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Briefs: March 17, 2022

March 17, 2022

A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed...

Territory Changes and Deals: March 17, 2022

March 17, 2022

A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat...

Stake in Online Retailer Boxed Helped PepsiCo Prepare for Inflection Point

PepsiCo CFO Speaks To Strategy Behind Recently Disclosed Investment

March 17, 2022

In December, PepsiCo disclosed for the first time a stake in online bulk grocery retailer Boxed. The disclosure was prompted by the start of trading for Boxed as a public company by way of a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. PepsiCo had first invested in the privately held Boxed ...

U.S. CSD Category Dollar Sales Up +8.1% as Pricing Growth Skyrockets

February 23, 2022

Last year’s US carbonated soft drink market notched unprecedented retail pricing growth, driving up category dollar sales by +8.1% on volume that declined -1.1%, according to BD data. As the table below shows, CSD pricing jumped +9.3% in 2021, which represented...

Niagara Raising Bottled Water Prices to Offset Higher Costs

Plus, PepsiCo Soft Drink Concentrate Pricing Up +7.5% for 2022

February 9, 2022

Niagara, the country’s largest private label bottled water producer and a co-packer for companies including Coca-Cola, informed retailers this week that rising input costs will force a wholesale price increase on March 1. Niagara is battling higher supplier costs for...

Coke United's Brain Trust Looks Ahead to 2022 and New Leadership

Incoming CEO Mike Suco Stood Out as Keeper of Atlanta Flame

February 9, 2022

Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Coca-Cola’s third largest US bottler, has named Mike Suco as the company’s eighth president and CEO in its 120-year history. Currently an SVP and chief commercial officer, Suco will succeed the retiring John Sherman as head of the Birmingham, Alabama-based bottler whose territory includes...