This page contains headlines from issues of Beverage Digest published in 1999. An article from each regular issue is available online; just follow the links from the headlines. Click below to go to each issue or to see headlines from previous years.

In this issue:

• Coke's Daft: 'I Want to Leave My Print.' Cites 'Elation, Sorrow and Pride.' Supports Concentrate Price Hike. Will He Name President? Why Did Ivester Leave? Daft Called 'Good Guy' With Sense of Humor.
• Pepsi Plans 'Choose Your Music' Summer Promotion. Build Your Own CDs.
• Top-10 Bottler Review: Pepsi and 3rd-Tier Systems Show Big Changes.
• French Government Rejects Coke-Orangina Deal. What's Next?
• Ball Dominates US Beverage Can Business With 33 Share. Can Costs Rising.
• Canned/Bottled Beverage Vendors Generate $5000+ Sales Per Machine.
• Soft Drink Container Recycling Rate Falls. But Number of PET Bottles Recycled Increases.
• Plus, as in every issue: Territory Changes, People and Briefs.

Green Sheet supplement:

Top-10 Bottlers and Bottling Networks 1999 Lists top-10 bottlers and bottling networks (where applicable) for: Coke, Pepsi, Royal Crown, Dr Pepper/Seven Up overall, Dr Pepper, 7UP, Canada Dry, A&W, Sunkist, Squirt, Hawaiian Punch, Schweppes, Welch's, Sun-drop, Country Time, Crush, Vernor's, Hires, Hershey's, Monarch and Big Red.

• Ivester Steps Down as Coke CEO. Torch Passes to Doug Daft. Why and Why Now?

• CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises Henry Schimberg Prepares to Step Down. BD Interviews Highly Regarded Bottler.

In this issue:

• Coke Plans 'Discover Can' Promotion. Plus: Food Company Tie-Ins and Contour Glass Giveaway.
• Coke's New Approach on Retail/Concentrate Pricing and Volume Seen as Major Shift. Some Bottlers Upset.
• Triarc Plans Initiatives for RC. New 'Money-Back' Guarantee.
• Gatorade Will Introduce: 'Torq' Energy Drink. 'Energy Bar.' Will Expand 'Propel' Fitness Water.
• 9-Month Non-Carbs: Snapple Gains Continue in Teas and Juices. Arizona Sinking. Fruitopia Rolls On. Gatorade Posts Big Share Increase in Sports Drinks.
• Analysis: Pepsi About to Begin Lapping Pepsi One Launch. 100 Mil Cases.
• NutraSweet President Joins Program for BD's December 'Future Smarts' Conference..
• Stock Market's Battering of US Bottler Stocks Impacts Consolidation. 'Very Troubling.'
• Plus, as in every issue: Territory Changes, People and Briefs.

Green Sheet supplement:

Coca-Cola Enterprises/Pepsi Bottling Group Map. Compares and contrasts territories of two mega-bottlers. Color-coded to indicate where CCE and PBG compete.

In this issue:

• Coke Announces Major Management Reorganization. Stahl To Oversee Nearly Half of Global Business.
• NSDA Sells Interbev to Reed. Liquor, Beer and Milk Ahead?
• 9-Month Take-Home: Mt Dew, Sprite and Dr Pepper Account for All Share Gain. Cadbury's Dr Pepper/Seven Up Gains Most Corporate Share.
• CCE's Alm Details New 'Multi-Year Strategic Plan.'
• Rite Aid Brings Back Coke In Louisiana.
• Top Wall Street Experts Join Program for BD's December 'Future Smarts' Conference.
• Suntory Water Chief: Industry At Early Stage of Developing 'Huge Business.'
• Refrigerated Juices: Tropicana Holds Big Lead With Minute Maid Second. Sunny Delight Flat.
• Triarc's Peltz 'Amazed' by Coke/Pepsi Exclusive Deals. Stahl, Hudson and Cadbury Offer Insights.

Green Sheet supplement:

Nine-Month 1999 Multi-Channel Take-Home Carbonated Soft Drink Data. Includes 5-channel ACNielsen data and 7-channel IRI data.

