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2021 All-Channel Results: Post Pandemic CSD Category Notches First Volume Gain in 17 Years

Sprite Passes Diet Coke in Top-10 CSD Ranking, Nearly Tied With Dr Pepper
May 16, 2022

Annually, BD publishes estimated volume and value sales data for the US liquid refreshment beverages (LRB) market, as well as categories including carbon- ated soft drinks (CSD), and energy drinks. The data included in this special issue estimates beverage sales for all measured and unmeasured channels, including packaged retail, foun- tain, and vending. At retail, drinks measured are generally single-serve, direct-store-delivered (DSD) beverages. The fountain channel includes restaurants, sports and entertainment venues, and other foodservice outlets. BD now includes chilled juice in this report and in the annual Fact Book (available for purchase HERE)...


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Global Perspective

Coke, PepsiCo Report Broad Volume Gains Across International Markets
March 17, 2022

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo began to recover in 2021 from the previous year’s pandemic- stricken global beverage market. Increased mobility last year after Covid-19 lockdowns led to growth in most markets, helped by a favorable comparison. The table below shows results for selected markets as reported by Coca-Cola and PepsiCo in their respective annual regulatory filings.


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Stake in Online Retailer Boxed Helped PepsiCo Prepare for Inflection Point

PepsiCo CFO Speaks To Strategy Behind Recently Disclosed Investment
March 17, 2022

In December, PepsiCo disclosed for the first time a stake in online bulk grocery retailer Boxed. The disclosure was prompted by the start of trading for Boxed as a public company by way of a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. PepsiCo had first invested in the privately held Boxed ...


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Red Bull, Bodyarmor Grow Most In 2021, IRI/BCG Study Says

February 23, 2022

Red Bull was the “growth leader” among large US consumer packaged goods companies last year, according to a newly released report by IRI and Boston Consulting Group. The global energy drink maker grew...


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Briefs: February 9, 2022

February 9, 2022

A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed...


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Coke United's Brain Trust Looks Ahead to 2022 and New Leadership

Incoming CEO Mike Suco Stood Out as Keeper of Atlanta Flame
February 9, 2022

Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Coca-Cola’s third largest US bottler, has named Mike Suco as the company’s eighth president and CEO in its 120-year history. Currently an SVP and chief commercial officer, Suco will succeed the retiring John Sherman as head of the Birmingham, Alabama-based bottler whose territory includes...


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Lemon Perfect Targets $60M in Retail Sales This Year, Founder Says

Considers Multipack. And 16-Oz Bottle for Eventual C-Store Push
January 25, 2022

In 2020, BD flagged a young brand called Lemon Perfect that was picked up by distribution rainmaker Big Geyser and launched with some trepidation in New York City as the pandemic swept into the US. BD checked in with founder Yanni Hufnagel this month to see how the Beechwood Capital-backed brand has done since. He said he expects ...


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Stock Watch: Coca-Cola Consolidated Shares Jumped +57% in 2021

Bottlers Femsa, CCEP Gain
January 25, 2022

While most US-traded beverage stocks tracked by BD increased in value last year, few beat the almost ...


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Q&A: Derek Hill Takes Over as President and CEO of Suntory-Controlled U.S. Bottler

In an Interview, Hill Says Aluminum Can Crisis Trending in Right Direction
January 25, 2022

There has been a changing of the guard at PepsiCo’s largest independently owned US franchise bottler, Pepsi Bottling Ventures. Paul Finney has retired as president and CEO, a post he had held since...


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Opening Thoughts: December 17, 2021

December 17, 2021

When we cancelled our family trip to San Diego last year, I didn’t imagine that we might have to consider postponing again this year. Yet here we are, facing a new Covid-19 variant. We aren’t cancelling our trip, though. We fly out Monday. Experts guided us all that this pandemic would present ups and downs. They said variants of Covid could turn the virus into an annual consideration like the flu. This is becoming the reality. As we watch the spread of Omicron, experts see evidence in South Africa that the variant isn’t hitting people as hard, as measured by the number ...


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