As Covid Subsides, Challenges Remain for Coke and Pepsi Bottlers. Since the US outbreak of the COVID-19 virus more than a year ago, BD has tracked the crisis through the eyes of beverage executives in the Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and independent bottling systems. Our latest informal survey asked bottlers what has improved and what they continue to grapple with on the way to a new normal that has yet to be defined. The following is a synopsis of contributions from more than a dozen bottling executives...

Full-Year Corporate, Brand Performance at US Retail

The US ready-to-drink coffee category, including shelf-stable and chilled products, posted almost...

More than a year after Coca-Cola extended its flagship brand into the growing US energy category with Coca-Cola Energy, PepsiCo has made...