In this issue:

• Frenette: Coca-Cola Co. Aims to Double Size in 10 Years. Coke Has To Be 'Small' and 'Not Too Corporate.'
• Sunny Delight: Some of the Bloom Is Off the Rose.
• Pepsi To Take Fruitworks National in 2000.
• CCE Names Alm President and COO. Schimberg to Retire at Year-End. Johnston Retakes CEO Role.
• Trend Watch: What's Ahead for Internet Buying of Soft Drinks?
• Top Executives on Program for BD's 'Future Smarts' Conference.
• Fountain Update: Coke Holds About 65 Share of Channel.

Green Sheet supplement:

Top US Fountain Accounts. Details number of units and brands of cola, lemon-lime and pepper for all major US fountain accounts.

In this issue:

• Coke Classic Will Get Facelift. 'Sensation Graphics' Set for Early 2000. 'Always'?
• Pepsi One's Share Leveling Off. Pepsi Will Maintain Support Level. Hudson: 70% of Volume Incremental.
• Cadbury Aims to Double Dr Pepper Volume to 1 Bil Cases in 10 Years. Bottlers See New Ads.
• Top Executives on Program for BD's December 'Future Smarts' Conference.
• PBG's Weatherup 'Comfortable' on 2000 Concentrate Prices. Says Equipment Placements Will Accelerate.
• Cost of PET Resin and Packaging Up.
• Packaging Mix Update: Most Top Brands Post Volume Gains in 12-Packs. Higher Per-Oz Price, More Display.

Green Sheet supplement:

Dr Pepper Map - Territories By Bottler System. Color-coded map shows which parts of US are served by Coke, Pepsi and Third-tier bottlers.

In this issue:

• Top Coke Executive Joins Program for BD's December 'Future Smarts' Conference.
• 7UP Bottlers Cheer New Ads. Cadbury Urges More Displays and Availability. 'Real Enemy Is Sprite.'
• Cadbury-Carlyle Acquisition of Turner: First Price Rebuffed. Valuation Details. Dissent? Meeting Oct. 6
• CCE and PBG Executives Predict More Price Increases. Alm Foresees One Coke Bottler, One Pepsi Bottler.
• Global CSD Market At 31 Bil Cases. Coke Holds 51 Share. Pepsi At 20.8.
• Cola War Aloft. In Airline Channel, Coke Takes Alaska Airlines. Pepsi One Now On American.
• Cola's Loss Is Flavors' Gains. Sunkist Propels Orange Segment.

Green Sheet supplement:

Carbonated Soft Drink Consumption and Shares for 97 Countries. Includes 1998 population, per capita 8-oz consumption and corporate shares for Coke, Pepsi and Cadbury.

In this issue:

• Pepsi's Marineau Resigns. Tropicana's Rodkin Takes Over. Reinemund Named COO of PepsiCo.
• Cadbury and Turner Agree on Deal. Price $691 Mil. Turner Cites ABC's 'Tremendous Potential.'
• Australian Executives Predict Linkup Between Cadbury and Pepsi. Nutritionist Blasts Sugar Myths.
• Analyst: European Commission Seeks to Protect Coke's Competitors - But Serves Coke.
• 1st Half 1999 Non-Carbs: Coke Gains in Juice Drinks and Sports Drinks. Pepsi Up in Teas. Snapple and Gatorade Also Post Strong Results.
• Ireland: Coke Leads. Coke System's #2 Brand is 7UP. Market Shows 'Healthy' Growth.

Green Sheet supplement:

Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group Inc. A map of the new bottler created from American Bottling Company and Dr Pepper Texas, color-coded by brand franchise territories.

In this issue:

• First Half Take-Home: Mt Dew Now Even or Ahead of Diet Coke. Pepsi and Cadbury Gain Share. Coke Down.
• Bottlers Say Pepsi Considers Flavored Colas. Pepsi Will Expand Fruit Works Distribution.
• Private Label Posts Big Share Gain and Lower Prices. Coke/Pepsi Prices Up, Shares Down. 'Retailer-Driven.'
• Cadbury and Turner Edge 'Closer' to Deal.
• Nestle Executive Cites Bottled Coffee's US Potential and Challenges as Company Debuts New Bean Coffee Products.
• Italy Raises Issues About Coke's Marketplace Practices. Coke Hits Pepsi's 'Lack of Commitment.'
• Top Industry Executives on Program for BD's December 'Future Smarts' Conference.
• Patent Lawsuit re PET Bottles Names Coke/Pepsi Bottlers, Quaker Oats, Ocean Spray, Cott, Tropicana, Etc.
• Sales Per Vending Machine Accelerates in Japan. Coke Dominates.
• Snapple Drops? Snapple Jelly Beans? Triarc Licenses 'Snapple' Name for Candy.

