Our Non-Alcoholic Beverage Recruiters Infuse Your Team with Top Talent
Refresh your non-alcoholic beverage brand with leaders that scale.
We’ve Placed Top Talent for Some of the World’s Leading Brands
Drawing from over 30 years of experience, our non-alcoholic beverage recruiters place the leaders who build winning brands across functional, soda, juice, water, energy, and ready-to-drink categories.
We've helped top non-alcoholic beverage industry brands, like poppi, Zevia, Yerba Madre, and Red Bull, find and retain top-tier talent to fill even the most specialized roles.
Whether you're looking to build your sales force, revamp your marketing strategy, or streamline your operations, our industry and functional recruiting experts are here to guide you through each step of the hiring process.
Non-Alcoholic Beverage Brands We Work With
Learn how the right people can propel your brand forward.
Red Bull
When companies are ready to scale their business, they turn to us. By immersing ourselves in the brand culture and advising on a strategic overhaul of the hiring process, we curated a powerhouse team that led to even greater success.
Poppi
After receiving significant private equity investments, poppi needed a partner that could deliver the top-performing, cross-functional talent needed to realize its vision of growth.
Zing Zang
Initially brought on by a private equity firm, Zing Zang has become a leader in the cocktail mixer industry through its strategic talent partnership with Protis Global.
Zevia
Zevia sought to enhance its commercial structure with key hires, and Protis Global delivered exceptional talent.
Yerba Madre
Protis Global partnered with Yerba Madre to drive growth and expansion across key U.S. regions by strategically placing top-tier talent boosting their market presence and operational efficiency.
Unlock Your Brand's Potential
For companies hungry for top-tier talent, Protis Global is no ordinary recruitment firm; it's a bold and visionary partnership.
Search Operations
Access top talent through a blend of a dedicated research team and our proprietary database and methodology, extending beyond the usual circle of influence.
Market Messages
Think of us as an extension of your internal recruiting team, committed to showcasing your hiring brand to the market.
Search Consultants
Our CPG search consultants give guidance from start to finish and champion the best decision for all key stakeholders.
Paid On Results
Unlike most retained executive search firms, you have input at the milestone (shortlist) and final selection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do beverage industry recruiters do?
Beverage industry recruiters identify, vet, and place leadership and specialist talent for drink brands across functional, soda, juice, water, energy, and ready-to-drink categories. They recruit passive candidates who are not actively job-hunting, qualify them against your commercial and operational needs, and manage the search to a hire. Protis Global was built by CPG professionals around the CPG journey and has placed talent for some of the world's best-known beverage brands for over 30 years.
How much does it cost to hire beverage industry executive recruiters?
The cost of beverage industry executive recruiters depends on the complexity of the search, the seniority of the role, and the firm's experience and reputation. Retained executive search is typically priced as a percentage of first-year compensation. Because a bad hire can cost five to twenty-seven times the initial salary, partnering with an experienced beverage recruiting firm is generally worth the investment for critical roles.
What are the benefits of hiring a beverage recruitment agency?
A beverage recruitment agency gives you access to talent that never reaches a job board and a shortlist of pre-vetted candidates instead of a stack of résumés. Working with hundreds of beverage brands gives a specialist agency deep insight on category trends, compensation benchmarks, and the challenges that shape hiring, so you only meet candidates who fit the role and the culture.
What is the difference between beverage headhunters and a beverage executive search firm?
The terms are used interchangeably. Both describe specialists who proactively recruit senior talent rather than wait for applicants. "Beverage headhunters" is the informal term; a beverage executive search firm is the same function delivered through a structured, retained process.
Do you recruit for beverage manufacturing and operations roles?
Yes. As beverage manufacturing recruiters, we place plant and site managers, Supply Chain and Demand Planning leaders, Operations and Quality Directors, and Engineering talent, as well as the Commercial, Marketing, and Finance roles that scale a brand. We cover the full production-to-shelf journey for non-alcoholic beverage companies, from co-packing and bottling operations to in-house manufacturing.
Do you specialize in non-alcoholic beverage brands specifically?
Yes. This is our non-alcoholic beverage practice, functional and wellness beverages, soda and carbonated soft drinks, juice, water, energy drinks, ready-to-drink coffee and tea, and emerging categories. We have placed leaders for brands such as Red Bull, poppi, Zevia, Yerba Madre, and Zing Zang.
Non-Alcoholic Beverage Insights
The non-alcoholic beverage market is booming. Through transformational talent, you can grow your category share.
Low-Sugar Drinks
Category Trend
$3.56 trillion
Current Market Size
$4.39 trillion
Projected Market Size by 2028
1.5M+
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