EXCLUSIVE: Herbl partner brands still waiting for payment

Three months after distributor Herbl ceased operations and went into receivership, its former partner brands are waiting for millions of dollars in payments.
"I'm not holding out much hope," Joshua Keats, CEO of Mendocino-based Henry's Original said. "It's unfortunate that we're going to end up holding the bag."
Execs at several of the former Herbl brands said they hadn't heard much about the money over the summer. But in recent days an apparent member of the receiver's team has . . .