ZEVIA – Natural Diet Soda

Dr. Drew Pinksy is a practicing medical doctor. He also hosts the nationally syndicated Loveline radio program, and stars in the MTV show Sex…With Mom and Dad, and on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew – a reality show where Dr. Drew helps drug and alcohol addicted celebrities achieve sobriety. This year, Dr. Drew premiered Sober House, a Celebrity Rehab spinoff.

Dr. Drew is a huge fan of ZEVIA®. He talks about it on the radio during the Loveline show, and he requested Zevia® on the Craft Services catering truck for Sober House tapings. The catering manager told us that on Sober House they drink only water and ZEVIA®

We are extremely honored and grateful to have the support of Dr. Drew – a medical doctor whose career is focused on improving health and lives. Above are photos of Dr. Drew enjoying ZEVIA® Natural Orange.

-Derek

Kids don’t lie about taste. And all kids love ZEVIA®. Pictured above are Eli, Jake, and Luke — who prefer ZEVIA® Black Cherry, Orange, and Twist respectively. If you want to make your children happy, give them ZEVIA® as a refreshing tasty treat. You don’t have to tell them that ZEVIA® has zero calories and nothing artificial or bad; and you can feel good about them having a delicious soda.

-Derek

Jamie, Margaret, & Davis at Family Fun Fest

This weekend, ZEVIA® was the official soft drink of the Brotherton Family Funfest. Brad Brotherton — the owner of Brotherton Cadillac in Renton, Washington — is on the board of The Moyer Foundation, which raises funds for early cancer-detection research. On Saturday, Brad’s team moved all of the cars off the massive lot to make room for rides, a huge climbing wall, skateboard ramps, a dunk tank, bouncy tents, and lots of fantastic food. Hundreds of people came out with their families in the gorgeous 85 degree weather. We are proud to have been a sponsor of this great event that not only raised money for cancer research, but also provided for a lively one-day fair full of smiles, fun, and parents and kids alike loving ZEVIA® in the sunshine.

-Derek

At Zevia, we receive many emails every day from customers. Many provide feedback about how delicious ZEVIA® is, some ask questions about our ingredients, and others ask where ZEVIA® is available. We answer every email personally, and we are grateful that you’re reaching out to us.

One of my favorite emails this week comes from Melissa, with the photo above attached. The subject line reads: “I’M A FACE PAINTER & LOVE YOUR SODA.” The text of the message is: “LOOK AT WHAT I PAINTED ON MYSELF!!!!!!!!!!”.

-Derek

Saturday was a very exciting one for ZEVIA as we once again participated in Mercer Island’s Summer Celebration Parade.  On Seattle’s sunny summer days, there is nothing like a parade, sunshine and ice cold ZEVIA.  In three blocks, we gave away 1800 cans of all of our flavors to the delight of all the families enjoying the parade.  One of the best parts was having some of our biggest and youngest ZEVIA fans part of our parade brigade – Big Thanks to Anya, Sophia, Flora, Bailey, Jacob, Eli, Luke, Cameron, Kendall, Duke, Chaz, Anderson, Ava and Davis, our ZEVIA kids!  All Natural, Zero Calories, and even more delicious chilled and enjoyed on parade!

- Jes

ABC News Zevia Review

Phil Lempert is America’s leading consumer trend-watcher. You may have seen his regular appearances as the food trends editor for NBC News’ Today show, monthly on ABC’s The View, or on The Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, CNN, CNBC, Discovery Health or MSNBC. Phil owns SupermarketGuru.com, where he publishes food ratings, analyzes trends in food marketing and retail, and features health advice to over 9 million visitors each year.

Today on ABC News, and yesterday on the Supermarket Guru® web site, Phil Lempert reviewed ZEVIA® Natural Cola and awarded it a rating of 91 (out of a possible 100). He says:

This product is a HIT! While we’re waiting for Coke and Pepsi to wake up and get rid of the artificial sweeteners and switch to Stevia, run out and buy Zevia. In fact this Zevia Natural Diet Cola tastes as good as, if not better than, the Diet Coke or Pepsi you may be drinking now. I also give kudos to Zevia for telling us right on the label that 1 can contains 45 mg of caffeine – so if you are a soda drinker, now is the time to switch! Retails for $1.

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On ABC News, Phil said Zevia Cola is “as good if not better” than your diet drinks … “drink Zevia you’ll be hooked for life, I guarantee it.” Phil’s enthusiastic endorsement of ZEVIA® is an incredibly high honor. We are so proud of ZEVIA® – the first (and we think still only) zero calorie natural soda. Great tasting, nothing artificial, refreshing, fun, and now recognized by the most prominent food critic in the country!

-Derek

Zevia in Bothell Parade

This past weekend, the Fourth of July holiday, was full of fun back yard BBQs, festive parties, and community parades. We’re thrilled that lots of you enjoyed cool refreshing ZEVIA in the summer sun. Finally, a soda that is 100% natural and without any calories while celebrating our nation’s birthday!

Liisa Bonner, a long time ZEVIA fan, forwarded us the photo above of a girl showing off ZEVIA Natural Orange in a parade in Bothell, Washington. If you have fun photos of ZEVIA on the Fourth or for any other occasion, please forward them to us at zevia@zevia.com.

-Derek

Dierbergs is one of the oldest and most prestigious grocery store chains in the country. With 23 locations and over 5,000 employees in the St. Louis area, this still family owned and operated market has been in business since 1854. Dierbergs guides its business by one simple question: “What are the needs of our customers?” Through that approach it has built a stellar reputation for excellent quality, friendly service, cleanliness, attractive décor and a variety of unique specialty departments.

We are thrilled that ZEVIA® is now available in all Deirbergs locations. The midwest demand for ZEVIA® has been growing significantly. With ZEVIA® on shelves in this premiere chain of stores, we can now meet that demand and introduce ZEVIA® to many more St. Louis area residents who value a natural lifestyle, and desire a great tasting zero calorie soda. So happy to have ZEVIA®, the first innovation in carbonated soft drinks since the diet category emerged, in Dierbergs — a grocery store known for innovation and high standards.

-Derek