Coca-Cola Writes Down Value of BodyArmor as Fairlife Soars.

PepsiCo: Away-From-Home Outpaced At-Home Sales in First-Quarter.

Monster’s Sacks May Leave CEO Post in 2025. U.S. Price Hike Announced.

Consumer resilience was the theme from Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper executives for the US market during their first-quarter earnings reports. That’s despite two years of persistent grocery...

PepsiCo Calls Action ‘Improper Attempt’ to Rewrite Contract Terms.

Says Agreement With Bottlers Reserves PepsiCo’s Right to Warehouse Delivery.

Pepsi bottlers Admiral Beverage and Newburgh Bottling have sued PepsiCo in a New York court over plans to ship pallets of Gatorade to the warehouses of Walmart and Kroger. The independent bottlers allege the plan will undermine an...

Coca-Cola’s volume share of the US carbonated soft drink (CSD) market at retail surpassed 40% in 2023, according to BD data. As shown in the table, market leader Coke gained nearly half...

As previously reported by BD, Gatorade Water is now available nationally in the US. The alkaline bottled water is the brand’s first unflavored water. To mark the occasion, PepsiCo rented ...

Last week, I was a panelist for a National Beer Wholesalers Association webinar about non-alcoholic beverages. As you know, there’s tremendous crossover between the alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage sectors. Each wants to supplement its distribution network with products from the other, especially as sales volumes decline for massive legacy categories such as light lagers and colas.

The discussion began with a chart depicting the entire US packaged beverage landscape at retail by category market share. I included the chart on page 7 with permission from...

Hydration brand Hoist has debuted a Blaze Orange flavor in collaboration with outdoor lifestyle brand Realtree.

Tablet water enhancer Waterdrop has launched a new Berry flavor.