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Fever-Tree North America Launches Cola Mixer For Dark Spirits

North America CEO Shares Post-Covid View of On-Premise, Discusses Brand Reach

June 23, 2021

Fever-Tree, the UK-founded mixer brand, has added a cola to its US lineup of premium carbonated offerings. Named Distillers Cola, the new drink was formulated to mix with...

Briefs: June 23, 2021

June 23, 2021

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

PepsiCo Looks to Capitalize on Consumer Return to Juice

Tropicana Wins Back Millions During Pandemic, Looks to Retain Gains

June 23, 2021

PepsiCo’s Tropicana juices recaptured more than 3.1 million lapsed users during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview, Anup Shah, VP and CMO of juice at PepsiCo Beverages North America, said a primary driver...

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...

Annual Industry Report: 2020 US Volume and Value Analysis

June 2, 2021

Annually, BD publishes estimated volume and value sales data for the US liquid refreshment beverages (LRB) market, as well as categories including carbonated soft drinks (CSD), and energy drinks. The data included in this special issue estimates beverage consumption for all measured and unmeasured channels, including packaged retail, fountain, and vending. This report focuses on single-serve, direct-store- delivered (DSD) beverages. The fountain channel includes everything from restaurants, such as McDonald’s and Taco Bell, to sports venues.

Coca-Cola Energy to Be Discontinued This Year After Sluggish Sales

Move May Open Space for Coca-Cola With Coffee ‘Pleasant Surprise’

May 25, 2021

On May 14, BD broke news of Coke’s decision to discontinue Coca-Cola Energy in the US and Canada by the end of this year. The cola-flavored energy drink didn’t perform as expected in the US after its debut a year and a half ago, just ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mass...

Briefs: May 25, 2021

May 25, 2021

A collection of key industry developments to keep you up to speed.

Gatorade Chief O’Brien Sees G Zero as Platform For Broader Functionality

Plus, Expectations Coming Out of Pandemic. Gatorlyte Launch Details.

May 25, 2021

PepsiCo’s recent extension of Gatorade Zero into a protein-infused variant may be just the start of the brand as a functional platform, according to Gatorade SVP and General Manager Brett O’Brien.

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).

Keurig Dr Pepper 1Q Results Add to Optimism for Beverage Sector

CFO Expects Sales Growth Momentum to Offset Higher Costs For Now

April 30, 2021

CFO Expects Sales Growth Momentum to Offset Higher Costs For Now. Marketing Spend on the Rise, CEO Says. Also, ‘Happy” With Polar Seltzer Velocity. Yesterday, Keurig Dr Pepper reported first quarter organic revenue growth of +11%, which follows +6.4% growth in the fourth quarter of last year. Here's what else we learned...