This page contains headlines from issues of Beverage Digest published in 2000. 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:

• Top-10 Bottlers: Consolidation Continues in Pepsi and 3rd-Tier Systems. Slows Down in Coke System.
• Carbonated Soft Drinks Climb in Ranks of Breakfast Drinks. Skipped Breakfasts Increase.
• InterBev 2000: More Exhibitors in Smaller Booths. Salute to 'Largest Beverage Retailer' Wal-Mart. Many Energy and Sports Drinks on Display. Speeches by CCE, Pepsi, Wal-Mart and SoBe Executives.
• Fizz in the Air: Coke Holds Cola Exclusivity on Most Airlines. American Juggles Two Colas.
• Japanese 'Soft Drink' Volume Up +3% Through September. Coke Grows at Pace. Pepsi/Suntory Out-Paces.
• Beverage Companies and Bottlers Participate in B2B Web Ventures.
• Coke CEO Daft Suggests PepsiCo-Quaker Deal Could Face Anti-Trust Issues.
• Plus, as in every issue: Territory Changes, People and Briefs.

Green Sheet supplement:

• Top-10 Bottlers 2000.  Top-10 bottlers are listed with their share of bottle/can volume for: Coke, Pepsi, RC, Dr Pepper/Seven Up overall, Dr Pepper, 7UP, A&W, Canada Dry, Sunkist, Squirt, Hawaiian Punch, Schweppes, Welch's, Sun-drop, Country Time, Crush, Vernor's, Tahitian Treat/Wink/Cactus Cooler, Hires, Big Red and Monarch.

• PepsiCo To Buy Quaker Oats in $13.4 Bil Stock Deal. Reinemund Will Become Chairman/CEO. Indra Nooyi Will Be President. Enrico and Morrison Will Be Vice-Chairmen.

In this issue:

• Top Executives on Program for BD's December Conference.
• Non-Carbs for Nine Months 2000: Cadbury Now Dominates Juice Category. SoBe Will Boost Pepsi to #2 in Juice Drinks, Which Out-Grow Sports Drinks. Teas Decline.
• Coke Eyes Purchase of 'Planet Java.' Pepsi's Frappuccino Posts Big Gains.
• Industry CSD Volume Picks Up Steam in October. Pepsi Out-Performs.
• PepsiCo CFO Offers SoBe Insights. Irony.
• SoBe Wins Lawsuit With Arizona
• Reversal of Cola Fortunes: Diet Brands Gain While Flagships Lose Share.
• Mexico and Brazil Power Good 9-Month Results for Latin American Bottlers.

Green Sheet supplements:

• Royal Crown Revised Territory Map.  Updated U.S. Franchise Map for RC shows bottler territory lines and state lines, lists bottlers with headquarters locations and production plant locations.
• Seven-Up Revised Territory Map.  Updated U.S. Franchise Map for 7UP shows bottler territory lines and state lines, lists bottlers with headquarters locations and production plant locations.

In this issue:

• Nantucket Nectars and Fiji Water Executives on Program for BD's December Conference. Plus Sanford Bernstein's Pecoriello Will Present New Consumer Research.
• Virgin Plans to Introduce Flavored/Enhanced Water Line in US: 'Virgin Fusion.'
• Snapple Tests New Flavored Water.
• Coke to Form New York City-Based 'Think-Tank.' Will Report to Daft.
• Nine Months Multi-Channel: Industry Essentially Flat. Cadbury Posts Corporate Gains in IRI and ACNielsen. Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi Up.
• Gold to Water. Fiji Aims at Evian's Niche. Talks With CCE and PBG.
• Big 3rd-Tier BOttler Eyes Consolidation and Growth. 2000 Revenues Will Be Nearly $2 Bil.
• Pepsi Seemed on Brink of Quaker Takeover. What's Next?
• New Trade Bill Permits Import of Gum Arabic from Sudan. 'Irreplaceable Commodity.'
• Refrigerated Juice: Calcium-Added Drinks Boost Tropicana. Health Claims Allowed. Whither Sunny D?

