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December 5, 2003

In this issue:

Green Sheet supplement:

  • Top-10 Bottlers 2003.  Top-10 Bottlers, with shares of bottle/can volume, for Coke, Pepsi, Cadbury overall and Big Red plus the following Cadbury brands: Dr Pepper, 7UP, Royal Crown, Sunkist, A&W, Canada Dry, Squirt, Hawaiian Punch, Schweppes, Welch's, Sun-drop, Country Time, Crush, Vernor's, Tahitian Treat/Wink/Cactus Cooler, Hires.

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November 21, 2003

In this issue:

Green Sheet supplement:

  • 7UP Bottler Territory Map.  Shows 7UP U.S. bottler territories with state lines in color. Back lists multi- and single-franchise bottlers and their headquarters locations as well as locations of all U.S. 7UP bottling plants and their owners.

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November 7, 2003

In this issue:

Green Sheet supplement:

  • 2003 First 9 Months Multi-Channel Take-Home Carbonated Soft Drink Data.ACNielsen data for U.S. supermarkets, drug chains and convenience/gas stores and IRI data for supermarkets, mass merchandisers and drug chains.

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October 24, 2003

In this issue:

Green Sheet supplement:

  • Top Fountain Accounts.  Lists top U.S. fountain accounts: number of units, cola(s) poured, lemon-lime(s) poured and pepper-type(s) poured. Updates 10/4/02 Green Sheet.

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October 3, 2003

In this issue:

Green Sheet supplements:

  • 2002 All-Channel Carbonated Soft Drink Corporate Shares In 98 Countries.  Lists for each country: population; per capita consumption; Coca-Cola Co corporate share; PepsiCo corporate share; Cadbury corporate share.
  • Royal Crown Bottler Territory Map.  Shows Royal Crown U.S. bottler territories with state lines in color. Back lists multi- and single-franchise bottlers and their headquarters locations as well as locations of all U.S. Royal Crown bottling plants and their owners.

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September 19, 2003

In this issue:

Green Sheet supplement:

  • Dr Pepper Bottler Territory Map.  Shows Dr Pepper U.S. bottler territories with state lines in color. Back lists multi- and single-franchise bottlers and their headquarters locations as well as locations of all U.S. Dr Pepper bottling plants and their owners.

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August 29, 2003

In this issue:

Green Sheet supplement:

  • Sports Venue Pouring Rights.Lists Coke and Pepsi venues for professional football, baseball, basketball, hockey, stock-car racing and soccer venues in the U.S.

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August 15, 2003

In this issue:

Green Sheet supplement:

  • 2003 First Half Multi-Channel Take-Home Carbonated Soft Drink Data.ACNielsen data for U.S. supermarkets, drug chains and convenience/gas stores and IRI data for supermarkets, mass merchandisers and drug chains.

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July 25, 2003

In this issue:

  • Coke Chairman/CEO Doug Daft on Program for BD's December Future Smarts Conference in NYC.
     
  • Coke Consolidated President: Packagin Innovation Is 'Critical' as 'Big Piece of Revenue Management.' COO Elmore Suggests New Packages May Help Escape Reliance on Low-Priced 12-Packs.
     
  • 'We're All Very Concerned.' In C-Stores, Lower-Priced Packages Are Where the Growth Is. 2.5 Cents vs 6.9 Cents Per Ounce.
     
  • Bottled Water Channels and Cities: Nestlé Leads Overall. Coke-Danone Leads in C-Stores and Drug Chains. Some Brands Spike in Some Channels: Pure Life-Aberfoyle in MM; Dannon and Pure American in Drug.
     
  • Cadbury CEO Stitzer Predicts 'Back to Basics' for CSDs. More Changes at Company Possible. YUM Resolved.
     
  • CCE's 2nd Quarter North American Volume Flat. Expects to Lose $40 Mil in Coke Support. Bottler Cites 'Aggressive Pricing from Aquafina.' CCE Will Take Over Management of Dannon.
     
