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This page contains headlines from issues of Beverage Digest published in 2009. 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:

• Gatorade Innovation: More Details on Three-Part Series of Products: 'Prime.' 'Perform.' 'Recover.' Tiger Out of Line.
   
• Top-10 CSD Bottlers 2009: PepsiCo Bottler Deal Will Re-Make System. PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple Reach Agreement.
   
• Changes at Wal-Mart May Bring Some Changes in Growth. CSDs No Longer Out-Performing.
   
• Private Label Out-Performing in Most LRB Categories. McKinsey Paints Gloomy Future for Premium-Price Brands.
   
• Most Consumers Don't Dislike Grocery Shopping. Few Buy From End-Aisle Displays.
   
• Latin America Is Top Global Region for CSD Consumption, Passing North America. CSD Flavor Preferences Vary.
   
• Plus, As In Every Issue: Territory Changes and Deals, People and Briefs.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• Top-10 Bottlers 2009.  Top-10 Bottlers, with shares of bottle/can volume, for Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Snapple Group overall and Big Red plus the following DPS brands: Dr Pepper, 7UP, Sunkist, A&W, Canada Dry, Crush, Royal Crown, Squirt, Schweppes, Hawaiian Punch, Welch's, Sun-drop, Vernor's, Country Time, Tahitian Treat/Wink/Cactus Cooler and Hires.

In this issue:

• Top Industry Executives and Experts -- Plus Facebook Executive -- on Program for BD's December Future Smarts Program.
   
• Major Changes Coming For Gatorade. PepsiCo Creating New Three-Part Product Line. Company Plans to Refocus Gatorade Beyond Sports Drinks to ‘Sports Performance Innovation.’
   
• Coke Meets With Investors. Outlines Growth Plans. New Products, Packages and Initiatives.
   
• Coke Pulls Ahead of PepsiCo By Volume in Refrigerated Category. Tropicana Top Brand. Simply Continues to Grow.
   
• Nine-Month Non-Carbs: Tea Posts Modest Growth. Other Categories Down. Coke and Pepsi's Water Brands Decline. Bottlers Talk About Possible Changes Ahead for Water.
   
• PepsiCo Re-Files Again With F.T.C. on Bottler Deal. Allied Brand Scrutiny? Dr Pepper Status?
   
• New BD Dr Pepper Map Updates Picture of System.
   

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.

In this issue:

• Facebook Executive Joins Program for BD's December Future Smarts Program. Will Talk About How Consumer Product Companies Are Using Facebook.
   
• 2009 Cannondale Rankings: P&G Leads. PepsiCo #3. Coke #7. Beverage Companies Lose Ground. Wal-Mart Top Retailer. Kroger Gains. Retailer: 'I Lose So Much Money on Soft Drinks.'
   
• Pepsi Will Launch New Marketing Campaign. Involves 'Multi-Million Dollar Grant Program.'
   
• 'Value Teas.' Coke Working on Roll Out of 99A2 'Peace Tea.' New 99A2 Offering from Pepsi. Arizona 99A2 Can Driving Growth.
   
• Recycling Rates For Aluminum and PET Containers Up in 2008. Production Falls For Both Materials.
   
• Take-Home CSDs 9 Months: DPS and PL Gain Share. Coke and Pepsi Down. Crush + Pepsi Bottlers = DPS Growth.
   
• Energy Drink Volume Negative for First Nine Months of This Year. Coke's NOS Is Fastest Growing.
   
• North America Accounts for Major Part of Global Energy Drink Business.
   
• Premium-Priced Waters: Declining More Than Category. Fiji Leads Evian. Evian Pursues 'East-West Coast' Strategy.
   
• Analysis: The Suntory-Kirin Conundrum for Coke and PepsiCo.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• Nine Months 2009 Multi-Channel Take-Home Soft Drink Data.Data for supermarkets, drug chains and convenience/gas stores and mass merchandisers from two separate data sets. Covers CSD companies and top-10 brands.

In this issue:

• Niagara Bottling (PLWater) CEO Andy Peykoff Joins BD's December Future Smarts Program.
   
• Glaceau Vitaminwater in Decline. Views Offered. Coke Changes Sales Organization. VW-10 May Become VW-0. VW-10 and SoBe 0 Gaining. Propel Down. Coke Bottler Says Propel's 'Calorie' Ads Hurt Vitaminwater.
   