Green Sheet supplement:

• Take-Home Data - First 9 Months 2000.  IRI 7-Channel and ACNielsen 5-Channel take-home data for soft drink companies and top-10 brands.

• The Joy of Lizards: Pepsi Agrees to Buy SoBe for $370 Mil.

In this issue:

• Pepsi Executive — VP of Colas C. J. Fraleigh — Joins BD's December Conference.
• 'Lifehouse' in Berlin: Coke Begins to Reveal New Thinking to Board and Executives. 'Growth Company.'
• 'Welcoming Don Back': Keough Returns as Advisor to Daft and Coke Board. Bottlers Ecstatic.
• Coke Plans Test of 'BeginIt Adult Beverage. Launches 'KMX' Energy Drink. Plus, Plus.
• Prize-in-Package System for Soft Drink Vendors: Cold Drink, T-Shirt or Toy Cars?
• Perrier Group Agrees to Buy Leading Mass Merchandiser Bottled Water Brand.
• Coke Conference Call Highlights.
• Root Beer and Orange Segments: Cadbury Gains. Coke Prices Highest.
• All the Tea In Japan: Coke Dominates Ready-to-Drink Teas. Suntory to Launch Lipton.

Green Sheet supplement:

• Top US Fountain Accounts. Details brands of cola, lemon-lime and pepper for selected major US fountain accounts; also lists number of units for each account.

In this issue:

• Top Executives on Program for BD's December Conference.
• New From Coke: Fanta in Some US Markets. Diet Lemon Coke. Mr. Pibb Replacement. Energy Drink. Sprite 'Energy'? Ginger Ale?
• Reinemund To Run PepsiCo. Enrico On: Cadbury, Sierra Mist and Concentrate Pricing.
• Dr Pepper/7UP President Says 7UP Has 'Momentum.' Re Royal Crown, Says Non-Cola Focus Continues. Tells Pepsi Bottlers to Treat 7UP 'As a Priority.' Executives Detail Pepsi-Tricon Fountain 'Penalty' on 7UP.
• Dr Pepper Bottlers Hear Upbeat Messages. Executives Say Cola Bottlers Should Split Vendors.
• Cadbury May Buy Pernod Ricard's Orangina, Yoo-Hoo, Etc. Coke and Pepsi Implications?
• Executives of Coke, Perrier Group, Cosmos Bottling Address Investors: Insights, Quips and Barbs.
• GMA Survey Touts Multiple Advantages of 'Brand Loyalists' vs Private Label Buyers.
• Nine Months 2000 Stock Prices: PBG, Triarc and PepsiCo Up Significantly.

Green Sheet supplements:

• 1999 Carbonated Soft Drink Consumption and Shares for 97 Countries. Includes 1999 population, per capita 8-oz consumption and corporate shares for Coke, Pepsi and Cadbury.
• 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:

• 3rd-Tier Bottler George Kalil Joins Program for BD's December Conference.
• Water, Water Everywhere. Category Up +30.1%. Brands Buoyant As Private Label Founders.
• Coke and Pepsi Executives Cite Reasons for Water's Growth. Bullish on Branding. Segmentation Ahead?
• 15 Metro US Markets: Cadbury's CSD Business Outgains Coke and Pepsi in Grocery Channel.
• Cadbury-Snapple Deal: Why? Multiple Competitive Implications. 'Those Are the Realities.'
• Federal Court Dismisses Pepsi's Antitrust Suit vs. Coke.
• Private Label CSD Posts Big Gains Across Flavor Segments in Grocery Channel.
• PET Users Tell Resin Producers To Focus on Recycling and Invest. Innovations Detailed.

Green Sheet supplement:

• Corporate Shares, Grocery Channel, 15 Markets: Includes top companies and all major brands' market shares for 15 US markets.

• Cadbury to Buy Triarc's Beverage Business for $1.45 Bil. Deal Includes Snapple, Royal Crown, Mistic, Stewart's. BD Interviews: Sunderland, Brock, Weinstein, Peltz and May.