  • Coke North American Volume Up +3%; Flat Without Deals. Fountain Down. Dannon Not Hurting Dasani.
     
  • Procter & Gamble Puts Sunny Delight on the Block.
     
  • Coke Refines 'Global Policy' On 'Advertising and Promotion to Children.' Applies to All Beverages.
     
  • Coke Says U.S. Attorney Investigates Re Allegations in Recent Lawsuit.
     
  • Pepsi System Profile: PBG Dominates Top-Population Markets and Overall System. New Plant Opens 2004.
     
  • Latest CSD Data: PepsiCo Down, But Out-Performs. Vanilla Coke Down -66.1%. Pepsi Twist Down -54.3%.
     
  • Tropicana Increases Share in Sluggish Juice Category. Coke's Simply Orange Continues to Gain.
     

Green Sheet supplement:

  • Pepsi-Cola Bottler Territory Map.  Shows Pepsi-Cola U.S. bottler territories with state lines in color. Back lists multi- and single-franchise bottlers and their headquarters locations as well as locations of all U.S. Pepsi bottling plants and their owners.

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July 11, 2003

In this issue:

  • Only Dannon and Private Label Gain Share in Supermarket Water Data. Dannon Pricing Near Private Label.
     
  • Riverwood and Mead in Legal Hassle Over Fridge Pack Used by Coke System.
     
  • Heyer Negates Disney Rumors.
     
  • PBG Chastises Competitors Over Water Pricing. 2nd Quarter Volume Down -2% in U.S. Sluggish Year Ahead.
     
  • Water Report Card for CCE and PBG. Cold and Wet Spring Means 'Terrible' Grades.
     
  • Diet CSDs Dominate Amercans' Purchases of Sugar-Free Foods. Most Buy for Health and Weight Loss.
     
  • Diet CSDs: Big Gains and Big Losses. Segment Way Out-Performs Category.
     
  • CCE's Dominance of Coke System Reflected in Ownserhip of Top-Population Markets.
     
  • 12-Pack Snapshot: Fridge Pack Approaches Half of Coke's 12-Pack Volume. Pepsi Out-Performs in 12-Packs.
     
  • Wall Street Watch 1st Half 2003: Beverage Stocks Show Signs of Life.
     
  • New Multipacks to Watch: Coors 'Cooler Box' and PET Frdige Pack From Coke Consolidated.
     
  • PepsiCo Says North American Beverage Volume Up +4% in 2nd Quarter. No HOD Interest.
     

Green Sheet supplement:

  • Coca-Cola Bottler Territory Map.  Shows Coca-Cola U.S. bottler territories with state lines in color. Back lists multi- and single-franchise bottlers and their headquarters locations as well as locations of all U.S. Coke bottling plants and their owners.

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June 20, 2003

In this issue:

  • Bigger and Smaller: Coke and Pepsi Systems Eye New Single-Serve Sizes for Cold Channel. Pepsi Tests 22-Ounce Bottle with '10% More Free.' Coke Consolidated Debuts 390-ml (13.2-oz) Bottle.
     
  • New Coke Bottler Co-op Will Handle 'Procurement' and Exploit Non-DSD Distribution. Coca-Cola Co Agrees to Integrate Its Procurement With New Venture and CCE Agrees to Participate.
     
  • Coke Audit Committee Finds Fountain Accounting Proper, but Burger King Test Improper. Burger King Says It's 'Very Disappointed.' Heyer Apologizes. BK Accounts for About 8% of Fountain Volume.
     
  • Early Returns - Very Early - on Sprite Remix and Mt. Dew Livewire. Remix Top 20-oz Item in Supermarkets.
     
  • New Products From Coke: Mello Yello Afterglow and Barq's Floatz. Swerve Graphics Revealed.
     
  • Big Brand Declines Put Big Hurt on CSD Category.
     