• PepsiCo Deal: Company Re-Submits Antitrust Filing. Dr Pepper Transfer Issue Still Un-Resolved. Route-to-Market Issue?
   
• Crush Is Now the #2 Flavor Trademark at Retail. Sunkist and Fanta Volumes Declining. Sub-Plot for PepsiCo and DPS.
   
• Analysis: Pepsi Bottler Consolidation After the PBG and PAS Deals. What Might It Look Like?
   
• New 7UP Territory Map: Slight Increase in Territory for Pepsi Bottlers. Other Changes.
   

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.

In this issue:

• Hansen CEO Rodney Sacks Joins Program for BD's December Future Smarts Program.
   
• Pepsi Bottler Meeting: Executives Talk of Changes, Challenges. Company Plans Heavier Use of Stevia-Based Sweetener.
   
• PepsiCo Bottler Deal: How the Negotiations Evolved and the Deal Was Reached. Deal Rationale: 'Standard Franchise Model Benefits Are Limited.' New Routes to Market. More Competitive vs Coke. Foss Stresses Post-Deal Importance of Allied Brands.
   
• Industry Concerned About Possibility of Soda Tax. Forging Responses. Tax Calculator.
   
• Major Management Changes at PepsiCo. Eric Foss Will Run Bottling Unit. Mike White Retires.
   
• PBG Inks Deal to Distribute O.N.E. Coconut Water. Gets Equity Stake. O.N.E. Will Source Product From PepsiCo.
   
• Tobacco and Beverages Dominate C-Store Sales.
   
• Royal Crown Territory Structure Dominated by DPS's Company-Owned Bottler. Some Franchise Shifts on New Map.
   
• Wall Street Watch Nine Months 2009: Many Beverage Post Big Gains.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• 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.

In this issue:

• Zico Beverages (Coconut Water) CEO Mark Rampolla Joins BD's December Future Smarts Program.
   
• Industry Under Tax Pressure: Obama; NY Times; Public Health Experts. 1 Cent Per Ounce Could Mean Prices Rise 40%-50%. Coke's Kent: 'Outrageous.' Fear of 'Category Killer.'
   
• PepsiCo Bottler Deal Will Create Huge Entity Covering Most of the U.S. Similar in Reach to CCE.
   
• Dr Pepper: Strong Performance. Premium-Priced. 'Swing Brand.'
   
• PepsiCo CEO Nooyi Tells Fortune Magazine 'Strategic Acuity' Most Important Skill for CEOs.
   
• Energy Drinks Turn Negative. Monster Leads in Volume, Red Bull in Dollars. New Brand From Coke Possible: 'Relentless.'
   
• Three Major Companies Down on Feature/Display Spending. Pepsi Down on Media Lapping Big Gatorade Spending in 2008.
   
• Canadean Surveys Impact of Economy on the Beverage Business. Optimism in U.S. and Russia.
   
• Suntory Seeks to Acquire Orangina. Close-Knit Industry.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• Pepsi Bottler Territory Map.  Shows Pepsi 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.

In this issue:

• Consumer Edge Research CEOBill Pecoriello Joins BD's December Future Smarts Program.
   
• PepsiCo Bottler Deal: Dr Pepper Issues and Speculation. Valuation Per Case and EBITDA Multiples. Some Pepsi Bottlers Wonder About Future.
   
• Coke's +7% Fountain-Foodservice Volume Increase in the 2nd Quarter Partly Driven By Supplying Non-Coke-Branded Tea and Coffee Ingredients to Restaurant Customers.
   
• Coca-Cola Co Taking Stake in Zico Coconut Water Company. Coke, Kelly Ripa and a Pepsi Bottler.
   
• Industry Under Attack. NYC Ad: 'Don't Drink Yourself Fat.' Bottler: 'Outrage.' 'Zealots.'
   
• PepsiCo CEO Nooyi Addresses PepsiCo and PBG Employees. Offers Pep Talk Re the Bottler Deals. Says Current Bottler Model 'Has Run Its Course.' Sees Distribution Changes. 'Friction Is Terrible.' 'Hell of a Company.'
   