• Talk with PepsiCo President/COO Steve Reinemund. Cites Importance of Innovation. Says Future CSD Momentum Will Be 'Positive.'

In this issue:

• Heads of SoBe and ACNielsen US Join Program for BD's December Conference.
• Cadbury Set to Debut New 7UP Graphics. Reformulates Diet 7UP.
• Launch of Sierra Mist Approaches. Pepsi Aims to 'Close the Volume Gap' With Coke.
• SoBe and Anheuser-Busch to Launch 'Energy' Drinks. Red Bull Leads Tiny Category. 'Whoop Ass.'
• At Half-Year Mark, Royal Crown Cola Volume Up in Major Take-Home Channels.
• Sale of SoBe Now Set to Close End September to Mid-October. Coke?
• 1st Half 2000 Pricing: All Major Companies Up in Major US Cities. Coke Up Most Overall. Next Year?
• Coke Bottlers Post First Half Gains in Brazil. Argentina Mixed. 1999 Difficult Year for Coke and Pepsi in Both Countries.
• Japan Beverage Volume Up +3% in 1st Seven Months. Coke and Pepsi/Suntory Out-Perform.

Green Sheet supplement:

• 12-Pack and 2-Liter Grocery Pricing: Includes all major brands for 15 US markets.

• Coke Bottlers Meet In Florida. Dunn Cites Need for Better Marketing and More Speed With New Products. Company Will Reduce Bottler Costs on Dasani and Some Non-Carbs.

In this issue:

• Heads of Coke Consolidated and Dr Pepper/Seven Up Join Program for BD's December Conference.
• SoBe Sale to Childs Delayed. Total Deal Value $282.2 Mil. More Details. Coke Weighs $45 Mil Investment.
• SoBe, Snapple, Fruitworks and Gatorade Post Big Gains in 1st Half Non-Carb Data. SoBe Holds 9.4 Share of Juice Drink Segment With Volume Up +90%. Snapple Up +27%.
• Pepsi General-Whitman and Pepsi Americas to Merge. Bob Pohlad Will Be CEO.
• PepsiCo's Reinemund Tells Bottlers Why No Deal With Priceline.com.
• Trend Watch: Is It Coffee Time in US Yet? Potential and Challenges.
• CSD Segments: Cola Slides in Groceries and Mass, Gains in C-Stores. Pepper and Orange Strong.

Green Sheet supplement:

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

In this issue:

• Coke President Jack Stahl, Snapple CEO Mike Weinstein to Speak at December 'Future Smarts' Conference.
• BD Talks to Weatherup. CEO Praises PBG Organization and Relationship with Pepsi. Comments On: Pricing; CSD Growth; Functional Beverages; Sierra Mist Vs. 7UP.
• Cadbury Says 7UP's Growth Continues, but Dr Pepper's Slows. Brock Says Company Will Continue to Outperform Industry. Not 'Staying Awake Worrying' About Sierra Mist.
• 1st Half Multi-Channel: ACNielsen and IRI Data Out of Sync on Industry Volume. Cadbury Top Corporate Performer. Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi Post Share Gains.
• CCE to Roll Out 'Planet Java' Bottled Coffee in New York and New England. 'Milky Wave' and 'Tremble' Flavors.
• 7UP Continues to Post Strong Volume Growth. Bottler Performance and Ads Cited.

Green Sheet supplement:

• First Half 2000 Take-Home Data.  IRI 7-Channel and ACNielsen 5-Channel take-home data for soft drink companies and top-10 brands.

In this issue:

• Coke or Pepsi? Poll Gauges Preferences. Democrats for Pepsi. Republicans for Coke.
• Pepsi Modifies Go-to-Market Process. Rodkin Lays Out Priorities. Focus on Regaining Mt. Dew Momentum.
• Pepsi Readies New Dole Juice and Juice Drink Line to Replace Ocean Spray.
• Coke Plans New US Brands in 4th Quarter. More Regional Introductions. Will Test Coffee Drink in US.
• Pepsi Bottling Group Plans 'Major, Major' Press on Pepsi Flavors. US Pricing to Hold. New Push at Wal-Mart.
• Coke and Pepsi and Functional Beverages: Will They? How?
• First Half 2000 Stock Prices: PepsiCo and PBG Both Up. Coke Recovers Ground.
• Sports Venues: Pepsi Gaining But Coke Still Poured at Most Professional Games.

