Data Snapshots

International Perspective

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...

Stock Watch: YTD August 2020

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 ...

70-Year-Old Mexican Brand Electrolit Emerges In Us

Executive Looks to Expand DSD

August 28, 2020

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...

Nestlé Bottled Water Decline Persists During 1H 2020

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...

KDP Looks to Make Polar Seltzer No. 1

Q&A With Keurig Dr Pepper CCO Derek Hopkins

August 12, 2020

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...

Data Snapshot: Soft Drinks At Retail

At-Home Consumption Lifts Category in 1H 2020

July 29, 2020

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...

Bubbles Favored During Pandemic

By the Numbers: Beverage Category Performance

July 15, 2020

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...

PepsiCo 2Q Highlights

Rockstar Refresh, Reformulation Underway

July 15, 2020

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...

Soft Drinks Accelerate as Pandemic Persists

Coke, Pepsi, KDP All Post Dollar, Volume Gains

July 1, 2020

Carbonated soft drink sales growth continued to accelerate as the COVID-19 crisis in the US entered a fourth month, according to data provided by Nielsen. Dollar sales...