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Keurig Dr Pepper, Nutrabolt Look to ‘Supercharge’ Energy Category with C4

KDP CEO Says Investment, Distribution Deal to Unlock C-Stores, Cold Placements
December 19, 2022

Keurig Dr Pepper followed its surprise $50 million November investment in
 Athletic Brewing with a far larger deal in December – an $863 million investment in C4 performance energy drink maker Nutrabolt. KDP also becomes Nutrabolt’s long-term sales and distribution partner. While ready-to-drink C4 ...



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Incoming Coke North America President Jennifer Mann Sets Leaders, Structure

Key Changes Include Separately Focused Fountain and Retail Customer Teams
December 19, 2022

Incoming Coca-Cola North America Operating Unit President Jennifer Mann has announced her leadership team and key organizational changes intended to “accelerate our growth, improve speed and capabilities, and make it easier to get work done,” she told staff in a Nov. 29 internal memo to staff. Key appointments include the promotion of Joel Bishop, currently an SVP and GM for the Glaceau hydration business unit, to head of strategy for North America. Outgoing Strategy Chief Diego Granizo will become a key advisor to Mann “while he identifies his next role and supports the transition,” she said. Mann also added a new Customer Care team, to be led by Sean Lee, focused on ...


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PepsiCo Bottler to Piggyback Hard Mtn Dew on Soda Trucks

December 19, 2022

G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, PepsiCo’s largest fully independent US franchise bottler, is preparing to distribute Hard Mtn Dew on the same “blue trucks” that distribute Pepsi-Cola and other non-alcoholic brands. In an interview at BD’s Future Smarts conference in New York on Dec. 5, G&J CEO Tim Trant said the Cincinnati-based company has applied for beer distribution licenses ...


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Coke Agrees to Share Profit From Alcohol Extensions With U.S. Bottlers

Deal Provides Compensation Levels Based on Extent of Bottler Brand Building
November 22, 2022

Deal Provides Compensation Levels Based on Extent of Bottler Brand Building.

Comes as Jack and Coke Launches in Mexico, Heads to U.S. Next Year.

 

Coca-Cola has agreed to compensate US bottlers for the extension of the company’s brands into the alcoholic beverage sector, BD has learned. The bottlers began signing agreements...


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Non-Carb Categories Ride Pricing Growth for First-Nine Months of 2022

Sports Drinks Pricing Jumped +14.2%. Modest -1.4% Volume Decline
November 22, 2022

Major US non-carbonated beverage categories generated higher pricing at retail during the first nine months of 2022, which lead to dollar gains in all categories tracked by BD. While volume fell for all categories except plain bottled water, the declines did not show accelerated erosion compared to the six-month trend. Sports drinks and plain bottled...


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Global Volumes Continue Rise from Pandemic-Era Crater

Instability in China, Russia Hamper Demand
November 22, 2022

Global beverage volume growth for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo remained stable for the first nine months of this year in the aftermath of the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Russia-Ukraine war, ongoing zero-covid policies in China, and unpredictable interest rate environments disrupted an otherwise strong period for global volume sales.The table below shows...


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Coke With Coffee Discontinued in U.S.

Company to Focus on Coke Zero Sugar, Coke Creations, and Minican Expansion
November 9, 2022

Coca-Cola has discontinued Coke With Coffee in the US BD has learned and the company has confirmed. Coke With Coffee will be available in the US while supplies last through the end of the year and remain in Canada and other global markets, according to the company. “This decision aligns with...


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Coke North America Preps for Structural Change With Voluntary Staff Buyouts

Incoming Unit President Mann Looks to Accelerate Decision Making
November 9, 2022

Coca-Cola will eliminate an unspecified number of jobs within its North America Operating Unit under a voluntary separation program announced internally last week. The employee reduction will set the stage for structural changes under...


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BD Talks to Soft Drink Bottling Experts About Planning for Future. Soft Drink Prices 'Not Inelastic.'

Plus, Bottlers Should Consider Beer Distribution
November 9, 2022

Bottling executives within the US Coke and Pepsi soft drink systems have experienced a business environment during the past three years like no other in their tenures. A global pandemic shut down most fountain sales and drove consumers to retail, where a sudden sales spike stretched infrastructure and workforces. Then supply chain disruptions forced bottlers to...


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Soft Drinks at Retail: Pricing Up +14% Amid Elasticity Bonanza. Volume Drops -2.0%

Coke Zero Sugar Passes Diet Pepsi in 3Q After +12.6% Volume Gain
November 9, 2022

Consumers cut their carbonated soft drink consumption at US retail during the first nine months of 2022 relative to the same period in 2021. Strong pricing growth of +14% for the total CSD category drove dollar sales almost +12% higher, according to BD data. Volume declined -2.0% (decelerating from -2.2% for the first six months of this year), reflecting a...


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