Green Sheet supplement:

• Sports Venue Pouring Rights. Details pouring rights for all NFL, Major League Baseball, NBA, NHL, NASCAR and Major League Soccer venues.

In this issue:

• In Lawsuit by Small Royal Crown Bottlers, Texas Court Says Coke and CCE Violated Antitrust Laws. Plaintiffs Will Seek Dr Pepper Divestiture by CCE in Affected Territories.
• Pepsi Challenge Scorecard: Pepsi 63, Coke 37. How Sweet It Is. Coke Says Buyers Tell Different Story.
• Pepsi's New Lemon-Lime: 'Sierra Mist' Preferred Name. 'System Wide.' Brand's Taste and Positioning.
• Snapple Files for $100+ Mil Initial Public Offering.
• Lemon-Lime Segment: 7UP Gains on Sprite. Private Label Posts Big Share Increase in Grocery Channel.
• Pricing: Mt. Dew Highest, 7UP Lowest. Coke Brands Up Most. Next Year: Coke-Pepsi Disparity Looming? Bottlers Skeptical.
• In the Bag: Lipton Leads Major US Take-Home Channels in Tea Bag Sales.
• Ireland: Coke Posts Big Gain in 1999. Pepsi Bottler Gains 7UP Next Year.

Green Sheet supplement:

• Royal Crown Revised Territory Map. Updated U.S. Franchise Map for RC shows bottler territory lines and state lines, lists bottlers with headquarters locations and production plant locations.

• Triarc Plans IPO of 'Snapple Beverage Group.' Weinstein to Be CEO. New Company Will Include Snapple, Royal Crown, Mistic and Stewart's.

In this issue:

• Change Looms for Coke Nordic Anchor Bottler. Carlsberg-Orkla Plans to Keep Pepsi. System Issues?
• SoBe Deal Scheduled to Close Within Weeks. Company Hit With more Mis-Labeling Claims. Childs and Coke Discuss Investment in SoBe.
• Childs Completes Purchase of NutraSweet. CEO Talks About New Focus and New Sweetener.
• Pepsi Will Introduce Its New Lemon-Lime: 'Sierra Mist.'
• Australia 1999: Pepsi Posts Volume and Share Growth. Coke Holds Big Lead.
• Bottlers Say New Coke Classic Ads Will Utilize More 'Humor' and 'People.'
• Mexico: Industry Grows in 1999 and Coke Grows Faster. Positive Trends in First Quarter 2000.
• European Per Capita Consumption: Soft Drinks Rank Sixth Overall. Milk Most Popular.

Green Sheet supplement:

• Wall Street Smarts 2000. Summary of presentations from BD's "Wall Street Smarts" conference of June 12. Click here to see the conference agenda. Click here for information on ordering this issue.

In this issue:

• Wall Street Conference June 12: Top Executives From Coke, PepsiCo, Cadbury, CCE, Triarc and Cott Will Be On Program. Plus Leading Financial Experts.
• C-Stores: Dr Pepper Strong. Sprite Lags -- Why? New Sprite 'Blue Jean' Promotion With Special Bottle Set to Start.
• Pepsi and Coke Plan Fountain Innovations.
• CCE Cuts Profit and US Volume Estimates. Prices Up Next Year. UK Transshipment Woes. Alignment?
• Snapple, Gatorade and Sunny Delight Post Strong Gains in 1st Quarter Non-Carb Data.
• Great Britain 1999: Coke's Share Up Sharply After Cadbury Deal.
• Dairy-Type Drinks: Yoo-Hoo Leads in Volume. Pepsi's Frappuccino #1 in Dollars.
• Private Label Posts Big Volume and Share Gains in US. Lags in Price.
• HFCS Costs: BD Offers On-Line Interactive Calculator. Pricing 'All Over the Map.'

