ShineWater has introduced a new aluminum can package for its vitamin D infused line of flavored waters. The brand will phase out the use of plastic bottles in favor of the 16-oz cans by early 2024, according to the company. Meanwhile,...
Sports, Energy Category Consumers Driven By 'Impulse' Over 'Function,' Study Concludes
September 22, 2023
Beverage Digest in partnership with the Neuro-market researchers at Alpha-Diver have just produced a “Sports and Energy Drinks Deep Dive” report based on our Bev50 findings earlier this summer. Beverage Digest is giving subscribers a sneak peek at the report’s findings and takeaways...
The following is transcript of Beverage Digest's podcast, The Breeze, Episode 7.
Bang Energy went from boom to bust within just five years. After mounting a successful challenge to the supremacy of Monster and Red Bull and capturing the attention of PepsiCo, Bang unraveled and went bankrupt. Now in the hands of archrival Monster and its distribution partner Coca-Cola, will Bang rise again? New challengers like Celsius may have something to say about that question.
Duane Stanford invites regular Breeze contributor and industry expert John Sicher to discuss the recent wild and crazy days of energy drinks. They also unravel what happens next in this epic competition.
The sale process for bankrupt Bang Energy may finally be headed for a conclusion in late June after a two month delay. A bankruptcy judge in Florida has set a sale hearing date for June 30 to approve a winning bidder. That hearing date could yet be pushed back, however. According to BD sources, remaining bidders are...
Monster and Red Bull Power Growing Energy Category
May 26, 2023
Celsius moved up two spots to the No. 3 energy drink at US retail behind Monster and Red Bull after doubling sales during the first quarter of this year, according to BD data. As shown in the table...
Table included:
Liquid refreshment beverage sales across all US measured and unmeasured channels in 2022 grew +0.9% by volume and +11.3% by value. The dollar growth — fueled by inflationary pricing as manufacturers offset higher operating and input costs...
Tables included:
Table 1: U.S. LRB Category Volume and Dollar Performance 2022
Table 2: Top U.S.Carbonated Soft Drink (CSD) BrandsTable 3: Top U.S. Liquid Refreshment Beverages (LRB) Trademarks
Gatorade President Looks to Take Charge of $2.5B Enhancer Market
May 10, 2023
PepsiCo’s Gatorade and Propel brands are diving into the beverage tablet segment made popular in recent years by Nestle-owned Nuun. Starting in June, the brands will offer dissolvable tablets in plastic tubes of ten that will go head-to-head with Nuun, which offers similarly-packaged functional tablets for everything from sport hydration and immunity to...