CEO Says Efficiency Beats Ownership When It Comes To DSD System
November 2, 2020
As BD has reported on extensively, Keurig Dr Pepper has made a series of moves this year in its direct-store-delivery system that hinted of a broader strategy at play. In June, KDP bought back production and distribution rights for RC Cola, A&W Root Beer, Sunkist, 7Up, Snapple and Big Red from Indiana-based Royal Crown Bottling of Evansville. At about the same time, KDP transferred ...
Gatorade will use Bolt24 to challenge Bodyarmor’s aura as a healthier sports drink.
Starting this month, point-of-sale and outdoor marketing in the US will tout Bolt24 as
containing..
Coke, Pepsico 2Q Global Volumes Illustrate Pandemic Effect
August 28, 2020
Beverage sales volume in China for Coke and PepsiCo improved during the second quarter as the country reopened following pandemic-related workplace and social shutdowns. During the second quarter, both companies posted...
Pandemic Hard On Beverage Stocks, As Retailers Soar
August 28, 2020
Beverage manufacturers have weathered a turbulent year on the US stock market amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Following share price gains last year for most companies tracked by BD, this year through Aug. 24 has brought declines for Coca-Cola and several of the company’s ...
Electrolit, a sports drink brand produced by Mexico-based pharmaceutical company Grupo Pisa, has broken into a US sports drink market dominated by Gatorade, Powerade and Bodyarmor and is looking to expand its...
Sports Drinks, RTD Tea Grow During COVID-19 (Green Sheet)
August 12, 2020
As Nestlé considers jettisoning most of its North American bottled water business (BD 6/23/20), national brand Pure Life and the company’s regional brands posted...
BD spoke with Keurig Dr Pepper Chief Commercial Officer Derek Hopkins about a long-term national agreement to distribute Polar Seltzer sparkling waters in the US, and more...
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...
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...