Niagara Executive Anticipates ‘Relentless’ Cost Pressure Through 2022
November 17, 2021
Retail pricing has remained elevated this year for non-carbonated beverage categories tracked by BD. During the first nine-months of this year, all categories in the table on page 3 outpaced 2020 pricing at retail. This year’s pricing gains have been..
AHA Gains Share. Bubly Slips. Polar Pricing Strong.
October 12, 2021
The US sparkling water category grew almost +10% by value during the first half of this year on both volume (+4.7%) and pricing (+4.8%) gains. The performance was helped by category leader...
Volume and Dollars Grow for Ready-to-Drink Water, Tea, and Sports Drinks
September 1, 2021
Results for the first half of this year show dollar sales growth across all US non-carbonated beverage categories tracked by BD. Shelf-stable juice drinks was the only tracked category that did not ...
Company Shares 2022 Marketing, Product Innovation for North America
July 29, 2021
Riding a wave of increased investment and momentum, PepsiCo’s North American bottling system convened in June to discuss marketing and distribution plans for 2022. Bottling executives from the independent Pepsi system and company-owned operations attended the virtual meeting. Despite supply issues in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the mood was upbeat, representing an optimism unmatched in recent years, sources told BD. This story is based on information from people who attended the meeting. This year...