Coca-Cola has confirmed plans to test a hard seltzer this year under the company’s Topo Chico brand. The beverage will be Coca-Cola’s first entry into the fast-growing hard seltzer market, and it comes on the heels of a successful launch last year of a ready-to-drink alcohol product in Japan...
While Congress debates the extension of $600-a-week pandemic related unemployment benefits, an informal survey of US beverage distributors finds little support for continuing the Cares Act payments when they expire this week. In general, distribution executives say they...
Covering the first half of 2020, the Green Sheet attached to this newsletter shows corporate and top-10 brand shares for the combined data sets, plus breakouts for major channels. The table within this story shows...
Early in the days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, Big Geyser COO Jerry Reda considered delaying the April New York City launch of Lemon Perfect, a cold-pressed lemon water founded by a former college basketball coach. “It is extremely difficult to...
Bottlers Feel Aluminum Can Shortage. New Capacity Planned for 2021
July 29, 2020
Discussions with numerous US Coke, Pepsi and independent bottling executives have confirmed an increasing concern about the availability of 12-oz and 7.5-oz (mini) aluminum cans. “Our biggest problem right now is ...
Here's a Look at Retail Promotions During the Holiday
July 15, 2020
Beverage companies had their work cut out for them during this year’s important July Fourth selling weekend. Pricing and promotional frameworks had to be reconstructed to make up for lost immediate ...
Coca-Cola has responded to the COVID-19 crisis with a touchless update to the company’s Freestyle fountain. Consumers can choose to scan a QR code with their smartphone camera and use their own phone screen to select and pour a beverage while bypassing the Freestyle’s touchscreen...
Consumers gravitated toward bubbles during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to retail data from late March to Mid-June. The carbonated soft drink and sparkling water categories each added...
On July 13, PepsiCo reported second-quarter results that came during the surging global COVID-19 pandemic. Here are our takeaways from the report, an analyst conference call, and an interview with CFO Hugh Johnston...
Pepsi bottler Admiral Beverage has sued PepsiCo in a federal court in Wyoming. In the July 6 lawsuit, the bottler alleges that PepsiCo plans to “improperly terminate ," ...
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