s has limited distribution of its ''Flying Cauldron Butterscotch Beer''. The company also produces ''Reed’s Ginger Candy'' and ''Reed’s Crystallized Ginger''.
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Reed's Inc. Spiced Apple Brew has won the "Outstanding Beverage Finalist" at the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade.<ref name=reedawards>{{cite web |url=http://www.reedsinc.com/reeds-awards |publisher=Reedsgingerbrew.com |title=Reed's Inc. |url-status=dead |access-date=17 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815004242/http://www.reedsinc.com/reeds-awards/ |archive-date=15 August 2012 }}</ref> Reed's Inc. Original Ginger Brew has won the "Outstanding Beverage Finalist" from the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade<ref name=reedawards /> and the "Best Imported Food Product" from the Canadian Fancy Food Association.<ref name=reedawards />


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Reed's Inc. was selected by WholeFoods Magazine as the Runner Up Beverage Company in the Natural Choice Awards of 2010 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Staff |first=WholeFoods Magazine |date=29 March 2010 |title=Natural Choice Awards 2010 - Whole Foods Magazine |url=http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/grocery/features/natural-choice-awards-2010 |access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref><ref>http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/grocery/features/2011-natural-choice-awards 2011</ref>
Past products not currently offered by the company include ''Future Cola'', ''Sonoma Sparklers'', ''Dr. Better'' products, Culture Club [[Kombucha]], several ginger beer flavors, including raspberry, cherry, spiced apple, and premium ginger, ''Reed’s Natural Energy Elixir,'' ''Virgil’s Bavarian Nutmeg,'' ''Reed's Nausea Relief,'' ''Reed's Ginger Ice Cream,'' ''Reed's Ugly Ginger Candy,'' and ''Reed's Ginger Potatoes''.

Reed's, Inc. products are sold in many retail outlets, including [[Whole Foods Market]], [[Trader Joe’s]], [[Cost Plus World Market]], [[Sprouts Farmers Market]], [[Natural Grocers]], [[Earth Fare]], [[Kroger]], [[Safeway Inc.|Safeway]], [[Publix]], [[Stop & Shop]], [[H.E.B.]], and [[Wegmans]], as well as convenience and drug stores and warehouse chains, including [[CVS Pharmacy]], [[Rite Aid]], and [[Costco Wholesale]].<ref name="10-K'18" />

In 2021, Reed's began selling its Real Ginger Ale Original, Virgil's Handcrafted Root Beer, and Virgil’s Handcrafted Dr. Better in resealable plastic bottles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reed's Resealable 20-Ounce Bottles |url=https://www.csnews.com/reeds-resealable-20-ounce-bottles |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Convenience Store News |language=en}}</ref>

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Reed's Spiced Apple Brew has won the "Outstanding Beverage Finalist" at the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade.<ref name=reedawards>{{cite web |url=http://www.reedsinc.com/reeds-awards |publisher=Reedsgingerbrew.com |title=Reed's Inc. |url-status=dead |access-date=17 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815004242/http://www.reedsinc.com/reeds-awards/ |archive-date=15 August 2012 }}</ref> Reed's Original Ginger Brew has won the "Outstanding Beverage Finalist" from the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade.<ref name=reedawards /> Reed's Original Ginger Brew has won the "Best Imported Food Product" from the Canadian Fancy Food Association.<ref name=reedawards />


Virgil's Root Beer won the "Outstanding Beverage" award at the International Fancy Food and Confection Show in 1994, 1996 and 1997.<ref name=reedawards />
Virgil's Root Beer won the "Outstanding Beverage" award at the International Fancy Food and Confection Show in 1994, 1996 and 1997.<ref name=reedawards />

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Reed's Inc. was selected by WholeFoods Magazine as the Runner Up Beverage Company in the Natural Choice Awards of 2010 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/grocery/features/natural-choice-awards-2010|title=Natural Choice Awards 2010 - Whole Foods Magazine|first=WholeFoods Magazine|last=Staff|date=29 March 2010|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref><ref>http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/grocery/features/2011-natural-choice-awards 2011</ref>

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In 2013, Reed’s, Inc. announced that it would be labelling all of its products as [[GMO]]-free.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/beverages/reeds-announces-gmo-free-labeling |publisher=cspdailynews.com |title=Reed’s Announces GMO-Free Labeling| date=24 September 2013 |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Craft soda]]


== References ==
==References==
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<ref name="10-K'18">{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315218004464/form10k.htm |title=Reed's, Inc., Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date April 2, 2018 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date =December 13, 2018}}</ref>