  • Wall Street Smarts 2003: Issue of CSD Growth at Center Stage. Wives of Henry VIII. 8-oz Can from Pepsi.
     
  • Aluminum Can Recycling Rate Drops Again Last Year. However, Yield Per Pound Is Way Up.
     
  • Wal-Mart Expected to More Than Double Share of Grocery Sales by 2012.
     
  • Packaging Intensity: Coke Dominates 12-Packs, Pepsi 24-Packs. Companies Tie in 2-Liter.
     

Green Sheet supplement:

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June 6, 2003

In this issue:

  • The Twain Did Meet: Kendall Inducts Keough. 'This Magnificent Enemy.' 'Slept Like a Baby.'
     
  • New Sweetener 'Splenda' Sucralose Leaps to Top of Tabletop. But as Ingredient, It Hasn't Cracked CSDs.
     
  • Lemon-Lime Segment Outpaces CSD Category. Sierra Mist Drives Growth. Also Up in Existing Markets.
     
  • Pepsi Executive Predicts Sierra Mist Will Pass 7UP. Suggests Brand's Volume Will Hold.
     
  • Dannon Continues Share Gains and Aggressive Pricing. Dasani's Share Down. Waters for Coke Fountain.
     
  • Australia 2002: Coke Leads in CSD. Cadbury Gains Share.
     
  • European Consumption: Soft Drinks Rank Sixth Overall, Behind Water. Milk On Top.
     

Green Sheet supplement:

  • Beverage Data Snapshots  Graphic representations of numerous beverage market and demographic statistics.

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May 23, 2003

In this issue:

Green Sheet supplement:

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May 9, 2003

In this issue:

  • Beverage Digest Hosts Wall Street Smarts June 9th in NYC. Top Executives and Experts on Program.
     
  • Coke's Coffee Details Percolating. Quick End to Atlanta Test.
     
  • About-Face: Dannon Water Pricing Way Down and Volume Way Up. Aquafina, Dasani and Poland Spring Lose Share. Coke Bottler: 'Quest Is Total Category Leadership.'
     
  • Deal Talk: What Should Coke, Pepsi and Cadbury Buy? Danone? More Water? Flavor House?
     
  • New CSD Brands Losing Steam. Trends Off for Vanilla Coke, Mt. Dew Code Red and Diet Coke With Lemon.
     
  • 1st Quarter CSD Take-Home: Growth Sluggish. Coke Gains. Private Label Also Up.
     
  • Britain: Coke and PepsiCo Gain Share in 2002. Virgin Flat. PL Wanes.
     
  • Total Liquid Refreshment Beverages: CSDs Dominate, but Other Categories Grow Faster.
     
  • Media Spending Was Down in 2002 For CSDs. Up for Sports Drinks and Water. PepsiCo Is Biggest Spender.
     
  • North American Coke Bottlers' Cash Flow Margins and Cash Flow Growth Increased in 2002.
     

Green Sheet supplement:

  • 2003 First Quarter Multi-Channel Take-Home Carbonated Soft Drink Data.ACNielsen data for U.S. supermarkets, drug chains and convenience/gas stores and IRI data for supermarkets, mass merchandisers and drug chains.

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April 25, 2003

In this issue:

  • Pepsi Bottling Group North America Chief Eric Foss Joines June 9th Wall Street Smarts Program in NYC.
     
  • Coke Will Sell Small Flavor Packets for Fountain Drinks: 'Flavor Rage.'
     
  • CSD Concentrate Costs Rise in 2003 — But Generally Less Than Last Year.
     
  • Bottled Water Continued Strong Growth in 2002, but Slowed. Nestlé Maintains Huge Lead and Gains. Aquafina and Dasani Are Top-2 Brands. Top-6 Companies Hold Nearly 86% of PET Market.
     
  • 1st Quarter Results for Coke, PepsiCo, PBG and CCE: Sluggish Volume. News Re: Vanilla Coke, Sierra Mist, Water Pricing/Strategies, LiveWire, Remix.
     
