One way youth consumers interact with brands these days is through internet memes. And meme creators appear to love the topic of beverages.

Sparkling water volume sales grew almost +15% last year, as PepsiCo’s Bubly entered the category and Coca-Cola expanded distribution of Topo Chico...see full-year data.

Two recent announcements from Revive Kombucha highlight an inflection point within the fermented tea category as the functional beverage shifts...

Randall Goins, the former president and COO of Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, has settled into a new role with a key Pepsi bottler, he told BD this week...

Coca-Cola will launch its first-ever Coke branded energy drink Monday in Hungary and Spain. The product is the subject of arbitration between Coke and Monster Beverage. Read on for more insights, details and perspective related to this launch.

Most non-carb categories tracked by BD increased revenue in 2018, helped by higher pricing. Details...

G Fuel, a powdered energy drink brand that was a first-mover in the growing world of e-sports, is ready to launch ...

BD attended the Natural Products Expo West show last week at the Anaheim Convention Center & Arena outside Los Angeles. The event has become a showcase for products capitalizing on consumer health trends, which often evolve to mainstream appeal and drive acquisitions by large consumer products companies. Food and beverage offerings as usual dominated the show, which included more than 3,500 exhibitors spread across the equivalent of almost 10 football fields. Here’s an analysis of beverage themes and trends that emerged from this year’s show:

Last August, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated named Dave Katz president and COO. He spent 25 years preparing for the role. BD spoke to Katz about refranchising, competition with a reorganized PepsiCo beverages unit, methods to fuel revenue growth and even CBD.