Green Sheet supplement:

First Half 1999 Multi-Channel Take-Home Carbonated Soft Drink Data. Includes 5-channel ACNielsen data and 7-channel IRI data.

In this issue:

• Whitman-Pepsi General CEO Joins Program for BD's December 'Future Smarts' Conference.
• Coke and Cadbury Complete Deal's 1st Phase. Sunderland Comments on: Future in US; 7UP; ABC Problems.
• Cadbury's US Flavor Brands Perform Strongly. Executives and 3rd-Tier Bottlers Explain Why.
• Gatorade 'Propel' Fitness Water: Price and Ad Details.
• Wall Street Firm Polls Consumers on Coke After European Recall. 'Encouraging Signs."
• Automotive 'Enigma': Round Containers Don't Always Fit Into Round Holes.
• CSD Is Top Category for Major US Retailers. Cereal and Diapers Also Rank High.
• CSD Ranks 5th in Western Europe Consumption and 4th in Eastern Europe. Water and CSD Top Growth.
• Editorial: Recycling Group's Attack on Coke Is Curious and Unfair.

Green Sheet supplement:

Top Merchandise Categories Measured by Retail Value. Tracks top-25 retail categories in supermarkets, mass merchandisers and drug chains for full-year 1998.

• US Coke Bottlers Meet in San Francisco. Growth and Customer Focus Stressed. BD Talks to Stahl.

In this issue:

• Cadbury and SoBe Executives Join Program for BD's December 'Future Smarts' Program.
• Quaker Oats Tests New 'Fitness Water': 'Propel' From Gatorade. Contains Sucrose, Aspartame and Ace-K.
• Coke CEO Ivester on Management, Pepsi, Pricing, Belgium, European Investigation.
• Pepsi and Suntory Create US Anchor Bottler: Pepsi Bottling Ventures. Pepsi Up +91% in Japan in June.
• Future Home of 7UP in Puerto Rico Still Uncertain.
• Supermarket Prices for Coke Brands Up More Than for Pepsi and Cadbury.
• Snapple and SoBe Dominating Growth in Premium Non-Carb Beverages.
• Brazil: Brahman and Antarctica Plan Merger. Local Brands Out-Perform Coke and Pepsi Last Year.
• Pepsi US Ad Spending Up in 1998. Others Down.

Green Sheet supplement:

1998 Measured Advertising Spending. Soft drink, water and non-carb companies' spending and media use in 1998 vs. 1997.

In this issue:

• Top Executives on Program for BD's 'Future Smarts Conference.
• Pepsi One Is Having Significant Impact.
• Bottlers Speculate on Future Pepsi-Ocean Spray Relationship and Role of Tropicana Brand.
• Pepsi's Aquafina Top PET Bottled Water Brand in 1998. Coke Plans 80% US Distribution of Dasani This Year.
• Stock Prices First Half 1999: Coke, Pepsi, Cadbury Down. Triarc, Coke Femsa and Coke Andina Way Up.
• Coke's European Ordeal Ends. Belgian Initiative Starts.
• North American Coke Bottlers' Free Cash Flow Evaporates in 1998.

Green Sheet supplement:

On-Display Presence: Year-To-Date Through 5/15/99. Indicates what percentage of various brands' supermarket volume was sold via in-store displays; denotes which brands are most-oftened featured.

In this issue:

