PROTEIN MANIA. Unwell Hydration, backed by podcaster Alex Cooper, has launched a new version called Unwell Hydration with Protein. The flavored electrolyte water adds 10g of whey isolate protein. The drink contains...

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Green Sheet: CSD Category Posts First-Half 2025 Gains at Retail

PepsiCo will increase carbonated soft drink concentrate prices, BD has learned. Wholesale prices for finished CSDs, which are...

Besides being beverage industry icons, what will the late PepsiCo veteran Don Kendall, the late Coca-Cola veteran Don Keough, and Monster Beverage Co-founder Rodney Sacks soon have in common? All three will have received Beverage Digest’s Visionary Award.

I will be honored to present Rodney with our highest award during the Future Smarts conference in New York on Dec. 15. He and I will then sit down for an on-stage conversation about...

The ready-to-drink protein shake category continued to post booming growth rates at US retail during the first quarter of this year, according to BD data. As shown in the Green Sheet with this story, volume sales...

Starbucks and PepsiCo have launched a bottled Starbucks Frappuccino Lite extension at 100 calories and 9g of sugar per 9.5-oz bottle. (That compares to 290 calories and 43g of sugar per 13.7-oz bottle of the core Frappuccino line.) Sweetened also with sucralose, the Lite line offers flavors Sea Salt Caramel Gelato, Creamy Vanilla Gelato, and Double Chocolate Gelato. The line...

Beverage Digest hosted its annual Future Smarts conference last December in New York City. The day’s lineup of speakers included leaders from three of the largest US beverage companies — Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper. The executives sat for interviews on stage with Beverage Digest Editor & Publisher Duane Stanford. Here are highlights as the speakers looked ahead to 2025...