Whether at 7-11 or at your local grocery chain, functional beverages line the aisles, touting their nutritional and health benefits. The functional beverage industry is becoming big business, but as this industry bubbles up, emerging brands need to think about the best corporate structure to hold their product.

Below, we have provided some pros and cons of three (3) standard corporate structures often considered by early-stage businesses: limited liability companies, S corporations, and C corporations.