AllianceBernstein re-initiated coverage of US consumer staples stocks last month under the leadership of Analyst Callum Elliot. He took over from Ali Dibadj, who was promoted to finance and strategy head in early...

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...

Tomorrow marks the start of a new presidential administration, which will bring a new set of policy priorities with implications for the US beverage industry. As with all administrations, there will be industry alignment on some priorities, and uncertainty when it comes to others. President Donald Trump, for example, relaxed truck driver restrictions that eased the burden for beverage distributors, while also posing aluminum tariffs that increased costs for some manufacturers. Looking ahead, BD reached out to...

Will Monster Beverage diversify into hard seltzers? The question has swirled since mid-2019, when CEO Rodney Sachs told investors he would consider an entry into the category. The next best chance for an answer to the question comes Thursday, when Monster executives host an annual business update webcast for investors. And there is fresh evidence ...