Green Sheet supplement:

• Comparative HFCS Pricing. High-fructose corn sweetener usage and pricing, per 288-oz case, for major soft drink brands.

In this issue:

• Wall Street Conference June 12 Features Top Coke, PepsiCo, CCE, Triarc and Cott Executives.
• Reed Changing Interbev. Seeks Beer Presence. Coke and Pepsi Not Now In. Show's Role?
• Nantucket Nectars Co-Founder Predicts 'Significant' Growth in Multi-Serve. More Ties to Ocean Spray?
• 1st Quarter: Cadbury and RC Beat Coke and Pepsi in Share Performance. Dr Pepper Passes Sprite in IRI.
• All-Channel Non-Carbs 1999: Coke, Pepsi and Cadbury Gain Share. Quaker Posts Strong Results. Sports Drinks Out-Perform Other Segments.
• Canada 1999: Pepsi Narrows Share Gap. Industry Volume Barely Grows. Ruby and Saphire.
• All-Channel Bottled Water: Perrier #1. Pepsi Now #3. Top-5 Companies Hold 70% of Single-Serve Market.
• France 1999: Coke Leads. Per Capita Consumption and Volume Grow.

Green Sheet supplement:

• First Quarter 2000 Take-Home Data. IRI 7-Channel and ACNielsen 5-Channel take-home data for soft drink companies and top-10 brands.

In this issue:

• Top Coke, PepsiCo, CCE, Triarc and Cott Executives on BD Program. Plus Wall Street Experts.
• SoBe Agrees to Sell Control to Childs Investment Firm. Letter of Intent Signed. Due Diligence to Start.
• Snapple Volume Hits 100 Mil Cases. Triarc Beverage CEO Sees Rapid Growth for Functional Beverages. Weinstein Says CSD Price Increases Were No Factor in Snapple's Volume Growth.
• Daft Deftly Handles His First Stockholder Meeting. Jesse Jackson Criticizes Company.
• US Per Capita Consumption: Soft Drinks Drop. Bottled Water Posts Largest Gain.
• All-Channel CSD Brands 11-25: Volatility in the Ranks. Sunkist and A&W Move Up. Pepsi One is #15.
• Enrico Says No More 'Significant' Price Increase This Year. New Pepsi Lemon-Lime Will Fill 'Important Need.'
• North American Coke Bottling System's Cash Flow Margins at Highest Level Since 1988.
• Japan 1999: Coke and Suntory-Pepsi Gain in 'Soft Drink' Market. Other Drinks Grow Faster Than CSD.
• 15 Markets CSD Pricing: Coke, Pepsi, Cadbury Prices Vary on Top Packages.

Green Sheet supplement:

• 1999 Corporate and Brand Grocery Retail Pricing for 15 Markets. 1999 prices and price changes for 12-packs and 2-liters of Coke Classic, Pepsi, Diet Coke, Mt. Dew, Sprite, Dr Pepper, Diet Pepsi, 7UP, Caffeine-Free Diet Coke, RC Cola and private label cola. Cities covered: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC.

In this issue:

• Top Beverage Executives and Wall Street Experts Set for 'Wall Street Smarts' June NYC Conference.
• Signs Point to New Lemon-Lime from Pepsi. PBG Won't 'Drop' 7UP. Will Pepsi Try to Buy 7UP?
• Coke Begins to Sketch Picture of New Era. Daft Calls Recent Performance Disappointing. 'Long-Term' Volume Growth in US Forecast at 5-6%. Bottlers Skeptical.
• 15 US Markets 1999: Cadbury Gains in Most. Mt. Dew Aids Pepsi. Turner Boosts 3rd-Tier in L.A.
• 1999 Channel Mix: Vending and Mass Merchandisers Gain Share in CSD Universe.
• Crown Cork & Seal Works on Self-Chilling Can.
• First Quarter 2000 Stock Prices: Coke and PepsiCo Down. PBG, Cadbury and CCE Post Gains.
• Concentrate Cost Increases Far Outstrip Retail Pricing From 1988-1999.
• Arizona vs. SoBe: Trial Likely Nears in Case With Angry, Bitter Claims.

