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Briefs: April 1, 2021

April 1, 2021

This Spring, LaCroix will launch three new flavors – Beach Plum, Black Razzberry, and Guava Sao Paolo.

PepsiCo launched a number of products in March, including Pepsi Mango. The variant is...


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Coke, PepsiCo See Improving 2021 Consumer Environment Amid Vaccinations

4Q Earnings Recap
February 17, 2021

Last week, both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo reported fourth quarter earnings results, and executives offered commentary on expectations for 2021. While both companies expect improvement in consumer...


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Territory Changes and Deals: February 3, 2021

February 3, 2021

Deals from around the beverage industry to keep executives up to speed.


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Monster Beverage Declines To Put Hard Seltzer Launch Speculation To Rest

May Opt Instead for Soft Energy Seltzer
January 19, 2021

Monster Beverage Co-CEO Rodney Sacks said during a Jan. 14 investor meeting that he’s not interested in marketing a “me too” hard seltzer or non-alcoholic seltzer that is “one...


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UPDATE: Monster Keeps Hard Seltzer Decision Close to Vest

Meeting Today Follows Seltzer Trademark Parade
January 14, 2021

Will Monster Beverage diversify into hard seltzers? The question has swirled since mid-2019, when CEO Rodney Sachs told investors he would consider an entry into the category. The next best chance for an answer to the question comes Thursday, when Monster executives host an annual business update webcast for investors. And there is fresh evidence ...


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Briefs: December 1, 2020

December 1, 2020

A collection of the most important recent industry news to keep you up to date.


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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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Coke Makes Big Move Into Hard Seltzer as PepsiCo Focuses On Energy

Coke Partners With Molson Coors for 2021 Topo Chico Hard Seltzer Launch
October 13, 2020

Late last month, Coca-Cola went all in on the fast-growing US hard seltzer category, signing up Molson Coors Beverage to manufacture, market, and distribute Coke’s new Topo Chico hard Seltzer. Meanwhile, PepsiCo’s executives indicated they may remain on the sidelines, at least for the foreseeable future.


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Q&A: Refresco North America COO Brad Goist

Talks Acquisition Strategy, Can Shortage, Hard Seltzer Opportunity
October 13, 2020

Until the COVID-19 pandemic, European-based private label and contract manufacturer Refresco had been on an acquisition tear since purchasing Cott’s North American soft drink operations in January of 2018. Deals last year stretched from Arizona to  ...  

In the Q&A below, Goist discusses in greater detail Refresco’s acquisition outlook. BD also asks about can shortages and the hard seltzer category. But first, some background and context.


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PepsiCo Evaluating Hard Seltzer Category

‘Not Obvious How You Capture a Lot of Value,’ CEO Says
October 1, 2020

With Coca-Cola’s move into the hard seltzer category, and the possibility of an entry from Monster Beverage, analysts on PepsiCo’s earnings conference call this morning were naturally inquisitive about...


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