• PepsiCo Seeks to Terminate Franchise of Illinois Bottler Pepsi Crisp.
• Cadbury Will Drop 'Are You and Un' Campaign for 7UP. Readies New Ads.
• Private Label Volume Up Sharply in May. 'Sneaks In the Back Door.' Cadbury Out-Performs Coke and Pepsi.
• Coke's Advertising for Brand Coke Seen Evolving. 'Relevance' From Frenette?
• 7UP Bottler Sues School District and Coca-Cola Enterprises. Claims CCE 'Malicious.'
• 1st Quarter 1999 Non-Carbs: Coke's Fruitopia Posts Biggest Share Gain. Pepsi's Lipton Tea, Snapple and Gatorade Also Show Strong Performace.
• 1998 Supermarket Water Report: 'Premium Still' Segment Propels Growth. Dannon and Aquafina Top-Growing Single-Serve Still Brands.
• 'Wall Street Smarts' Conference Highlights
• Coke System Deals: Coke Buys Out Anchor Bottler F&N. Australia Nixes Cadbury Deal Again; UK Okays It. Coca-Cola Beverages in Merger Talks With Coke Hellenic Bottling.
• Coke's Ivester Apologizes to European Consumers for Product Problems.
• HFCS Pricing Down as Annual Contracts Return.
• Winter 'Future Smarts' Conference Set for New York December 13.

Green Sheet supplement:

1999 Sweetener Pricing. Includes high-fructose corn sweetener and beet sugar usage and pricing for all major carbonated soft drink brands.

In this issue:

• SoBe For Sale. Connecticut Venture Capital Firm Interested.
• Coke and Cadbury Modify Deal to Exclude Western Europe. Price Reduced by $750 Mil. Restrictions Lifted.
• First Quarter Take-Home: Pepsi Gains Share. Coke Flat or Down. Cadbury Up in All IRI Channels.
• Cola Share Drops Again in 1998. Lowest Point in 2 Decades. Diet Colas Gain Share for First Time Since 1990.
• Great Britain 1998: Coke Gains Share. Pepsi Even. Cadbury Down. Fanta and Sprite Join Top-10.
• Coke's US Supermarket Prices Up Most in April While Volume and Display Are Down. Pepsi Pricing Up Less, Volume Down Less. Pepsi Segment Posts High Prices and Gains Volume.
• Naya Blows Hot and Cold as It Kicks 'the Coke Habit.'
• Canada 1998: Volume Growth Out-Paces US. Coke Gains Share. Pepsi's Shaw Issues 'Call to Action.'

Green Sheet supplements:

• First Quarter 1999 Multi-Channel Take-Home Carbonated Soft Drink Data. Includes 5-channel ACNielsen data and 7-channel IRI data.
• Royal Crown Bottler Territory Map. Includes franchise and state boundaries, a list of franchise owners and list of bottling plant locations and owners.

In this issue:

• Brock Says Coke-Cadbury Deal 'Will Go Through.' But Offers Other Insights. In Purchase Contract, Coke and Cadbury Agree on 'Threshold' Limits Plus Restraints on Other Deals. Coke and Pernod Submit Revised Deal on Orangina.
• Brock: Cadbury Negotiates New Deals With US Pepsi Bottlers. Schimberg: No Anointed Successor.
• Coke Plans to Position Dasani as Mid-Priced Water for 'Total Body Hydration.'
• 1998 Channel Ranking: Supermarkets, Fountain and Vending Move Two-Thirds of CSD in US.
• All-Channel Non-Carbs 1998: Coke Leads With Above-Industry Growth. Sports Drinks Gain on Teas.
• Top Packaging Executives See Higher PET Prices. Pechiney Prepares Can Unit for Spin-Off.
• Australia 1998: Cadbury Gains Share. Diet Coke Fastest-Growing Brand.

Green Sheet supplement:

Dr Pepper Bottler Territory Map. Includes franchise and state boundaries, a list of franchise owners and list of bottling plant locations and owners.

In this issue:

• Cadbury Agrees to Buy Hawaiian Punch From P&G. Brock Says Deal Shows US Commitment.
• NSDA May Sell Interbev.
• European Commission Probes Coke-Cadbury Deal. EC Official Lashes Out. Belgium Rejects Deal. Companies Offer New Australian Proposal.
• Coca-Cola Enterprises Makes Major Management Changes. Alm and Findley Promoted.
• PBG's Weatherup: Pricing Up in 70% of US. Pepsi One Cannibalization 'Little Less' Than Anticipated. Bottler CEO 'Disappointed' Pepsi Doesn't Snag Burger King. But Adds Coke Is 'Economic Loser.'
• Cadbury and Pepsi Show Strong Volume Gains in March Take-Home Data. Coca-Cola Co Pricing Up Most. 7UP Leads Volume Growth.
• Coke Retains Burger King Account. Cadbury Wins Spot for Dr Pepper.
• Cans Increase Dominance of US CSD Supermarket Packaging. 12-Packs Now Top Package.
• Pepsi One Challenges Diet Coke. Diet RC Challenges Pepsi One.
• Illionois Bottler Protection Bill Moves Toward Possible Passage.
• Nestle Develops Purified Water With Minerals: 'Nestle Pure Life.'
• New Soft Drink Atlas Details US Bottlers and Major Brands.

