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Territory Changes and Deals: December 1, 2020

December 1, 2020

Keurig Dr Pepper announced agreements to buy back territory from Red River Beverage Group and the Maid-Rite Company. Together, the territories include 37 counties in east Texas and northern Louisiana...


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Non-Carbonated Beverage Performance at Retail

Strong Growth Through Nine Months of 2020
December 1, 2020

Four of five non-carbonated beverage categories tracked by BD grew by volume and dollars during the first nine months of this year, as the table with this story shows.  ...  


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Coke Bottlers Meet to Discuss 2021 Plans

Rivera Addresses North America Bottlers, Shares Vision for ‘Moonshot’
December 1, 2020

Franchise bottlers for Coca-Cola’s North America Operating Unit recently met virtually to review innovation and system execution plans for 2021. Those plans will center on growing the base business, relaunching innovation that was disrupted in 2020, and introducing “purposeful” innovation, according to multiple sources who attended...


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Future Smarts Virtual Conference to offer Insights On Year Ahead

Top Leaders From Coke, PepsiCo, KDP and Nestle Among Presenters
November 10, 2020

The speaker lineup for our Dec. 7 virtual Future Smarts conference is set. And it’s top-notch. We’ve recently confirmed our final addition, Henrik Jelert, who is EVP for ReadyRefresh at Nestle Waters North America. This direct-to-consumer unit has navigated higher demand for at- home beverage delivery and a slow-down in workplace consumption during the COVID-19 crisis. He and I will discuss challenges and opportunities, while looking ahead to what comes after the pandemic. We’ll also bring Molson Coors Beverage into the Future Smarts fold for the first time. . .


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Briefs: November 2, 2020

November 2, 2020

PEPSI CENTER BECOMES BALL ARENA. Aluminum can maker Ball has bought naming rights for the home of the Denver Nuggets professional basketball team and the Colorado Avalanche professional hockey team. The facility, formerly called...


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PepsiCo Beverage's Hispanic Business Unit Leader Offers Inside Look

Q&A: Esperanza Teasdale
November 2, 2020

Earlier this month, PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta announced a set of initiatives and related spending aimed at Hispanic businesses, consumers, communities and employees. Some of that work will pass through the relatively new Hispanic Business Unit of PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA), which is now in its third year. In 2020, the company added a similar unit for PepsiCo Foods North America. BD reached out to Esperanza Teasdale, the VP and GM who leads the Hispanic Business Unit for beverages, reporting to PBNA CMO Greg Lyons. Teasdale discussed her team’s work to capture a greater share of the $2.6 trillion in annual spending in the US by Hispanic consumers. As she put it, that market would be equivalent to the eighth largest country in the world. The following has been edited for clarity and space:


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Briefs: October 13, 2020

October 13, 2020

Collection of news items from around the industry to keep you up-to-speed.


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BioSteel Co-founder Discusses Major Constellation, Reyes Distribution Deal

Sports Drink to Challenge Gatorade, Bodyarmor With RTD Offering
October 13, 2020

BioSteel, the Canopy Growth-backed upstart looking to break into the US ready-to- drink sports hydration category, will announce today a distribution deal with ...


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Gatorade Uses Bolt24 in First Challenge to Bodyarmor Healthy Halo

Gatorade vs Bodyarmor
September 24, 2020
Gatorade will use Bolt24 to challenge Bodyarmor’s aura as a healthier sports drink. Starting this month, point-of-sale and outdoor marketing in the US will tout Bolt24 as containing..
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Molson Coors Charts Path to Total Beverage Through Zenwtr, LA Libations, Hexo

Plus, Brewer Signs Deal to Distribute Coca-Cola Topo Chico Hard Seltzer
September 24, 2020

 Late last year, Molson Coors replaced “Brewery” with “Beverage” in the company’s name as it looked to expand beyond alcohol “to other growth adjacencies.” Eleven months later, the company has taken the first product-related steps...Includes an infographic illustrating Molson Coors’ emerging non-alcoholic beverage activity. (PLUS: Story updated 10/1/20 with developments since original publication.) 


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