Latest deals and territory changes to keep you up to date.

RTD Shelf-Stable Tea Segment Scores Turnaround After Challenging 2019. 

Pandemic lockdowns fueled a rebound in shelf-stable, ready-to-drink teas in the US last year. As shown in the table, the category grew...

PEPSICO LAUNCHES TEEN WATER. PepsiCo has launched a new “juice water” brand for teens. Frutly has no added sugar, no artificial sweeteners, and 60 calories per...

Pepsi Bottling Ventures has agreed to acquire fifth-generation North Carolina bottler Pepsi-Cola Roxboro, which dates to...

Deals from around the beverage industry to keep executives up to speed.

Keurig Dr Pepper has a path to “a sizeable deal in the near future,” analysts at Consumer Edge Research concluded in a Jan. 27 report. The analysts, led by Brett Cooper, connected several dots, including KDP’s recent addition of two finance experts to its board. BD explores the possibilities.

Pandemic-related challenges for the global Coca-Cola system showed up in the US stock market last year as well. Coca-Cola, and bottlers Coca-Cola Consolidated, Coca-Cola European Partners, and Coca-Cola Femsa all...