Green Sheet supplement:

• Corporate and Brand Shares in Grocery Retailers for 15 Markets. 1999 shares and share changes for Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo, Cadbury and Royal Crown plus Coke Classic, Pepsi, Diet Coke, Mt. Dew, Sprite, Dr Pepper, Diet Pepsi, 7UP, Caffeine-Free Diet Coke, RC Cola and private label cola. Cities covered: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC.

In this issue:

• Coke and PepsiCo CFOs Join Program for 'Wall Street Smarts' June NYC Conference.
• Coke Introducing New Red CSD in Southwest Markets: 'Red Flash.'
• 1999 Was Another Bad Year for Colas. Share Falls Again. Bottlers Detail Problems and Concerns.
• Concentrate Prices Take Big Jump This Year. 'Green Sheet' Shows Details.
• Increasing Fuel Costs Concern Bottlers.
• 1999 Supermarket Water Report: 'Premium-Still' Segment Rockets Double-Digit Category Growth. Pepsi's Aquafina Posts Top Growth Among Single-Serve Still Brands.
• Coke CEO Daft Tells Europeans 'Setbacks' of 1999 Were 'Clear Wake-up Call.'
• Nutrasweet Will Be Aquired by J. W. Childs Investment Firm. Former Bottler Will Be Chairman.

Green Sheet supplement:

• 2000 Concentrate Prices. Latest data for all major brands. Shows for each brand: latest price effective date, percent change vs. previous price, cost per unit of concentrate, 288-oz case yield and cost per 288-oz case.

• Pepsi Bottlers Meet. Pepsi Challenge Revived. New Tie-In With Yahoo. New Ads.
• Interview With Pepsi North America Chief Gary Rodkin: Will Focus on Turnaround of Brand Pepsi and Bottler Alignment. Says Renewed Lemon-Lime and Juice Drink Efforts Ahead.

In this issue:

• Cadbury Shuffles Management Deck. Brock Named Group COO. Stitzer Goes to London to Head Strategy. Tough to Lead DPSU. Ahead?
• 1999 All-Channel Profile: Diets Slip Again. Fountain's Share Flat. Volume Slows. Price Per Case Up.
• Venerable UK Soft Drink Brand Irn-Bru Tests Possible US Entry.
• Snapple, Gatorade and Fruitopia Are Big Winners in Full-Year 1999 Take-Home Non-Carb Data.
• Uptick for Royal Crown but 'Still a Struggle.' Triarc's Mr. Natural to Distribute RC in New York.
• Vendor Companies Face Crunch as Some Bottlers Curtail Purchases. 'Business Is Terrible.'
• Federal Trade Commission Issues New Report on Antitrust and CSD Bottling Industry.
• Coke Redefines Market Shares. Reveals Ivester's Severance Package.
• 1999 Packaging Shares: 12-Packs Pull Ahead. All Other Major Packages Lose Share.
• NSDA Takes Industry Executives to Make Their Case to Congress. Lott Praises NSDA and Bottlers.
• 'Wall Street Smarts' Conference Set for New York on June 12. New BD Website Feature.

Green Sheet supplement:

• 10 Years of All-Channel Top-10 Companies and Brands. Beverage Digest/Maxwell all-channel carbonated soft drinks data 1990-1999.

