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Home » Margin Watch: Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Bottlers Coping With Fuel Costs Amid Volatility
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Margin Watch: Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Bottlers Coping With Fuel Costs Amid Volatility

Margin Pressure Mounts for Distributors as Aluminum Pain Persists

July 8, 2026

A follow-up informal survey of US soda bottlers finds a cautiously improved mood on fuel costs and deepening concern about aluminum costs since an earlier survey in May. BD reached out to bottlers amid the elevated US inflation rate and the uncertainty of a war with Iran, which drove up global oil prices. Several operators across the Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper bottling systems now say...

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