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Coke Bottlers Meet to Discuss ‘Consumer Centric’ Innovation as ‘Little Fish’ Disrupt

US Version of Coca-Cola Energy Debuts This Week at NACS. National Launch Set For January. Company to Address Sparkling Water Gap. Powerade Plans Innovation Blitz in 2020.
October 1, 2019

Franchise bottlers for Coca-Cola North America met in Atlanta last month to evaluate innovation and system marketing plans for 2020. The theme of the meeting was “Ready to Execute.” CCNA President Jim Dinkins reiterated that the system’s strategy is dependent on...


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Deep Dive: Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages

Two Years After Refranchising, Bottler Hits Stride in US
September 17, 2019

The past year has been good for Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CCSWB). The Dallas-based bottler, controlled by Mexico’s Arca Continental, took home the 2019 Candler Cup as Coca-Cola’s best bottler of the year globally. Before that, CCSWB was named Coke North America’s 2018 Market Street Challenge winner as the most improved bottler. And Southwest’s McAllen, Texas production plant earned a President’s Quality Award as CCNA’s No. 1 facility. The accolades rolled in just two years after Arca entered the US market as part of Coke’s massive refranchising of company-owned bottling assets in the US and Canada. In its first year, CCSWB faced Hurricane Harvey, which caused extensive flooding and damage in Houston, a key market. The bottler also faced soaring commodity costs. BD visited Houston recently for a curated market tour that served as a victory lap of sorts. The day was hosted by Coke Southwest executives including COO Jean Claude Tissot, a 21-year veteran of the Coca- Cola system in Latin America. The following recap includes images from the tour and commentary...


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Territory Changes and Deals: August 9, 2019

August 9, 2019

Reyes’ Coke Empire Grows. Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling, owned by Reyes Holdings, has agreed to acquire...


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Would a National Plastic Package Fee Work? Independent US Coke, Pepsi Bottlers Weigh In

‘It Will Just Escalate and Never Go Away.’ ‘We’re Actually Coming Around to the Notion.’
August 9, 2019

Plastic packaging waste may now pose the single-biggest risk to profitability for the global beverage industry. Some US industry leaders have suggested behind the scenes that a national per-package fee could help fund solutions faster. But would such a proposal ever fly among some of those who will be most affected – independent US Coca-Cola and PepsiCo bottlers? To find out, BD asked...


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US Independent Pepsi Bottlers Offer Mixed Views of New PBNA Regional Structure

Bottlers: ‘PepsiCo is doing the right things.’ ‘Refranchising is inevitable.’ ‘A lot needs to change.’
July 12, 2019

BD asked executives within PepsiCo’s independent US bottling system for an assessment of the new PBNA to date. Here's what they had to say...


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Keurig Dr Pepper Refocuses Allied and Emerging Brands Unit to Pursue White Space.

Former Nestlé Waters Veteran Will Lead Unit.
May 3, 2019
Keurig Dr Pepper is reorganizing its Allied and Emerging Brands unit under a new leader, naming SVP...
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Kalil Bottling Looks to Next Round of ‘New Age' Brands Post-Monster

Plus, Deal Details
April 19, 2019

Arizona-based Kalil Bottling is on the hunt for new brands following the sale last month of its Monster Energy distribution rights...


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Q&A: Coca-Cola Consolidated COO Dave Katz

One Year After Refranchising, What’s Next for Coke’s Largest U.S. Bottler? Katz Sees Complexity Management, Segmentation Among Keys to Growth
March 15, 2019

Last August, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated named Dave Katz president and COO. He spent 25 years preparing for the role. BD spoke to Katz about refranchising, competition with a reorganized PepsiCo beverages unit, methods to fuel revenue growth and even CBD.


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PepsiCo Reorganizes North America Beverages Operation

New Regional Structure to Add ‘Speed, Alignment, Agility. Kirk Tanner to Lead Refreshed Organization Now Called PepsiCo Beverages North America. Refranchising Effectively Off the Table.
February 15, 2019

PepsiCo today has announced internally a significant restructuring of its U.S. beverage business to boost performance. According to sources close to the plan, the former North America Beverages (NAB) unit has been realigned into four U.S. regional divisions –


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Buffalo Rock Sues PepsiCo Over Transshipping

January 18, 2019
On Jan. 15, Birmingham-based Pepsi bottler Buffalo Rock sued PepsiCo for breach of contract, alleging the franchisor has failed to stop the transshipping of unauthorized products such as Pepsi-Cola and Mtn Dew into Buffalo Rock’s exclusive territory. Buffalo Rock’s franchise rights cover portions of Alabama, West Georgia and Florida. The lawsuit asks for at least $1 million in actual damages, plus more for punitive damages. PepsiCo’s company-owned bottler, Pepsi Beverages Co., also is named.
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