Retail

Q1 CSDs At Retail. KDP Adds Dollar, Volume Share

May 19, 2020

Coca-Cola and Keurig Dr Pepper boosted carbonated soft drink pricing in the first quarter across all measured channels, as PepsiCo’s pricing declined. As shown in the table ...

C-Stores: Early May Data Show Carbonated Uptick

May 19, 2020

Carbonated soft drink demand in the US convenience retail channel grew during the week ending May 3 for the first time since early March, according to data from IRI. The data in the first table for the week ending May 3 is excerpted from a new CPG Demand Index produced by IRI. The data in the second table is excerpted from IRI’s companion CPG Inflation Tracker for the same week ending May 3...

Report: Restaurant Sales Decline May Have Hit Bottom

May 6, 2020

Several recent reports by Credit Suisse Analyst Lauren Silberman and her team have outlined sales trends for the US restaurant sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an important sales channel for fountain and packaged beverages. The following are highlights from the reports...

Margin Crunch

Bottlers Fight Back Against Single-Serve CSD Declines

May 6, 2020

Carbonated soft drink bottlers are facing lower margins due to a shift away from immediate consumption channels and packages such as 20-oz PET bottles to future consumption channels and packages such as 12-packs of 12-oz cans. The margin squeeze is a key reason for furloughs and job cuts at...

Category Results (Week-Ending 4/11): Bottled Water, Sports Drinks Fall. Energy Up.

Juice Gains Remain Strong. Carbonated Soft Drinks Accelerate.

April 21, 2020

Retail data for the week ending April 11, according to data provided to BD by Nielsen. Includes detailed table dating back to the week of March 7.

Retail Survey: Promotions During Easter Holiday Sales Period

April 14, 2020

The COVID-19 disruption extended through last week’s important Easter holiday sales period. Large family gatherings and community egg hunts were shut down across the country. The holiday also came on the heels of a month of extreme grocery stock-up in April. BD took a look at...

C-Stores: Low Gas Sales Hint At Immediate Consumption Fallout

April 1, 2020

Same-store gasoline sales in the US fell during the week ending March 14, according to data released late last week by the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS). Initial data for the week ending March 21 indicates the decline could be...

Grocery Panic Eases. Beverage Bottlers Assess The Next Phase of Covid-19 Impact

April 1, 2020

Since early March, BD has tracked the COVID-19 crisis through the eyes of beverage executives in the Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and independent bottling systems. By last week, a period of frenzied demand had given way to a more normalized sales pattern, bottlers and distributors said. Some are now bracing for... Story includes direct comments from beverage bottlers and distributors.

CSDs at Retail: Full-Year 2019 US Results.

Coke Zero Sugar Now Bigger Than Diet Mtn Dew. Plus, Coke Life Volume Down -26%.

January 21, 2020

Coke Zero Sugar was last year’s star growth performer at retail among the 10 largest US carbonated soft drinks (CSDs). As shown in the Green Sheet attached to this article, the brand posted dollar growth of almost...

7-Eleven Executive Reveals Blueprint for Emerging Brands

Invite-Only Internal Event Hacks Incubation Process. Store Tests Aim to ‘Break Though All the Noise’ Bombarding Consumers

November 26, 2019

7-Eleven hosted its second-annual “Brands With Heart” event to get an early and organized look at the crowded pipeline of US food and beverage startups. BD spoke to Harkness to better understand 7-Eleven’s strategy around emerging brands.