Sonia Andresson-Nolasco

Carter and Courtney Reum are brothers and co-founders of the first carbon neutral spirit brand called VeeV, an alcoholic elixir made from sustainably harvested Açaí. The brothers dreamt up the product in 2003 on a surfing trip to Brazil where they first discovered the now ubiquitous berry. Five years later they left their jobs at Goldman Sachs and headed out to California where they believed their eco-friendly drink and message would resonate with the health and environmentally conscious West Coast mindset.

On Dec. 5, rental car company Hertz announced its partnership with concert promotions company Live Nation at an afternoon mini concert at Irving Plaza in New York City. Select fans and media were treated to a three-song set featuring Fitz and the Tantrums as well as food and beverages. The partnership is part of the brand’s Moving with Music platform that helps it connect with 20- to 35-year-old consumers.

To help promote its Party in the Box offering (which includes five Bruvado Mexican beers and five shots of either bourbon or tequila), Bruvado Imports is tapping into Motorsports events. On Nov. 19, it sponsored TriStar Motorsports and driver Mike Bliss at the Miami-Homestead NASCAR Nationwide. Leading up to the race, Bruvado spread the word of its sponsorship with five-day activations at local accounts.

Spiced rum brand Sailor Jerry is taking its social media conversation offline with a cross-country music festival tour that features six branded Airstreams. The Colorado, Illinois and New York leg of the tour wrapped on Nov. 20, while the other three vehicles are visiting warmer climate events in California, Florida and Texas through the end of the year. The 2012 kickoff of the tour is tentatively scheduled for Super Bowl weekend followed by a visit to the South by Southwest Festival in Austin.

A Le Cordon Bleu trained chef running a food truck would have made most of us shrug with disbelief a decade or so ago when we associated these meals on wheels with unsanitary conditions and greasy fare.