• Coke Starting to Use 'Aquarius' Brand in the U.S. on Spring Water.
   

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. Coca-Cola bottling plants and their owners.

In this issue:

• Top Industry Executives on Program for BD's December Future Smarts Program.
   
• Some Expect Pepsi Bottler Deal To Spawn Big Industry Changes. 'Pare Back DSD'? Analysis: Dr Pepper Franchise Contract. Dr Pepper and Crush Implications. CCE?
   
• Pepsi May Change Mt. Dew and Sierra Mist Graphics. Comeback of 'Throwbacks.' New Look.
   
• Dr Pepper Snapple Says 2nd Qtr Volume Up +4%. Dr Pepper Cherry Contributing Heavily.
   
• Trend Watch: Monatin Sweetener. Reb-D. Cargill's Role.
   
• Coke Makes Major Changes in Its North American Management. Expanded Role for Oza.
   
• 1st Half Non-Carbs: Tea Posts Modest Growth. Sports Drinks Way Down. Coke Holds 50+ Share of Enhanced Water.
   
• HyDrive to Get Broad Distribution Via Dr Pepper Snapple.
   
• Global CSD Profile: 35 Bil Cases. Coke Dominates. Several Countries Play Key Roles.
   
• North American Coke Bottlers' Cash Flow Margins Declined Again in 2008. Lowest Since Glover Survey Began.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• 2008 All-Channel Carbonated Soft Drink Corporate Shares In 95 Countries.  Lists for each country: population; per capita consumption; Coca-Cola Co corporate share; PepsiCo corporate share; Dr Pepper Snapple, Orangina or Cadbury corporate share.

In this issue:

• Pepsi Bottling Ventures CEO Keith Reimer Joins BD's December Conference Program.
   
• Coke Bottler Meeting: Competitive Zeal. CSD Focus on Core Brands. Non-Carb Focus on Glaceau. Case-Pack Water 'Solution' Needed.
   
• PepsiCo Bottler Deal Next Steps: Integration and Choice of Management. Dr Pepper. More Bottler Deals Likely.
   
• PepsiCo Says It Is Refocusing Gatorade. Back to Core Users. 'Gatorade Franchise Will Shrink.'
   
• Pepsi CMO Burwick to Leave Company. 'The Man in the Mirror.' Will Be Succeeded by Global CMO Beraud.
   
• Take-Home CSDs: DPS Grows Volume and Share With Crush Exploding in Pepsi Bottling System.
   
• Quick View: 4th of July Volume and Pricing. CSDs Nearly Flat. Gatorade Continued Its Sharp Decline.
   
• Coke Posts +4% 2nd Qtr Growth, Though North America Continues to Lose Volume. Glaceau to McDonald's.
   
• New Product Set to Launch: 'Tru Blood' CSD. Key Ingredient in 'The Fangbanger.'
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• First Half 2009 Multi-Channel Take-Home Soft Drink Data.Data for supermarkets, drug chains and convenience/gas stores and mass merchandisers from two separate data sets. Covers CSD companies and top-10 brands.

In this issue:

• Joining BD's December Conference: John Brock of CCE. Massimo d'Amore of PepsiCo. Larry Young of Dr Pepper Snapple. Henry Schimberg, Former CEO of CCE, Will Receive Visionary Award and Do Interview.
   
• PepsiCo Bottler Deal. Much Speculation and Different Views on Timing. 'Only Indra Knows.'
   
• Tate & Lyle Is Shuttering U.S. Sucralose Plant. All Production in Asia. Some Coke Products Reformulated.
   
• Cigarettes Lead C-Store Sales. CSDs #3.Sports Drinks Show Steep -- and Deepening -- Decline.
   
• Pepsi Holds Wide Lead in Canadian Take-Home CSD Business.
   
• How's Business at Mid-Year? CSDs Holding Their Own and Doing Better Than Last Year.
   
• CSD Pricing Was Aggressive in Some Areas, Less in Others Over July 4th Weekend. Bottlers Say Discounting Was Retailer-Supported in Some Cases.
   
• In the Stores: Waters Aggressively Priced. 12-16 Cents Per Half-Liter Bottle. Coke 20-oz in Multi-Packs at Sam's.
   
