Twenty-three states have now requested or been granted waivers to disallow soda purchases with SNAP benefits, a US Department of Agriculture spokesperson confirmed to BD this week. To date, 18 states have been...

Two senior executives from major soft drink bottlers shared insights during BD’s recent Future Smarts conference into how their bottling organizations are navigating everything from evolving consumer preferences to capital expenditures in the age of technology. Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages President Jean-Claude Tissot and Admiral Beverage EVP and General...

Several countries across the Americas hold the highest per capita consumption rates for carbonated soft drinks (CSD), according to BD analysis of 2025 estimates by researcher Euromonitor. Mexico posted the highest per capita soda consumption for retail stores and fountain/foodservice locations combined, at...

Category Dollars Grew +4.3% at US Retail. Volume Fell Slightly

PepsiCo’s CSD Portfolio Lost Share. KDP’s Portfolio Gained

The Coca-Cola Co’s surprising carbonated soft drink (CSD) decline, driven by brand Coke, continued into the third quarter of 2025 at US retail as the Trump Administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement kept Hispanic consumers away from stores and some consumers ...

Increase Intended to Mitigate Concentrate and Aluminum Tariffs, Other Costs

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...

PepsiCo’s July announcement that it will launch a Pepsi Prebiotic Cola this fall drew responses about prebiotic sodas from executives at both Coca-Cola and Keurig Dr Pepper during the companies’ earnings conference calls that followed. “Given its...