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Clean Juice Sparklers are Bubbly and Made with Fresh-Pressed Juices

— May 13, 2026 — Lifestyle
With summer on the horizon, quick-service restaurants are unveiling thirst-quenching refreshers, and Clean Juice Sparklers are a new, limited-time offering from the natural juice bar franchise that offers a clean-ingredient alternative to those made with artificial syrups, artificial colors, dyes, and additives. "The refresher category is exploding right now, and consumers are paying more attention than ever to what's actually in their drinks," said BRIX Holdings CEO Sherif Mityas. "We saw an opportunity to offer a craveable, delicious beverage that delivers refreshing, real fruit goodness."

Cooling, replenishing Sparklers are real, fresh-pressed fruit juice drinks built on a sparkling water base, and now through mid-September, there are three to savor: Cucumber Ginger-Aid, Blue Citrus and Pineapple Mango Citrus. Both aesthetically pleasing and packed with nutritional value, Clean Juice's Sparklers feature benefit-packed ingredients like anti-inflammatory ginger and turmeric, and antioxidant-rich blue spirulina.

Trend Themes

  1. Clean-ingredient Beverages — Growing consumer scrutiny of additives and artificial ingredients is creating demand for beverages that showcase simple, transparent formulations and traceable sourcing.
  2. Functional Sparkling Drinks — Integration of functional botanicals and nutraceuticals into sparkling formats is opening avenues for drinks that combine sensory refreshment with targeted health benefits.
  3. Aesthetic Nutraceuticals — Visually striking ingredients like blue spirulina are enabling products that merge Instagram-friendly presentation with perceived wellness value, influencing purchase behavior.

Industry Implications

  1. Quick-service Restaurants — Limited-time clean-ingredient beverage launches are shifting quick-service menus toward fresher, premium drink options that redefine value perception and customer expectations.
  2. Beverage Manufacturing — Demand for fresh-pressed, preservative-free formulations is creating pressure on manufacturers to innovate in cold-chain processing, shelf-stable natural flavor extraction, and scalable sparkling bases.
  3. Health Ingredients and Supplements — Suppliers of anti-inflammatory botanicals and antioxidant-rich colorants are positioned to expand into mainstream beverage channels as functional ingredient demand crosses into everyday refreshments.
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