• PBG's 2nd Quarter North American Volume Down -1%. Sees Move to Tap Water.
   
• Supermarkets Most Popular for Buying Beverages. C-Stores and Vending Appeal to Younger Consumers. Value Is Key.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• LRB Ingredients.  Lists ingredient amounts for major CSD and non-carb brands from Coca-Cola Co, PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple.

In this issue:

• Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola, Will Be on the Program for BD's December Conference in NYC.
   
• U.S. Coke Bottlers Met With Kent. Commitment to Franchise System. 'Embrace Change.' Changes Ahead.
   
• PepsiCo Bottler Deal Update: How Much Longer? Deal Talks Held. Nooyi Writes Bottler Employees. Moody's Says Credit Metrics 'Weaken for Pepsi.'
   
• Owner of Sunny Delight Buys Bossa Nova. Coke Owned Stake.
   
• Memorial Day 2009 Not One to Go Down in Memory for Beverage Business. Gatorade Down by Nearly -25%.
   
• Analyst: CSDs 'Rebounding' in 2009. Some Consumers Switch From Energy Drinks. CSD Decline Will Continue Long-Term.
   
• Michael Jackson to Roger Enrico: 'I'm Going to Make Coke Wish They Were Pepsi.'
   
• Wall Street Watch 1st Half 2009: Most Beverage Stocks Up and Out-Perform the Market.
   
• Top Fountain Accounts Have 86,000+ Units. 2.23 Bil Case Business. Coke Dominates.
   
• Major Companies: DPS Most Reliant on CSDs, PepsiCo Least.
   
• It's Still a Cola World But Other Flavors Gain. Cola Share Down, as Citrus and Pepper Gain.
   
• Top Executives and Analysts Discuss Multiple Issues at BD NYC Conference. CD-ROM Available.
   

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 7/11/08 Green Sheet.

In this issue:

• Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola, Will Be on the Program for BD's December Conference in NYC.
   
• PBG Reveals Displeasure With PepsiCo's Offer to Buy It. Foss: 'Strategic Gem.' 'Ridiculous Theory.' Litigation Warning. PepsiCo Responds Strongly. Sources Say Tender Offer For PBG Is Possible.
   
• Energy Shots Show Big Growth in C-Stores. Top Brand Bigger Than Rockstar Canned Energy Drink.
   
• PepsiCo vs Coke Lawsuit: Coke Scientist Says She Advised Against Making Some Claims Re Gatorade. PepsiCo Executive Says Gatorade Considered Reformulation.
   
• All-Channel LRBs: Volume Declines, As All Categories Weaken. Gatorade Down.
   
• U. S. Per Capita Consumption: Most Packaged Beverage Categories Drop. Tap Water Up.
   
• As Summer Approaches, Soda Volume Pops.
   
• Coke's Media Spending Up in 2008 and 1st Quarter 2009. Pepsi and DPS Down.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• Stock Price Charts: January 2000 Through Mid-June 2009.  Charts illustrate share price trends for Coca-Cola Co (KO), PepsiCo (PEP), Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), PepsiAmericas (PAS), Hansen (HANS) and Cott (COT).

In this issue:

• Top Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Snapple, CCE, PBG and Other Executives and Analysts at BD's June Conference.
   
• Coke Starting Test of New 'Vio' Carbonated Dairy Beverage in NYC. Utilizing Independent Distributor.
   
• Big Changes Appear on the Way at Wal-Mart. Product Assortment Being Reduced.
   
• PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi Offers Her View of the CEO of the Future.
   
• What a Difference a Year Makes: Enhanced/Flavored Waters Lose Volume in 2008.
   
• All-Channel Water 2008: Growth Slows to a Trickle. Nestle Pure Life Replaces Aquafina As #1 Brand.
   
• All-Channel Non-Carbs: Volume Down Overall in 2008. Top-4 Companies Handle 90% of Volume.
   
• Pouring Rights: The Battle For the Fountain Taps at Major Sports Venues. Close Scores With Many Changes In Possession.
   
• Ball Holds Leading Share Among Can-Makers. Can Shipments Declined in 2008. Deal Ahead? Sale of MCC?
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• Sports Venue Pouring Rights  Team by team listing details which soft drink company's products are poured at home games for National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, NASCAR Sprint Cup and Major League Soccer.

