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Briefs: October 15, 2019

October 15, 2019

CSDs Accelerate. Carbonated soft drink dollar sales jumped +3.2% in the four weeks ended Oct. 5, according to Nielsen retail data published by Morgan Stanley. That was faster than the two-year...

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Celsius, Adrenaline Shoc See Expansion

October 15, 2019

BD caught up with Celsius and A Shoc during the recent NACS show in Atlanta. Celsius CEO John Fieldly said the company has embarked on aggressive plans to...


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NACS Innovation Spotlight: KO, PEP, KDP, Nestle

(From News Alert Published Oct. 2)
October 2, 2019

This year's NACS trade show in Atlanta, with exhibits that covered the space of almost two football fields, offered a first look at innovation being sold into retailers for 2020. The products pictured are some of the newest innovations from Coke, PepsiCo, Keurig Dr Pepper and Nestle. These products mostly launch late this year and early next year.


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Pepsi Bottler Meeting: System to Launch ‘Significantly More Innovation in 2020.’

Pepsi to Push ‘Unapologetic Enjoyment.’ Dew to Invest in Core Markets. Gatorade to Take ‘Surgical Approach’ to Hot Weather. Bubly to Innovate.
September 17, 2019

PepsiCo brought together executives from its US bottling system in August to review new product and marketing plans for 2020. The company hosted the meeting at its Purchase, New York headquarters. Attendees included company-owned and independent franchise bottling executives. The gathering came six months after PepsiCo reorganized its North America beverage business into five divisions, four in the US and one in Canada. The meeting’s theme was...


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Territory Changes and Deals: August 9, 2019

August 9, 2019

Reyes’ Coke Empire Grows. Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling, owned by Reyes Holdings, has agreed to acquire...


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Former Coke Florida COO Goins Jumps to Honickman Pepsi/Canada Dry

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...


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Q&A: Coca-Cola Consolidated COO Dave Katz

One Year After Refranchising, What’s Next for Coke’s Largest U.S. Bottler? Katz Sees Complexity Management, Segmentation Among Keys to Growth
March 15, 2019

Last August, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated named Dave Katz president and COO. He spent 25 years preparing for the role. BD spoke to Katz about refranchising, competition with a reorganized PepsiCo beverages unit, methods to fuel revenue growth and even CBD.


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Buffalo Rock Sues PepsiCo Over Transshipping

January 18, 2019
On Jan. 15, Birmingham-based Pepsi bottler Buffalo Rock sued PepsiCo for breach of contract, alleging the franchisor has failed to stop the transshipping of unauthorized products such as Pepsi-Cola and Mtn Dew into Buffalo Rock’s exclusive territory. Buffalo Rock’s franchise rights cover portions of Alabama, West Georgia and Florida. The lawsuit asks for at least $1 million in actual damages, plus more for punitive damages. PepsiCo’s company-owned bottler, Pepsi Beverages Co., also is named.
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Briefs: December 14, 2018

December 14, 2018

Farm Bill Legalizes Hemp. The newly-passed $867 billion U.S. Farm Bill, awaiting President Trump’s signature, includes a provision to legalize hemp nationally. This could make it easier for beverage companies to market products infused with CBD, a non-psychoactive ingredient derived from hemp...


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Territory Changes and Deals: Dec. 14, 2018

December 14, 2018

Keurig Dr Pepper has agreed to acquire the sales and distribution rights of Swire 7Up Dr Pepper of Pasco, Washington, which covers territory in Franklin and Benton counties on the Columbia River; brands being moved also include A&W, Sunkist, Schweppes, Cactus Cooler soda, Deja Blue bottled water and Venom energy drink


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