Coca-Cola has unveiled a limited-edition America250 packaging collection tied to the US 250th anniversary, including custom bottles and the brand's first-ever America250 collectible mini-cans. Each mini-can features a design unique to one of the 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., with artwork taken from local symbols and culture. Additional Coca-Cola brands including BodyArmor, Gold Peak, Vitaminwater, and Smartwater will also release commemorative packaging as part of a broader yearlong initiative.

PepsiCo's Mountain Dew has launched American Dew, a limited-edition summer redesign on 12-oz cans and 20-oz bottles nationwide. The packages honor the brand's 1948 Tennessee origins and the US 250th anniversary. A companion digital ad spot, "Hoedown | Mountain Dew: An American Original," traces the brand's Tennessee roots...

Coca-Cola bottlers on the West Coast and in the Southwest US are among the worst impacted by a temporary pause on Topo Chico Mineral Water supplies, according to BD sources. In a Feb. 17 letter to bottlers...

Maison Perrier has launched a sweetened sparkling water with prebiotics called French Kiss in flavors Blackberry & Lemon, Peach & Cherry, Mango & Coconut, and Raspberry & Lime...

Coca-Cola posted a +12% increase in its stock price in 2025 while PepsiCo and Dr Pepper posted declines. Coke’s increase outperformed the Consumer Staples Index while underperforming the broader S&P 500. PepsiCo, which fell -5.6% last year, faced pressure from...

Coca-Cola has launched a BodyArmor Flash I.V. Caffeine Zero Sugar variant in flavors Pineapple Passionfruit and Watermelon Punch. The sports drink contains 95mg of caffeine....

SPARKLING WATER CATEGORY GREW. The US sparkling water category grew +2.6% by volume and +7.2% by dollars at retail for the first nine months of 2025, according to BD data. As shown in the Green Sheet with this report, volume leader LaCroix by National Beverage posted volume and dollar sales...