In this issue:

• Top Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Snapple, CCE, PBG and Other Executives and Analysts at BD's June Conference. Bottler System and Valuation Expert Marion Glover Joins Program.
   
• Big Pepsi Bottlers Reject PepsiCo Offers. PepsiCo Sues PBG. Bigger Premiums? 'Muscling CCE.'
   
• Cott Reports Strong Quarter. Stock Way Up. Second Supplier at Wal-Mart? Issues Ahead?
   
• U.S. Concentrate Prices for 2009 Are Up Generally in +4% Range.
   
• Coke United Inaugurates New Plant in Baton Rouge: Cold-Fill and Hot-Fill Lines. Estimated $150 Mil Investment.
   
• All-Channel Energy Drink Growth Slowed Dramatically in 2008.
   
• All-Channel CSD Brands 11-25: Same Brands, Different Ranks vs 2007. Coke Zero Out-Performs.
   
• First Quarter Non-Carbs and Water. All Categories Weaken. Glaceau Volume Down.
   
• Mass Merchandiser/Club Stores Gain Share in CSD Universe.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• Concentrate Prices 2009.  Latest prices for concentrate for all major carbonated soft drink and cold-fill non-carb brands.

In this issue:

• Top Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Snapple, CCE, PBG and Other Executives and Analysts on BD's June Conference Program.
   
• PepsiCo Bottler Deal Raises Issues for Dr Pepper Snapple. May Give It 'Opportunity.'
   
• Sports Drinks 1st Quarter: Gatorade Lost Volume and Share to Powerade. PepsiCo's D'Amore Cites Powerade Pricing. He Says New Packaging Not a Problem. Re Powerade, Coke's Kelley Cites Bottler Execution, Improved Product, Etc.
   
• Wal-Mart's Power Growing in U.S. Beverage Business. Dasani and Aquafina Losing Space. PepsiCo Deal Implications. 7-Eleven May Also Be Mulling Reduced Role For Dasani and Aquafina. C-Store Says in Talks With Coke and Pepsi.
   
• Coke Says 'Franchise Model Is Best Way to Win.' Wants 'Flexibility.' Source: Coke 'Has to Do Something.'
   
• Energy Drink Growth Now Nearly Flat. Coke Starting 'Acceleration Programs' For Full Throttle and NOS.
   
• Take-Home CSDs: Pepsi Moves Ahead of Coke in One Data Set. PL Gains Share. Mt. Dew and Diet Coke In Virtual Tie for #3 Spot. Crush Shows Huge Growth.
   
• Megabrand Ownership Is Highly Concentrated. Spring Joins List, Propel Falls Off.
   
• PepsiCo Sues Coke Over Powerade Alleging 'False Advertising' and 'Deceptive Acts' Re Gatorade.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• First Quarter 2009 Multi-Channel Take-Home Soft Drink Data.Data for supermarkets, drug chains and convenience/gas stores and mass merchandisers from two separate data sets. Covers CSD companies and top-10 brands.

Special Issue: PepsiCo Seeks to Buy Two Big Bottlers.

• Epochal Event: PepsiCo Offers to Acquire PBG and PepsiAmericas. $6 Bil Deal. Route-to-Market Changes? Pressure on Coke? Interview With CEO Nooyi. 'Great Partnership' With Independent Bottlers.
   

In this issue:

• Top Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Snapple, CCE and Other Executives and Analysts on BD's June Conference Program.
   
• NY State Expands Bottle Bill. Will Take Most of Unclaimed Deposits. ABA CEO Neely: 'Deficits Can Trump Everything.'
   
• 2008 All-Channel U.S. CSD Profile: Regulars Gain Share. Fountain Loses Share. Per Caps Down. Value Up.
   
• Global Beverage Business Grew +2.3% in 2008. Slowed From 2007.
   
• Gatorade Gained Share in Take-Home Last Year. G2 Appears to Be Pulling Volume From Base Gatorade. Gatorade Sells at Premium to Powerade.
   
• Top-Ranked Beverage Analyst Bill Pecoriello -- Having Left Morgan Stanley -- Starts New Firm. Interview.
   
• Coke and Pepsi: From 1988 to 2008, Two Brands Have Lost More Than Three-Fourths of a Billion Cases.
   
