Data Snapshots

Global Perspective: China Volume Strong For KO, PEP in Q1

Brazil Weakens

June 7, 2021

China contributed strong volume growth for both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo during the first quarter of this year. Coke posted...

Non-Carbs At Retail: Sports Drinks Soar in Q1

BodyArmor, Gatorade Zero Boost Dollar Share

June 7, 2021

BodyArmor and Gatorade Zero drove sports drink category sales gains at US retail during the first quarter. Dollar sales for the category grew...

Soft Drinks At Retail: Q1 Volume, Dollars Rose as KDP Led Pandemic-Fueled Gains

Green Sheet Details Corporate, Top-10 Brand Performance

June 7, 2021

Consumers continued to turn to carbonated soft drinks at US groceries and convenience stores during the first quarter of this year as many restaurants, workplaces, and foodservice venues remained closed or under limited use following the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic. At US retail, carbonated soft drink (CSD) volume...

Recovery Snapshot: Carbonated Soft Drink Sales Versus Pre-Pandemic 2019

Plus: IRI Sees Return To Parity Between At-Home And Away-From Home Food Sales

April 30, 2021

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).

Stock Watch: National Beverage Surge Continues as KO, PEP Fall

Walmart, Costco Decline as Target, Kroger Outperform YTD 2021

April 30, 2021

Walmart, Costco Decline as Target, Kroger Outperform YTD 2021. Pandemic-related uncertainty this year has weighed on beverage stocks tracked by BD through the close of trading on April 27. Most, including...

Sales Data Show Beverage Industry in US Steady Under Tough Comparisons

April 20, 2021

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...

Beverage Sales Now Lap Start of Pandemic Pantry Loading

Convenience Channel Shows Improvement as Mobility Increases

April 1, 2021

In BD’s March 18 edition, BD flagged the possibility of swings in category and channel performance once US syndicated data cycled pandemic-related pantry loading from a year ago. As lockdowns lift, new data suggests...

PepsiCo Leans Into Evolve Two Years After CytoSport Acquisition

April 1, 2021

Almost two years after acquiring Muscle Milk maker CytoSport, PepsiCo is leaning into yet another brand that came over in that deal. Plant-based protein shake Evolve...