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Opening Thoughts: May 16, 2022

May 16, 2022

The return to restaurants in 2021, following pandemic lockdowns the year before, helped generate good news as you will see in today’s special issue and BD’s newly released Fact Book 27th Edition.

All major beverage categories, including carbonated soft drinks, posted...


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Muscle Milk Lifts Sales With Broader Fitness Focus

Revamps Formula, Packaging
May 9, 2022

PepsiCo’s emphasis on a broader array of fitness-minded consumers appears to be paying off for Muscle Milk, which PepsiCo acquired in early 2019. The brand grew by about +15% in 2021, compared to...


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Spindrift Sees DSD as Next Growth Engine for Hard and Soft Sparklers

Juice-Infused Brand May Add as Many as 50 Distributors This Year, CEO Says
May 9, 2022

Spindrift is targeting 20 new states by the end of this year for its Spindrift Spiked sparkling water as the company forges a new direct store delivery (DSD) network. In an interview, Founder and CEO Bill Creelman said...


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Big 3 Soda Companies Say Consumers Remained Steady Amid Pricing Increases

CEOs of Coke, PepsiCo Sound Notes of Caution as Inflation Grows, Persists
May 9, 2022

Plus: Energy Growth Decelerates in Convenience Channel. Snapple Plays Pricing Catch Up. Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper all reported first-quarter earnings the week of April 25. The effect of inflationary pricing on consumer demand was a hot topic during earnings calls for investors. In an interview with BD, Coca-Cola CFO John Murphy...


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Hard Mtn Dew Expands to New States as Market Share Soars in Existing Markets

May 9, 2022

Boston Beer CEO Says Trial ‘Higher Than I’ve Ever Seen.’ Scarcity, Cross-Border Sales Likely Bolstering Demand. Boston Beer’s Hard Mtn Dew, distributed by PepsiCo’s Blue Cloud unit, has now expanded to...


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Q&A: New BodyArmor CEO Muyshondt to Go Deep on Coke Bottling Network

Expects No. 2 Sports Drink Brand to Double Sales Within Four to Five Years
May 9, 2022

Late last month, former Chobani executive Federico Muyshondt took over as CEO
of BodyArmor, the sports drink and electrolyte water company that Coca-Cola purchased
in full last November. Born in Miami and raised in El Salvador, Muyshondt recalls his early introduction to the shiny US consumer packaged goods market by way of...


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Stock Watch: Messy 1Q for Beverage Stocks as Investors Grapple With Inflation Implication

Gainers Include KO, KDP, Kroger. Monster, Starbucks Post Double-Digit Declines
April 19, 2022

Stocks for the top-3 US soft drink makers outperformed the S&P 500 Index during the first quarter of this year as investors took some comfort in unprecedented price elasticities that helped blunt higher costs. In addition, concerns of an inflation-driven US recession pushed investors toward...


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Briefs: March 17, 2022

March 17, 2022

A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed...


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Global Perspective

Coke, PepsiCo Report Broad Volume Gains Across International Markets
March 17, 2022

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo began to recover in 2021 from the previous year’s pandemic- stricken global beverage market. Increased mobility last year after Covid-19 lockdowns led to growth in most markets, helped by a favorable comparison. The table below shows results for selected markets as reported by Coca-Cola and PepsiCo in their respective annual regulatory filings.


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Stake in Online Retailer Boxed Helped PepsiCo Prepare for Inflection Point

PepsiCo CFO Speaks To Strategy Behind Recently Disclosed Investment
March 17, 2022

In December, PepsiCo disclosed for the first time a stake in online bulk grocery retailer Boxed. The disclosure was prompted by the start of trading for Boxed as a public company by way of a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. PepsiCo had first invested in the privately held Boxed ...


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