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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.reedsinc.com Reed's, Inc. Website]
*[https://drinkreeds.com/ Reed's Inc. Website]
*[http://www.virgils.com Virgil's Root Beer website]
*[https://virgils.com/ Virgil's Root Beer website]


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Reed's, Inc.
Company typePublic
OTCQX: REED
IndustryBeverages, Soft Drinks
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
FounderChristopher J. Reed
HeadquartersNorwalk, Connecticut
Area served
North America
Key people
Norman E. Snyder
(CEO, Director)
Christopher J. Reed
(CIO, Founder)
John Bello
(Chairman)
RevenueDecrease US$33.820 Million[1]
(FY 2019)
Number of employees
28[1]
(Dec 2019)
Websitedrinkreeds.com

Reed's Inc. is a US-based company that manufactures soft drinks and candies. The company was founded by Christopher J. Reed in 1989. It was originally based in Los Angeles, California, but moved its headquarters to Norwalk, Connecticut, in September 2018.[2]

History

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Reed began developing his first ginger beverage in 1987 while researching the health benefits of ginger.[3] In 1989, after two years of research and development, he began marketing the beverage in Southern California. In 1991, Reed incorporated his company under the name of Original Beverage Corporation.[4]

Original Beverage Corporation purchased the Virgil's Root Beer brand from the Crowley Beverage Company in 1999.[4] Original Beverage Corporation reincorporated as Reed's Inc on September 7, 2001, with Reed as the initial director.[5]

On October 11, 2006, Reed's Inc. became a public company.[6] As of 2018, Reed's Inc. products are sold in over 30,000 retail stores in the United States.[7][8] The company reported $37.7 million in net sales in 2017.[9] The company's stock moved from Nasdaq to the OTC Market in 2023.[10]

Organization

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In 2016, John Bello joined the board of directors as chairman. Bello is the founder and former CEO of South Beach Beverage Company, which makes teas and juices marketed under the SoBe brand name.[11]

In April 2017, Reed became the Chief Innovation Officer, a newly created position, leaving the CEO position vacant. On June 28, 2017, Valentin Stalowir, a former executive at The Coca-Cola Company, Yum! Brands, and Quaker Oats, was appointed as CEO.[12] On September 29, 2019, Reed's Inc. and Valentin Stalowir entered into a separation agreement which became effective on October 31, 2019.[13] As a result, John Bello temporarily assumed the position of CEO.[14] In March 2020 Norman E. Snyder was appointed CEO.[15]

In January 2018, Reed's Inc. put its Los Angeles manufacturing facility up for sale and plans to complete the sale by the end of the year.[7] Chris Reed managed to obtain additional financing and spun the Los Angeles facility and its contract bottling off as California Custom Beverages Inc.[16]

Reeds' Inc moved its corporate headquarters to Norwalk, Connecticut, in 2018. Reed's Inc. appointed several new executives, naming Iris Snyder as chief financial officer, Philip Trotman as director of marketing, and Beth Brown as director of supply chain and procurement.[17]

Products

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In 2013, Reed's, Inc. announced that it would be labelling all of its products as GMO-free.[18]

In 2017 and 2018, Reed's Inc. streamlined its product line from over 100 products to approximately 25, focusing on Reed's Inc. and Virgil's soft drinks.[9] Reed's Inc. soft drink line has nine varieties while its ginger candy line has two varieties.[19] Reed's Inc. products are sold in many retail outlets in the US and Canada.[20] In 2021, Reed's Inc. began selling three of its soft drinks in resealable plastic bottles.[21] Virgil's line includes thirteen varieties of soft drinks.[22]

Notable events

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Reed's Inc. Spiced Apple Brew has won the "Outstanding Beverage Finalist" at the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade.[23] Reed's Inc. Original Ginger Brew has won the "Outstanding Beverage Finalist" from the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade[23] and the "Best Imported Food Product" from the Canadian Fancy Food Association.[23]

Reed's Inc. was selected by WholeFoods Magazine as the Runner Up Beverage Company in the Natural Choice Awards of 2010 and 2011.[24][25]

Virgil's Root Beer won the "Outstanding Beverage" award at the International Fancy Food and Confection Show in 1994, 1996 and 1997.[23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Reed's, Inc., Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date March 18, 2020". secdatabase.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Soule, Alexander (12 September 2018). "Root beer maker IDs new Norwalk headquarters". TheHour.com (Newspaper). Norwalk Hour. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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