With prospects for a COVID-19 recovery improving, beverage makers are working their way back to a more normal innovation pattern in the US as retailers prepare to reset store shelves...
On Dec. 7, an emergency arbitrator ordered Bang Energy owner Vital Pharmaceuticals to stop actions to take distribution back from PepsiCo. VPX must “cease any and all actions” to sell to PepsiCo’s Bang customers, distribute products in PepsiCo’s Bang territories, or “take back” territories or customers from PepsiCo, the arbitrator wrote...
Bang Ordered to ‘Cease’ Activity in PepsiCo Distribution Territory
December 8, 2020
An emergency arbitrator has ordered Bang Energy for now to stop actions to take distribution back from PepsiCo. The interim ruling filed today also orders Bang owner Vita Pharmaceuticals to abide by the terms of its distribution agreement with PepsiCo during the contract’s three-year notice period...The full court document is available for Beverage Digest subscribers HERE.
Energy Drink Maker Claims PepsiCo Breach, Interference
December 1, 2020
A 10-year distribution agreement between Bang Energy and PepsiCo that began just eight months ago has devolved into confusion and a lawsuit. On Nov. 25, bang owner Vital Pharmaceuticals, also known as VPX, sued PepsiCo in US District Court in Florida alleging that PepsiCo has breached the agreement and interfered with Bang’s business relationships. The lawsuit, reviewed by BD, comes ...
Pepsi bottler Admiral Beverage has sued PepsiCo in a federal court in Wyoming. In the July 6 lawsuit, the bottler alleges that PepsiCo plans to “improperly terminate ," ...
CSD Growth Decelerates. US Carbonated soft drink dollar sales grew +0.3% during the four weeks ending Jan. 25, according to Nielsen data published by Morgan Stanley. That was a deceleration from +1.4% growth in the prior 12-weeks. A -2.8% volume decline during the four weeks...
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Says He’s Optimistic About Soft Drinks. Meanwhile, Goins’ Legal Battle With Coke Florida Unresolved
March 29, 2019
Randall Goins, the former president and COO of Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, has settled into a new role with a key Pepsi bottler, he told BD this week...