In this issue:

• Special Edition: 1999 Beverage Digest/Maxwell Top-10 Soft Drink Companies and Brands.
• Coke Accelerates Formal Transition at Top. Daft Now CEO, Stahl President. Ivester Is Out.
• Enrico: Pepsi Plans Ocean Spray 'Replacement.' Tweaks CCE. Calls Bottler Health Important.
• Full-Year IRI and ACNielsen: Cadbury Grabs All Share Growth. Mt. Dew Has Strong Year.
• Pepsi's Aquafina Nearly Doubles Take-Home Volume in 1999. Passes Dannon and Evian.
• Coke Plans 'Oil Cans' For Surge. 'Needs People to Think of It.' Wrap Sprite?
• Triarc's Stewart's Unit to Launch New Diet CSD Flavor Line: 'S.' 'Nothing Old-Fashioned.'
• Refrigerated Juices 1999: Pepsi's Tropicana Leads. Coke's Minute Maid Grows Most. Sunny Delight Down.
• Philippine Unit Saps Coke Amatil's Performance. But Indonesia Sours.
• Monarch Beverages International Seeks to Build Non-US Private Label Business and Enter US.
• BD to Host 'Wall Street Smarts' Conference on June 12 in New York City.

Green Sheet supplement:

• Full-Year 1999 Take-Home Data. IRI 7-Channel and ACNielsen 5-Channel take-home data for soft drink companies and top-10 brands.

In this issue:

• Pepsi One Changes Ads and Packaging to Reinforce Tastes-Like-Regular Message. Why Compare to Coke?
• New Coke Strategy Begins to Emerge: Local Business and Local Products. Daft Cites Need to 'Rekindle' Coke Spirit. Executives Also Talk of Need for 'Profitable Bottlers.'
• Virgin Undertaking Major US Facelift. Will Target Non-Carbs.
• 'Water.com': Suntory Enters E-Commerce World. 'Enormous Strategic Initiative.'
• PBG's Weatherup Says Pricing Will Be Up +2% This Year. 'Coke Will Spend Intelligently.'
• Trend Watch: 'Smart' Vending Technologies Begin to Make Their Mark.
• BD to Host 'Wall Street Smarts' Conference on June 12 in New York City.

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.

• Coke Reorganization. Interview with Daft and Stahl. Daft Sets 'New Direction' For Coke. Stahl Sees 'More Emphasis' On Brand Building.

In this issue:

• Coke Names Jack Stahl Next President/COO.
• Coke Releases New Ads. Bottlers Give Mixed Reviews. Ivester Gets Ovation. Cost Cuts Ahead? Bottlers Say Company Sounds 'More Sensitive' to Their Finances. Coke's 'Dose of Reality.'
• Big Water Deal: Danone to Buy Troubled McKesson's Water Business. Perrier Also Bid.
• 7UP Shows Improvement in Recent Months. 'Good News, Not a Turnaround.' Ad Stirs Things -- Up.
• Coke Plans to Switch Minute Maid Juices and Nestea from Glass to PET.
• Mt Dew's Dominance Grows. Will Get Super Bowl Air Time. Surge Falls Behind Mello Yello.
• Dixie-Narco President: 70% of New Vendors Handle 20-oz Only. Envisions 'Vending Marts.'
• Coke's Aquarius Gains Share in Japanese Sports Drink Market. Gatorade Is Small Player.
• Coke Revamps Global Group Structure and Names Executives to New Posts.

Green Sheet supplement:

• Industry Calendar of Events 2000.

In this issue:

• Coke's Daft Begins Makeover of Company. Names Charlie Frenette To Head Europe. Steve Jones Is New Chief Marketing Officer. Bill Casey Retires.
• Coke's New Ad Slogan: 'Coca-Cola. Enjoy.'
• Coke's Ware Rescinds Resignation and Gets New Senior Post. Says One Priority Is Improving Company's Governmental Relations.
• Naya Water Files for Bankruptcy Protection After Volume and Sales Fall Dramatically.
• Full-Year 1999 Stock Prices: Bears Bite Beverages.
• Cott CEO Says Company Focused and 'On Track.' Will Explore Consolidation and Alliances.
• Coke Amatil Leaves Australian Soft Drink Association. Move Criticized by Pepsi Bottler/Organization Head.
• 'Future Smarts': Coke's Farrell Compares Dr Pepper to Coca-Cola. Whitman's Chelberg Cautions on Public Concerns re Genetically Modified Foods.

Green Sheet supplement:

'Future Smarts XXVII.' Details of all speakers on December 13, 1999 program. Full transcripts available. Call (914) 244-0700 to order.