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Dana Perkins

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Dana Perkins is SōRSE Technology’s Corporate Communications Specialist who brings 25 years of experience working with the written and spoken word to the company. Prior to joining SōRSE, Dana worked in independent schools as an administrator, counselor and teacher, and as a freelance editor and writer.

Written Works:

Infused Food & Beverages
What’s All the Buzz About? Bioavailability in CBD & THC Infused Products

Infused Food & Beverages

What’s All the Buzz About? Bioavailability in CBD & THC Infused Products

Dana Perkins

In the world of infused products, one of the buzz words that has gained a lot of traction in the past few years is “bioavailability.” In particular, the CBD food and beverage industry has been inu
Cannabis Education
What a CBD Certificate of Analysis is and How to Read it

Cannabis Education

What a CBD Certificate of Analysis is and How to Read it

Dana Perkins

A question that many consumers ask about cannabinoid-infused products, including beverages, edibles, and personal care products, is how they can verify that the amount of CBD claimed on the label is a
Infused Food & Beverages
Clear Emulsions in Infused Beverages: Frequently Asked Questions

Infused Food & Beverages

Clear Emulsions in Infused Beverages: Frequently Asked Questions

Dana Perkins

When consumers try an infused beverage for the first time and pour the contents of the bottle or can into a glass, they might be surprised to find that the drink is hazy. That cloudy appearance can be
Beverage Producers Series
SōRSE Producers Series: Hi-Wire Brewing

Beverage Producers Series

SōRSE Producers Series: Hi-Wire Brewing

Dana Perkins

For the sixth post in our Producers Series, we spoke with Peter Batinski, Head of Sour and Specialty Beers at Hi-Wire Brewing, based in Asheville, North Carolina. Hi-Wire Brewing, one of SōRSE’s li
Cannabis Education
Beyond CBD and THC: The Role of Minor Cannabinoids in the Cannabis Plant and for Infused Products

Cannabis Education

Beyond CBD and THC: The Role of Minor Cannabinoids in the Cannabis Plant and for Infused Products

Dana Perkins

Cannabis, like many other botanicals, is a complex plant. It contains a variety of chemical substances including flavonoids, phytonutrients that create a plant’s color; terpenes, the compounds that
Hops / Beer
Hops 101

Hops / Beer

Hops 101

Dana Perkins

Table of Contents WHAT ARE HOPS? HISTORY OF HOPS GROWING CLIMATE HOP VARIETIES GLOBAL PRODUCTION HOPS: A KEY INGREDIENT TO CRAFT BREWING HOP DELIVERY METHODS HOP OIL WATER-SOLUBLE HOPS: THE F
Employee
Employee Spotlight: Hilary Brown

Employee

Employee Spotlight: Hilary Brown

Dana Perkins

Meet our Director of Research and Development, Hilary Brown, who has been at SōRSE since 2019. Drawing on her extensive knowledge and experience working in the culinary industry as a chocolati
Hops / Beer
What Time Is It? It’s Beer Thirty!

Hops / Beer

What Time Is It? It’s Beer Thirty!

Dana Perkins

Beer Thirty. If you’re wondering what this term means, consider the saying, “It’s 5:00 o’clock somewhere!” That refers to the hour when people clock out of work and head to the pub or th
Beverage Producers Series
SōRSE Producers Series: W*nder

Beverage Producers Series

SōRSE Producers Series: W*nder

Dana Perkins

For the fifth post in our Producers Series, we spoke with beverage industry veteran, serial entrepreneur, and force of nature, Tanisha Robinson, Founder and CEO of W*nder, pronounced Wonder. W*nd
Beverage Producers Series
SōRSE Producers Series: Lei Back

Beverage Producers Series

SōRSE Producers Series: Lei Back

Dana Perkins

For the fourth post in our Producers Series, we spoke with Kirk Pearson, beverage industry veteran and co-founder of Lei Back, a tropical hemp-infused sparkling water. The company is based in Norther
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