Green Sheet supplement:

7UP Bottler Territory Map. Includes franchise and state boundaries, a list of franchise owners and list of bottling plant locations and owners.

In this issue:

• Bears Devour Beverage Stocks in 1st Quarter. 12-of-17 Under-Perform Dow.
• Australia Turns Down Coke-Cadbury Deal. New Proposal Submitted. Mexico Rejection Also Rumored. Five Other Countries Approve Deal.
• Pepsi Launches 'Light Storm' in Test Markets. Diet Version of New Lemon-Lime CSD.
• 3rd-Tier and Private Label Consolidation: Role of Cott and Thomas Lee? Cadbury 'Holds Right Cards.' Talks and Planning at Early Stage. Independent Bottlers Capture More Private Label Business.
• 1998 Supermarket Pricing: Up Overall and in Major Packages. Diet Coke Highest.RC Up Most. Some Brands Down in Some Packages/Markets.
• Total Retail Value Per Case of CSD Declines -2.6% Over 10 Years. Overall Consumer Prices Up +35.6%.
• Coke Estimates Global Volume Will Decline in First Quarter. North America Up +2%. Stock Price Drops. Analysts Predict Stock Price at Low $60's to $70+ by Year-End.
• In the Bag: Lipton Leads Leaf Tea Business in Major US Take-Home Channels.

Green Sheet supplements:

• Full Year 1998 Supermarket Pricing for 2-Liter and 12-Packs in 15 US Markets for Top Companies and Top Brands.
• Pepsi Bottler Territory Map. Includes franchise and state boundaries, a list of franchise owners and list of bottling plant locations and owners.

• Pepsi Bottling Group: Birth of a Company. IPO is 5th Largest in US History. CEO Weatherup Says PBG Will Be 'Better' Than CCE. Talks of Vision for Company. 'We Sell Soda.'

In this issue:

• Pepsi Bottling Group IPO Nears Completion.
• Cadbury Out-Performs Industry in February 4-Week Major Channel Data. 7UP Shows Up-Tick.
• Brands of Puerto Rico 3rd-Tier Bottler Will Likely Be Sold Off. Triarc Concerned About RC.
• Soft Drink 'Fair Dealing Act' Passes Illinois House. Linked to Pepsi's Central Investment Lawsuit. Pepsi Questions Actions by Its Marion IL Bottler and by State Lawmakers.
• Program Expands for Wall Street Beverage Conference in New York. Top Franchise Company Executives, Analysts, Investment Bankers, Lawyers Will Participate.
• Cadbury's Research Shows Preliminary Positive Impact From New 7UP Ads.
• US Per Capita Consumption: Soft Drinks Gain Most Share of Stomach. Milk and Coffee Drop.
• Milk Most Likely to Accompany At-Home Dinners. CSD Gaining Fast. Liquor Tops Coffee.
• 15 Major US Markets: Coke Leads in 11. Pepsi Ahead in 4. Coke Share Growth Greatest in Los Angeles. Pepsi in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Green Sheet supplements:

• 1999 Soft Drink Concentrate Prices.
• Full Year 1998 Supermarket Shares in 15 US Markets for Top Companies and Top Brands.

In this issue:

• Top M&A Experts and Wall Street Analysts on Program For BD's June Beverage Investment Conference in New York.
• Pepsi Bottlers Praise 'Joy of Cola' Ads. Marineau and Hudson Put Their Imprint on Brand.
• Gatorade Plans New Product Aimed at Tapping Into Bottled Water's Growth. Will Phase Out Glass Single-Serve Packages. Eyes 'Better' Take-Home Packaging.
• Coke's Dasani Water: What's In It?
• CSD Prices Heading Up? 'The Real Thing?'
• Just Below Top-10: Barq's, Mug and Sunkist Big Gainers in BD/Maxwell Data.
• Pepsi One Study: 86% of US Knows of Brand. Highest Repeat Rate Among 'Diet Switchers.'
• Full-Year 1998 Non-Carbs: Coke Notches Top Gains in Sports Drinks and Juice Drinks. Pepsi's Lipton Top Tea Performer. Snapple and Arizona Teas Post Double-Digit Volume Gains.

