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What’s Life Like These Days for Regional Soda Brand Ale-8-One?

120-Year-Old Company Navigates Unprecedented Inflation With ‘Steady’ Strategy
July 15, 2022

Nestled in Winchester, Kentucky just outside Lexington and less than three miles from the Bluegrass Heritage Museum, craft soda maker Ale-8-One Bottling is a microcosm of the complex...


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Bang Energy’s Path to Some Independent Pepsi Bottlers Appears Blocked

Amid Celsius Speculation, PepsiCo Leaders Open to Energy Distribution Deals. But ‘Not Urgent.’
July 15, 2022

Some independent Pepsi bottlers in the US may be unable to distribute Bang Energy for Vital Pharmaceuticals (VPX) following PepsiCo’s and VPX’s decision to sever ties by the end of this year. Bottlers...


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Territory Changes and Deals: July 15, 2022

July 15, 2022

A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat...


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Coca-Cola Considers Bottler Payments as Jack & Coke Joins Canned Cocktail Trend

Solutions Sought as Booze Market Taps Non-Alcoholic Brands
June 23, 2022

Coca-Cola is considering compensating its franchise bottlers in the US for company- sanctioned ready-to-drink alcohol beverages sold in bottlers’ exclusive territories, BD has learned from bottling executives. Just last week, Jack Daniel’s whiskey maker Brown-Forman and Coca-Cola announced a “global relationship” for a Jack & Coke canned cocktail to be launched in Mexico later this year. While other...


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Territory Changes and Deals: June 7, 2022

June 7, 2022

A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat...


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2022 Concentrate Pricing for Major CSD Brands in U.S. Up as High as +8.0%

Pepsi Adds Mid-Year Hikes for Brisk Concentrate, and Finished Rockstar, Bang
June 7, 2022

Concentrate pricing for major soft drinks brands including Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, and Dr Pepper rose in the US by between +6.4% and +8.0% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to pricing memos obtained by BD. Coca-Cola Classic, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Coke Zero Sugar rose...


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Bottlers: No 'Competitive Stupid Pricing’ During Memorial Day Holiday

Tapered Deals Haven’t Yet Deterred Soda Consumers, Informal Survey Reveals
June 7, 2022

In an informal BD survey of US beverage bottlers and distributors, Memorial Day holiday pricing was higher than last year as manufacturers and retailers continued to pull back on promotional discounting. Bottlers have faced unprecedented costs this year for everything from labor and transportation to raw materials. One bottler told BD that...


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Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Tests Returnable Glass Bottles in Texas

First Look: Program Explores Potential Alternative to ‘One-Way’ Bottles
June 7, 2022

Since late last year, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages has run a pilot test in El Paso, Texas to determine whether the returnable glass bottle can work once again in the US. The reusable package remains a staple in some emerging Coca-Cola markets around world, providing affordability for consumers and flexibility for bottlers. BD visited El Paso this week to get an up-close look at the pilot project.


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Hard Mtn Dew Expands to New States as Market Share Soars in Existing Markets

May 9, 2022

Boston Beer CEO Says Trial ‘Higher Than I’ve Ever Seen.’ Scarcity, Cross-Border Sales Likely Bolstering Demand. Boston Beer’s Hard Mtn Dew, distributed by PepsiCo’s Blue Cloud unit, has now expanded to...


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Q&A: New BodyArmor CEO Muyshondt to Go Deep on Coke Bottling Network

Expects No. 2 Sports Drink Brand to Double Sales Within Four to Five Years
May 9, 2022

Late last month, former Chobani executive Federico Muyshondt took over as CEO
of BodyArmor, the sports drink and electrolyte water company that Coca-Cola purchased
in full last November. Born in Miami and raised in El Salvador, Muyshondt recalls his early introduction to the shiny US consumer packaged goods market by way of...


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