• Pepsi System Gearing Up for Aggressive Push on CSDs This Year. Packaging. New Products. Value. Pricing.
   
• Wall Street Watch 1st Quarter 2009: Many Beverage Stocks Up. Most Beverage Stocks Out-Perform the Market.
   
• Coke Pulls Close to PepsiCo in Chilled Juice/Juice Drink Volume, But Not Dollars.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• Beverage Digest All-Channel Data 1999-2008.  Top Companies and Top-10 Brands shares, 192-oz case volume and share changes for the past 10 years.

Special issue: Top-10 CSD Results for 2008

• Years of Growth Wiped Out. Category Down -3%. Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper Snapple Lose Volume. Dr Pepper Snapple Gains Share. Diet Mt. Dew Is Strongest-Performing Top-10 Brand.
   

In this issue:

• New Jones Soda CEO Joth Ricci Joins BD's June Conference Program.
   
• Competition Watch: Water Bottles Losing Weight.
   
• Corn Prices Declined Last Year, But Industry Overall Paying More for HFCS This Year.
   
• Some Smaller Pepsi Bottlers Are Reluctant About Taking on Rockstar. But Sources Say Most Rockstar Volume Now Covered.
   
• Tiny 'Gourmet' CSD Business Posted Slim Volume Growth in 2008. Dr Pepper Snapple Dominates Business.
   
• Pepsi-Starbucks Dominates RTD Coffee Business. Energy Coffees Posting Strong Growth.
   
• Water in Supermarkets: Category Sunk in 2008. Volume and Dollars Down for Both PET and Bulk. Pricing Down Too.
   
• Dr Pepper: A National Brand With Regional Strengths and Weaknesses. Shares Vary Widely from National Average.
   
• 2008 Saw Increase in New Beverage Products Launched. Energy Drinks Topped List.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• High-Fructose Corn Sweetener Prices 2009.  Latest prices for HFCS for all major carbonated soft drink and cold-fill non-carb brands.

In this issue:

• Consumer Edge Research CEO Bill Pecoriello and JP Morgan Analyst John Faucher Join BD's June Conference Program.
   
• New Nestlé Water Ad Directly Takes On CSDs, Artificial Colors and HFCS.
   
• LRB Volume Turned Negative in C-Stores Last Year. Dollars Up. Energy Drinks Ahead of Water in Dollars.
   
• Analysis: Some Changes May Lie Ahead in the Coke System.
   
• 15 U.S. Markets: Leading CSD Company Has Leading Cola in 13. Pepsi Now Top Cola In Detroit, Coke in Philadelphia. DPS Gains in 8 Markets. PL Posts Big Gains.
   
• Price Playing More of a Role in Beverage Purchases. Some Movement Toward Tap Water.
   
• February Data Shows Beverages Weakening -- With Only CSDs Improving Performance. PL Soars.
   
• Nielsen: Overweight or Underweight? Who Thinks They're Thin or Fat?
   
• 2008 CSD Packaging: Three Packages Dominate Supermarkets and C-Stores. But Changes Lie Ahead.
   
• New Study Shows Consumers Changing Where They Shop.
   

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, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington DC. Companies: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Snapple and private label. Brands: Coca-Cola Classic, Pepsi-Cola, Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Sprite, 7UP, Sierra Mist, Mt. Dew and Dr Pepper.

In this issue:

• Coke North America Chief Sandy Douglas and PepsiCo Beverages CMO Dave Burwick Join BD June Conference Program.
   
• Coke To Launch Vault 'Taste Challenge' to Lure Mt. Dew Consumers. Coke Says Buy a Dew But 'Don't Dew It.'
   
• Pepsi Introducing Several New CSD Products With Sugar: 'Throwback' and 'Natural.'
   
• Coke Tells Big International Bottler It Won't Renew Franchise.
   
• Tropicana Packaging: 'Out With the New, in With the Old.' Executive: 'We Heard Our Consumers.'
   
• PepsiCo Inks Bottler Distribution Deal With Rockstar. Brand Will Come Out of CCE. Category Slowed Dramatically in 2008.
   
• 2008 Was a Rough Year for Non-Carbs and Water. Performance Deteriorated. All Categories Decline in 4th Quarter.
   