  • Japan 'Soft Drinks' 2002: Coke Holds Huge Lead. Suntory Gains. Volume Grows Faster Than Yen.
     
  • Take-Home Flavor Segments: Cola's Stellar Year. Different Channels, Different Rankings.
     
  • U.S. Per Caps: Soft Drinks Down Slightly. Bottled Water Posts Largest Gain.
     
  • Monthly Volume Patters of Coke Classic and Pepsi Are Extremely Similar. High on the 4th of July.
     
  • Fomer Coke Executive Casey — Chairman of Consulting Firm — Says Bottlers Should Drop 'Slow Movers.'
     
  • Concentrate Cost Increases Outstrip Retail Pricing and Volume.
     
  • Ball Continues as Top Canmaker. Beer Is a Drag — for Cans.
     

Green Sheet supplement:

  • Concentrate Prices 2003.  Latest prices for concentrate for all major carbonated soft drink and cold-fill non-carb brands.

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April 11, 2003

In this issue:

Green Sheet supplement:

  • 15 Cities: 12-Pack and 2L Pricing.  12-pack and 2-liter supermarket pricing in 15 major U.S. metropolitan area. Cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington DC. Companies: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Cadbury and private label. Brands: Coca-Cola Classic, Pepsi-Cola, Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Mt. Dew, Dr Pepper, Sprite, 7UP, Vanilla Coke, Mt. Dew Code Red and RC Cola.

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March 28, 2003

In this issue:

  • Senior Executives From Cadbury, Cott and Tetra Pak Join Wall Street Smarts Program June 9 in New York City.
     
  • P&G Renames Planned Cold-Fill Tea 'Eclipse.' But Cadbury Throws a Curve and Plans Its Own Entry.
     
  • Colas Stage Comeback in 2002. Diets Post Big Gain. Chocolate Colas Next?
     
  • 15 U.S. Cities: Coke Leads in 10 and Pepsi in Five.
     
  • Canada 2002: Pepsi Posts Top Share Gain. Coke Also Up. Industry Volume Down.
     
  • Water in Supermarkets: PET Still Climbing. Holds 37% of Volume, but 64% of Dollars. Aquafina Is #1 Brand.
     
  • Cadbury Makes Stategic — and Centralizing — Shift In Franchising Operation.
     
  • Cadbury and Pepsi Settle Lawsuit.
     
  • CSD Channels: Take-Home Is Up a Notch. Fountain Flat. Mass Merchandisers Post Biggest Gains.
     
  • Fridge Packs Appear to Be Plus for Coke System.
     
  • Refrigerated Juice/Juice Drinks Lose Volume in 2002. Metro Results Mixed. Trop Nears 50 Share in NYC.
     

Green Sheet supplement:

  • 15 Cities: Market Shares.  Corporate and brand supermarket shares in 15 major U.S. metropolitan area. Cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington DC. Companies: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Cadbury and private label. Brands: Coca-Cola Classic, Pepsi-Cola, Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Mt. Dew, Dr Pepper, Sprite, 7UP, Vanilla Coke, Mt. Dew Code Red and RC Cola.

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March 7, 2003

In this issue:

Green Sheet supplement:

  • BD/Maxwell All-Channel Data 1993-2002.  Top Companies and Top-10 Brands shares, 192-oz case volume and share changes for past 10 years.

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February 24, 2003 (Special Issue)

In this issue:

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February 21, 2003

In this issue:

Green Sheet supplement:

  • 2002 Supermarket On-Display Presence.Compares percentage of on-display volume for numerous CSD brands.

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February 7, 2003

In this issue:

  • BD's Wall Street Smarts Conference Set for June 9 in New York City. Leading Experts on Program.
     
  • 2002 CSD Take-Home: Coke Gains Most Share. Pepsi Also Out-Performs. 7 of Top-10 Brands Lose Share.
     
