Reed's, Inc.
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| Traded as | NYSE MKT: REED |
| Industry | Beverages - Soft Drinks |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Chris Reed |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
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Area served
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North America |
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Key people
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Chris Reed (CEO, Chairman, Founder, President) David Williams ( Interim CFO and Principal Accounting Officer) Thierry Foucat (COO) Neal Cohane (Sr. VP of Sales) |
| Revenue |
 US$30.007 Million (FY 2012)
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US$136,000 (FY 2012)
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US$524,000 (FY 2012)
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| Total assets |
US$13.836 Million (FY 2012)
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| Total equity |
 US$4.098 Million (FY 2012)
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Number of employees
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61(Mar 2012) |
| Website | Reedsinc.com |
Reed's, Inc. manufactures brewed sodas including Reed's Ginger Brews, Virgil's Root Beer, and Reed's Culture Club Kombucha. Founded by Christopher J. Reed, the company is located in Los Angeles, California. CEO Christopher Reed and his wife Judy Reed own 19.3% of all outstanding shares, and family member Robert Reed owns 6.4% of outstanding shares in an irrevocable trust. Reed's also owns China Cola and Sonoma Sparklers. In 2009, Reed's Inc. began creating soda for its private label initiative, which brought in $5 million in revenue in 2012. Reed's line created Reed's Nausea Relief under the Reed's RX line, Reed's Natural Energy Elixir, Reed's Ginger Ice Cream, Reed's Ugly Ginger Candy, and Reed's Ginger Potatoes.
Chris Reed crafted his first ginger brew in 1987 after researching century-old soft drink recipes at UCLA's library. Reed's, Inc. claims to have produced the first commercially brewed sodas in the world. Reed's Inc. sells 24 drinks, four candies and three ice cream flavors to approximately 14,000 supermarket and specialty food stores across the U.S. Only 1% of its $30 million in annual sales derived from Asia, Canada, and Europe.
The six Ginger Brew flavors are: Original Ginger, Extra Ginger, Premium Ginger, Raspberry Ginger, Cherry Ginger and Spiced Apple. Reed's Inc. brews its ginger sodas in a microbrew process using filtered sparkling water. The brews contain between 8 and 26 grams of ginger per serving, depending on the product.
Reed's Ginger Brews are made in batches. To read the date a particular batch was brewed, look at the numbers printed directly on the glass at the bottle's neck. At normal room temperature Reed's Ginger brews will last about one and a half years. If kept cold, they will keep much longer.
Reed's, Inc. products are sold in mainstream grocery stores such as Ralphs, Ingles, Kroger, Costco, Fred Meyer and others, including drug and sundries stores, but mainly in health food stores and other specialty food stores such as Whole Foods Market, Cost Plus World Market and Trader Joe's.
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