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Soft Drinks At Retail: Q1 Volume, Dollars Rose as KDP Led Pandemic-Fueled Gains

Green Sheet Details Corporate, Top-10 Brand Performance

June 7, 2021

Consumers continued to turn to carbonated soft drinks at US groceries and convenience stores during the first quarter of this year as many restaurants, workplaces, and foodservice venues remained closed or under limited use following the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic. At US retail, carbonated soft drink (CSD) volume...

Annual Industry Report: 2020 US Volume and Value Analysis

June 2, 2021

Annually, BD publishes estimated volume and value sales data for the US liquid refreshment beverages (LRB) market, as well as categories including carbonated soft drinks (CSD), and energy drinks. The data included in this special issue estimates beverage consumption for all measured and unmeasured channels, including packaged retail, fountain, and vending. This report focuses on single-serve, direct-store- delivered (DSD) beverages. The fountain channel includes everything from restaurants, such as McDonald’s and Taco Bell, to sports venues.

Coca-Cola Energy to Be Discontinued This Year After Sluggish Sales

Move May Open Space for Coca-Cola With Coffee ‘Pleasant Surprise’

May 25, 2021

On May 14, BD broke news of Coke’s decision to discontinue Coca-Cola Energy in the US and Canada by the end of this year. The cola-flavored energy drink didn’t perform as expected in the US after its debut a year and a half ago, just ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mass...

Briefs: May 25, 2021

May 25, 2021

A collection of key industry developments to keep you up to speed.

Recovery Snapshot: Carbonated Soft Drink Sales Versus Pre-Pandemic 2019

Plus: IRI Sees Return To Parity Between At-Home And Away-From Home Food Sales

April 30, 2021

Plus: IRI Sees Return To Parity Between At-Home And Away-From Home Food Sales. Late in the first quarter of this year, US soft drink retail sales begin to cycle the impact of pandemic-related pantry loading last year. To get a baseline understanding of the extent to which elevated retail sales are sticking now that pandemic lockdowns are easing, BD compared data from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2019 (instead of 2020).

Progress in Away-From-Home Consumption Key for Coke, PepsiCo

Companies Confident in Pricing Strength Amid Commodity Inflation

April 20, 2021

Progress in Away-From-Home Consumption Key for Coke, PepsiCo Companies Confident in Pricing Strength Amid Commodity Inflation. On April 15, PepsiCo reported first-quarter earnings results, followed by Coca-Cola yesterday. Both reports were complicated in various ways by the lapping of pandemic pantry loading last year. The companies are now...

Sales Data Show Beverage Industry in US Steady Under Tough Comparisons

April 20, 2021

Higher pricing has helped beverage makers offset volume declines against unusually high comparisons generated by last year’s pandemic-driven consumer stock up. US all- channel retail data...