  • Coke Will Integrate All North American Operations Into One. Fundamental Change. 1000 Layoffs.
     
  • Coke's 'BeginIt' Begins In Dallas. Refrigerated Product.
     
  • Dr Pepper/Seven Up Will Launch Milk-Based 'Raging Cow.'
     
  • CCE: 4Q U.S. Volume and Pricing Up. Water Prices Above CSDs. Sprite Innovation. Home/Office Water?
     
  • PBG Says U.S. Volume Down in 4rh Quarter, But Pricing Up. New Products. Emphasis on Sierra Mist.
     
  • On the Water Front 2002: Growth Accelerates. Coke and Pepsi Hold Top Brand Spots. Nestlé's Six Brands.
     
  • Vanilla Coke and Pepsi Blue Exhibit Strong New-Product Awareness. Listerine Too. Celebrities Bomb.
     
  • PepsiCo Shifts Management. Nooyi Expands Role. Pepsi Blue 'Not as Successful.'
     
  • NSDA Views Obesity Issue As 'Big Threat' To Industry Image. Taxes Also Back On Radar.
     

Green Sheet supplement:

  • 2002 Full-Year Multi-Channel Take-Home Soft Drink Data.ACNielsen data for supermarkets, drug chains and convenience/gas stores and IRI data for supermarkets, mass merchandisers and drug chains.

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January 24, 2003

In this issue:

  • BD's Wall Street Smarts Conference Set for June 9 in New York City.
     
  • Coke Will Merge North American Bottle/Can and Minute Maid. BD Talks to Knauss. 'More Horsepower.'
     
  • Coke Likely Tests Coffee Project This Spring. 'Viaa Cafe'? 'Project Buzz.' Coffee Concentrate Details.
     
  • Early 2002 Returns: Coke and Pepsi Out-Perform in Supermarkets. New Brands Drive Growth.
     
  • Tropicana Chief Says Business Improving as Pricing Changes. Focus on 'Preferred Taste.'
     
  • Refrigerated Juice Sales Sweeten in Late 2002, but Volume Down for Year. Category Leader Tropicana Gains.
     
  • Private Label Continues to Squeeze Coke in Germany.
     
  • Coke Details Global Beverage Statistics. Worldwide: $395 Bil. 61 Bil Cases.
     
  • Root Beer Segment Under-Performs CSD Category. A&W Expands Lead.
     
  • Coke's Georgia Dominates Japan RTD Coffee Business. Market Down Last Year Through August.
     

Green Sheet supplement:

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January 15, 2003 (Special Issue)

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January 10, 2003

In this issue:

  • Snapple Plans New Products and Packages. Targets Slim-Fast With New Meal Replacement Product.
     
  • Coke Debuts New Coke Classic 'Real' Campaign. 'In Your Life, Not in Your Face.' Heyer Is 'Right Person.'
     
  • Procter & Gamble Plans New Cold-Fill Tea for Independent Bottlers.
     
  • Campbell Soup Debuts V8 Splash 'Smoothie' Line. New Beverages Ahead. 'More Than Thick Red Stuff.'
     
  • Burger King Says It Will Sell Aquafina in U.S. and Extends International Deal With Coke.
     
  • Mega-Deal South of the Border: Coke Femsa Will Acquire Panamco for $3.6 Bil.
     
  • Future Smarts 2002: Innovation Takes Center Stage.
     
  • 7UP Territories Shift as Lemon-Lime War Looms. Pepsi Gears Up Effort Behind Sierra Mist.
     
  • Wall Street Watch 2002: At Least It's Over. But Coke Consolidated Soars.
     
  • Coke Meets With Investors. Changes Guidance Process. Daft Foresees No Big Acquisitions.
     
  • Refrigerated Juices/Drinks: Pricing Down. Minute Maid Orange Juice and Dole Fruit Juices Post Gains.
     

Green Sheet supplement:

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