• Major CSD Trademarks Lose Volume in 2008. Mt. Dew Out-Performs and Gains Share. Others Flat or Down.
   
• CSD Cities and Packaging: In Supermarkets, San Francisco, Miami and Atlanta Most Expensive.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

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

In this issue:

• BD's Wall Street Smarts Conference Will Be Held June 15 in NYC. Ball Corp COO John Hayes and Function Drinks President Alex Hughes Join Program.
   
• Consumers Shifting From 'Aspirational to Desperational Spending.' Some Beverage Impact Seen. Marketing-Trend Experts: Trading Down. Fewer Choices. Fewer Early Adapters. Brand Loyalties 'Up for Grabs.'
   
• PBG Stresses Focus on Expanding Brand Portfolio. Energy Drinks. Rockstar? Says 4th Qtr Volume Down -7%.
   
• CCE Writes Down Its North American CSD Franchises Rights to Zero. Monster in European Markets. New Hot-Fill Line.
   
• CSD Category Notches Another Bad Year in U.S. Pepsi Narrows Corporate Share Gap. PL Gains Share. Mt. Dew and Diet Coke Now in Tight Race for #3 Spot. Mt. Dew Regular and Diet Drive Pepsi's Performance.
   
• Recent Event in NYCTypifies Red Bull Marketing. 9-Story Tower. CEO Details Success.
   
• Coke's 4th Quarter Global Volume +5%. North America -3%. Juice Growth, Other Bottlers Account for Difference With CCE.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• Full-Year 2008 Multi-Channel Take-Home Soft Drink Data.Data for supermarkets, drug chains and convenience/gas stores and mass merchandisers from two separate data sets. Covers CSD companies and top-10 brands.

In this issue:

• BD's Wall Street Smarts Conference Will Be Held June 15 in NYC. On the Program: Coca-Cola Enterprises North America Chief Cahillane and Dr Pepper Snapple Marketing Head Trebilcock.
   
• 'New Coke' Saga Finally Comes Full Circle: Coke Will Remove 'Classic' From Its U.S. Flagship Brand. No Formula Change. Company Unveils New Ad Campaign.
   
• PepsiCo Unveils North American Plans and New Ads. 'G' Stands for Gatorade.
   
• Cott Loses Exclusive Supply Agreement With Wal-Mart. Acting CEOSays CEO Search Will Conclude Soon.
   
• Glaceau Getting Folded Into Coke North America Structure. Bikoff Less Active.
   
• Few Shoppers Account for Most Brand Volume. Challenge for Marketers.
   
• Big Coke System Price Increases Create Slight Increase in System Dollars in 4th Quarter. PL Resurgence.
   
• Short Interest Declines for Beverage Industry Sector, But Not for All Beverage Stocks.
   
• Analysis: Bottler Costs Should Moderate This Year.
   
• Analysis: Three Packages Have Accounted For Most CSD Volume. Changes Coming.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• 2009 Calendar of Events.

In this issue:

• NYState Proposes +18% Additional Tax on Regular Soft Drinks. Industry to Respond. Impact. Details. Other States?
   
• NY State Poll Shows Strong Opposition to 'Obesity' Tax on Regular Soft Drinks.
   
• F.D.A. Gives Green Light on New Reb-A Sweetener. Companies Plan New Products. Merisant Files for Bankruptcy.
   
• Coke and CCE Will Move to Incidence-Based Concentrate Pricing. CCE Will Introduce New Packaging.
   
• Research Shows Nearly 60% of Consumers Interested in Trying Beverages With New Reb-A Sweetener.
   
• Wall Street Watch 2008: Grim Year Did Not Spare Most Beverage Stocks. But Several Out-Perform the Dow.
   
• F.D.A. Hits Coca-Cola on Labeling of Diet Coke Plus.
   
• News and Views at Future Smarts 2008. PepsiCo and DPS: No U.S. Acquisitions For Now. HyDrive's Weinstein and BAWLS' Buppert: Tougher To Be A Little Fish In Today's Beverage Sea.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• Stock Price Charts: January 2000 Through December 2008.  Charts illustrate share price trends for Coca-Cola Co (KO), PepsiCo (PEP), Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), PepsiAmericas (PAS), Hansen (HANS) and Cott (COT).