PepsiCo to Enter Gut Soda Market With $1.95B Poppi Acquisition
April 3, 2025
A big question for independent US Pepsi bottlers is whether they are in line to distribute two brands at the center of key PepsiCo-related deals this year. The newest deal is PepsiCo’s pending acquisition of prebiotic soda leader Poppi for $1.95 billion, announced on March 17 (BD sent an email news alert to subscribers). The other is the...
PepsiCo has agreed to acquire prebiotic soda leader Poppi for $1.95 billion, the companies just announced. PepsiCo expects $300 million in anticipated tax benefits, the company said. The deal also includes an...
KDP Seeks Double-Digit Energy Share With Ghost and More
March 11, 2025
This year is shaping up to be pivotal for the US energy category. An already dynamic 2025 has been marked by Celsius Energy’s pending acquisition of fast-growing Alani Nu. This comes as Keurig Dr Pepper begins to integrate Ghost Energy and Alani Nu competitor Bloom Energy into its distribution network as part of an aggressive push into...
Beverage Digest hosted its annual Future Smarts conference last December in New York City. The day’s lineup of speakers included leaders from three of the largest US beverage companies — Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper. The executives sat for interviews on stage with Beverage Digest Editor & Publisher Duane Stanford. Here are highlights as the speakers looked ahead to 2025...
Meanwhile, PepsiCo CEO Seems to Close Door on US Beverage Refranchising
March 11, 2025
Brand Coca-Cola posted a surprising sudden decline at US retail in the four weeks ending Feb. 23, according to multi-channel Circana data published by Evercore ISI. The drop coincides with social media calls for a boycott of the brand among Hispanic consumers. The boycott appears to have...
As Coca-Cola begins the national rollout of its Simply Pop prebiotic soda, a flood of other brands are announcing gut pops of their own. They include Popwell by Talking Rain, Bloom Pop by Keurig Dr Pepper partner brand Bloom Nutrition, and Daytrip Prebiotic Soda by the maker of CBD sodas. Meanwhile, Halfday prebiotic tea has rebranded. And, on an adjacent front, Spindrift has launched a ...
Introduction Comes as Segment Leaders Poppi and Olipop Spark Modern Soda Wars
February 18, 2025
Coca-Cola is forging into the fast-growing gut soda segment using its Simply juice brand, opting to go head-to-head with market leaders Poppi and Olipop instead of acquiring one of them. The prebiotic functional soda offering, called Simply Pop, will begin reaching...
Sources: Possible Shift Coming for Independent Pepsi Bottlers, Too
February 18, 2025
PepsiCo Beverages North America has struck an agreement with contract packager Niagara for the production and distribution of Aquafina case pack bottled water in the US, PBNA has confirmed to BD. Niagara will produce...