Green Sheet supplement:

Beverage Digest/Maxwell Top-10 Soft Drink Companies and Brands 1989-1998. Includes 192-oz case volume, share and share change data.

In this issue:

• 1998: Fountain Gains on Bottle/Can. Diet Gains on Regular.
• Coke Announces Dasani Water. CCE's Schimberg Cites Appeal of Purified Water.
• Head of Pepsi General Resigns. Second President to Depart in 2 Years.
• Full-Year IRI and ACNielsen: Pepsi Gains Most Share. Coke Turns in Strong Result. Mt Dew, Sprite and Dr Pepper Notch Big Volume Gains and Capture All Brand Share Growth.
• Interview: Royal Crown President Jack Belsito Cites Need for Better Execution and More Innovation.
• Cadbury Says US Volume Up +1% in 4th Quarter. 7UP Down -4%. Company Cites 'Lack of Focus' in Pepsi System. Coke System Out-Performs for Cadbury in 1998.
• Baesa Delisted by New York Exchange. Sale Ahead?

Green Sheet supplement:

Full-Year 1998 Multi-Channel Take-Home Carbonated Soft Drink Data. Includes 5-channel ACNielsen data and 7-channel IRI data.

• 1998 Top-10 Soft Drink Companies and Brands. Coke and Pepsi Tie in 1998 US Volume Growth. Each Up +4.5%. Overall Industry Up +3%. Mt Dew and Sprite Continue Hot Pace. Coke's Minute Maid Vaults Into Top-10 Brand List.

In this issue:

• Coke Likely Near Annoucement of Dasani Bottled Water. Big Shakeup of Category Ahead.
• Pernod Ricard Puts Yoo-Hoo Up for Sale.
• Coke Takes Citra National. Bottlers Enthusiastic. Squirt Leads Segment But Loses Share.
• Whitman Will Acquire Midwest US and Central Europe Territories From Pepsi. Bottler's Future Acquisitions in US Limited. Stock Market Reacts Aversely.
• Pepsi One at 1.6 Share. Some Diet Pepsi Cannibalization Seen.
• Full Year 1998: Coke and Pepsi Volume Up +6%. Pepsi Executive Says Coke 'Aggressive' on Pricing.

Green Sheet supplement:

Coke Bottler Territory Map. Includes franchise and state boundaries, a list of franchise owners and list of bottling plant locations and owners.

• Japan: Coke's Appointment of 1st Anchor Bottler Opens Era of Consolidation. Company Plans More New Products. Drive for Volume Growth. Channel Mix Changing.

In this issue:

• Pepsi Bottling Group Files for IPO. Reveals Multiple Details on Business, Markets, Contracts.
• Coke West Japan Named 11th Anchor Bottler. More Consolidation Ahead.
• Triarc Will Launch 'Edge' Energy Cola From Royal Crown in March. Only in 20-oz.
• FTC Says Scanner Accuracy Improving. Food Stores Perform Best.
• Mixer Volume Declines. Seagram Increases Share.
• CSD Volume On Feature and Display Up in Mass Merchandisers. Down in Supermarkets and Drug Chains.
• CSD Ranks #3 in Dutch Per Capita Consumption. Industry Volume Up +20% in 1997.

Green Sheet supplement:

1999 Calendar of Industry Events

In this issue:

• 1998 Stock Market: Dismal Year for Beverage Companies. 10 Decline. Cadbury and Whitman Out-Perform.
• Private Label's Volume Loss Deepens. Consolidation Ahead? Effort by 3rd-Tier Bottlers?
• Cadbury Eyes Hawaiian Punch. Brand Shows Strong Growth.
• Cadbury and Carlyle Group in Talks with Turner. Future of Cadbury Brands in US?
• 'Future Smarts': Coke's Frenette Details Value Marketing. Cadbury, Pepsi, Yoo-Hoo Cite Teen Focus.

Green Sheet supplement:

'Future Smarts XXV.' Highlights of speeches from Beverage Digest's December, 1998 conference. Click here to order a transcript.