Bottled Water Category Shines, While RTD Tea, Enhanced Waters Shed Volume
March 16, 2023
US non-carbonated beverage categories tracked by BD posted strong retail pricing growth in 2022 as manufacturers sought to offset higher costs for everything from packaging to transportation. In the face of higher pricing, volume sales declined meaningfully for...
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The US carbonated soft drink category at retail generated pricing growth of almost +15% in 2022, according to new BD data. Volume declined a modest -1.9% as most CSD makers found success extracting latent value from their brands and offsetting across-the-board cost inflation. As shown in the table...
During last year’s bear market, the S&P 500 index fell nearly -20%. Still, the share prices for both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo outperformed the broader market to end the year at +7.4% and +4.0%, respectively. Monster Beverage’s +5.7% gain also beat...
Category Pricing ‘Still Has Some Legs,’ Bottler Says. Category ‘Still Affordable,’ Says Another
January 12, 2023
The big story of 2022 was surprisingly low price elasticities in the US for carbonated soft drinks as manufacturers raised prices to offset runaway costs for everything from labor to packaging. At retail last year, CSD pricing jumped almost +14.8% last year, driving category dollar sales up more than...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...