Keurig Dr Pepper made the latest in a string of territory changes that executives have said will improve distribution performance and efficiency for the company’s ready-to-drink portfolio. As of mid-June...

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Fever-Tree, the UK-founded mixer brand, has added a cola to its US lineup of premium carbonated offerings. Named Distillers Cola, the new drink was formulated to mix with...

PepsiCo’s Tropicana juices recaptured more than 3.1 million lapsed users during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview, Anup Shah, VP and CMO of juice at PepsiCo Beverages North America, said a primary driver...

As Coca-Cola negotiates a possible buyout of sports drink challenger BodyArmor, the public dance between the two companies continued to play out on...

Plus: IRI Sees Return To Parity Between At-Home And Away-From Home Food Sales. Late in the first quarter of this year, US soft drink retail sales begin to cycle the impact of pandemic-related pantry loading last year. To get a baseline understanding of the extent to which elevated retail sales are sticking now that pandemic lockdowns are easing, BD compared data from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2019 (instead of 2020).

Higher pricing has helped beverage makers offset volume declines against unusually high comparisons generated by last year’s pandemic-driven consumer stock up. US all- channel retail data...

Coke system bottlers in the US have warned of a retail customer backlash and expressed frustration at Coca-Cola for speaking out about a new voting law in the company’s home state of Georgia. In recent statements...