Sparkling Ice Is Making Strong Headway in the Beverage Battle

If you want to see where the biggest beverage battle is taking place, head to your nearest supermarket. It's all about gaining grocery store shelf space for upstart brands like Sparkling Ice, which is made by Talking Rain Beverage. Even as soda sales are declining, Sparkling Ice still has to compete for shelf space with non-cola beverages distributed by big companies like Coke and Pepsi . But Talking Rain is making inroads. Kevin Klock, CEO of Talking Rain, tells TheStreet that the company should reach $1 billion in sales by 2018 as it continues to expand in the U.S. and abroad. One of Sparkling Ice's 'brand ambassadors' is basketball star Kevin Durant. While Talking Rain is privately held, Klock said he can't rule out considering any acquisition offers.
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[@PickleRL3]

It's way better then Pepsi and coke!

[@Bubble23428]

The Lonely Crystal yeah

[@CaptainER]

Agreed

[@reaperi1202]

The Lonely Crystal ye

[@vanillacrazycake5982]

Preach

[@v06261]

The Lonely Crystal I like coke better but I still like it

[@AlyceEvette]

I absolutely love sparkling ice, BUT I wish they would ditch the dyes.

[@croissant1726]

Exactly

[@PottyPotter8]

Agreed FULLY

[@Gythem]

They don’t use dyes, they use natural sources for the coloring

[@baljit6996]

@@Gythem before they did

[@neliaironwood7573]

Bodyarmor is a great example of the flavors tasting exactly like the fruits. Strawberry Banana has a aftertaste that tastes like eating a banana, for example, and that one has NO artificial flavors, plus it comes with a lyte "stevia" option with a scratch amount of sugar. I wonder when will Bodyarmor/Sparkling Ice make a pear one that tastes like eating a pear for example?

[@fin7161]

Watermelon Stawberry with my breakfast is so goooood!

[@allisonfunny2]

I love sparkling ice my favorite flavor is cherry lime

[@thedarksamurai7538]

Im drinking that one now.

[@bri4442]

I’m drinking the classic lemonade but my favorite is strawberry lemonade

[@dburt909]

Mine is Strawberry Watermelon

[@alikaturton7755]

Literally drinking it now lol ☺️

[@PottyPotter8]

Cherry Limenade is SO good

[@stephenrothchild3553]

PottyPotter8 I’m drinking it now

[@knowledgeiskey6544]

💯👌🏾👌🏾

[@alexzhuravlev8736]

I am literally addicted to it it’s so god damn good!

[@alliaplayz3116]

Drinking it rn :3 I love Sparkling ICE! Best drink I've ever had in 10 years! (Basically when I was 1)

[@nxemhi]

meanwhile I’m drinking some lol

[@rufuz6190]

The kiwi strawberry flavor is delicious and refreshing 😋

[@oksanafey4845]

Same it's my favorite

[@DanielGuzman-wg5dm]

Ong

[@Bubble23428]

I take that out after 3 hours in the fridge

[@haroldgreen4416]

Pomegranate Blueberry is my favorite. I've enjoyed Sparkling Ice from it's beginning.

[@kenroycherrington148]

Have Ice in moderation; it has Splenda's ingredient which causes cravings!!

[@MarianHowson]

thanks for the info!❤️

[@devonsatchell]

I've been drinking these for a year like 1 or 2 a day. I don't even drink soda or juice anymore.

[@ehm182_9]

I love the lemonade flavor so much

[@darynhanson2095]

I hope that one day, it will out perform Coke and Pepsi. It's real good!

[@jbjacobs9514]

I wish my area had the teas! I never knew they existed until this video!

[@shawneldridge4465]

🤠 I enjoy drinking sparkling ice, like for real I do. I know sparkling ice been out for years now. so I would like to see them come out with a new flavor, which would be like a blueberry sparkling ice.

[@hooplex2588]

I love sparkling Ice. Orange mango is my favorite!

[@ioneven]

ThatOneSaltyBean Black raspberry is mine

[@xkakxshisxnsxay7113]

My favorite is peach

[@thatskai3070]

Xkakxshi SxnSxay I’m dinking leach nec5urine rn

[@knowledgeiskey6544]

Cherry limeade

[@catsboxesyt]

:)

[@jamesthomas6961]

These really do taste good!!..

[@fin7161]

* Penny * that’s depressing

[@jamesthomas6961]

@@PennyMsElite my local walmart keeps them well stocked the molokai coconut bai is the ones they cant keep on the shelves.

[@jamesthomas6961]

@@PennyMsElite yeah the bai molokai coconut are great they have a coconut taste with only 10 calories per bottle

[@jamesthomas6961]

@@PennyMsElite the sparkeling ice black cherry are my favorite of the carbonated waters.

[@jamesthomas6961]

@@PennyMsElite the sparkeling ice are new they will probably sell out here soon as well.

[@bunsenn5064]

The coconut pineapple stuff is godlike, I cannot think of a drink I enjoy more.

[@TheAnime_Hub365]

Pink grapefruit if you find it is amazing.

[@th0tpatr0l94]

I noticed Kiwi Strawberry used to be a light green flavor and they changed it to pink

[@carameldiva7asmr415]

My family loves Ice Water💗

[@eva-ey5jr]

I love this stuff

[@IceAv110]

Not me watching this in 2024:

[@FLEXANNAHEIM]

I’m drinking a kiwi strawberry right now and last night I had watermelon strawberry 🍓😀

[@thatskai3070]

I’m drinking one rn peach necturine

[@Sashajay__8502]

My mom bought the black raspberry but I don’t like the flavour but I’m sure the other flavours are tasty 😋

[@am-cwe7795]

Kiwi Srawberry is so good

[@shawneldridge9476]

Sparkling ice is so much better then soda, love drinking them. Also they taste so good. Sparkling ice rocks

[@bbyflip1]

I googled these can give bad side effects is that true ??

[@azistars]

I feel like all the positive comments are BOTS!

[@rudestboyem]

I been having alot of strange gas. Wierd. Gonna stop drinking them for a week to see.

[@ehm182_9]

niniloo nah i aint a bot this is just good shit

[@neliaironwood7573]

Its mostly stuff from *"healthy"* fanatics. Usually you wouldn't experience such effects unless you drink a TON of them at once. They're also the type of people that believe a *scratch* amount of sugar is instantly unhealthy, which is soccer if you ask me.

[@DDB5]

@@rudestboyem you have gas because it has Antioxidants 🤦🏽‍♂️ Read the bottle people it’s healthy for you!!!

[@nicolenew1708]

SUPER YUMMY

[@minnesotajack1]

This says it doesn’t have caffeine, but it must have some kind of stimulant. I can’t sleep after drinking them

[@kathysmith7432]

I agree, I am up for hours after drinking one.

[@mireyamorgan8]

Do you think these drinks are healthy because I’m diabetic I just want to make sure it’s safe for me to be drinking these drinks

[@uglyasspeoplekeepreplyingt9327]

Same too

[@joelzenz3043]

is there sugar in the water

[@thefuckbecca2483]

No there is sucralose in it though

[@illkid86]

Coconut pineapple or nothing ya feel me?

[@lifegoeson1007]

These drinks are bad for you, just lookup the ingredients

[@mikes7446]

The Black Raspberry isn’t that good. I like all the others I’ve tried so far.