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Briefs: February 23, 2022

February 23, 2022

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


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U.S. Coke Bottlers Grapple With Alcohol Question and What it Means for Them

Two Camps Emerge: One Welcomes New Investment. Other Wants Direct Upside
February 23, 2022

Coca-Cola’s foray into the US alcohol beverage market has spurred mixed feelings from Coke bottlers without alcohol operations as they evaluate what the development means for their businesses. Coke and Molson Coors have steadily expanded distribution and added line extensions for Topo Chico Hard Seltzer, first introduced early last year. Coca-Cola has since licensed...


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Opening Thoughts: January 25, 2022

January 25, 2022

One of the big themes BD will mine this year is the new aggressive approach by non-alcoholic beverage powerhouses to find revenue growth in the alcohol beverage market. What appeared last year to be an experiment is quickly looking like strategy.

Of particular interest now are the divergent paths taken by Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Monster Beverage, spurred by the fragmented nature of the US alcohol distribution system.

Coke has quickly expanded its Topo Chico licensing test started a year ago with Molson Coors. That deal now includes Simply, a household name in the chilled juice segment. And Coke has partnered with a second brewer and spirits company, Constellation Brands, to create a canned cocktail headlined by Fresca. In both cases, distribution will be handled by the brewers’ networks.

PepsiCo’s go-to-market strategy couldn’t be more different than Coke’s. The company has opted to build its own alcohol distribution and merchandising network around a flavored malt beverage called Hard Mtn Dew. (Be sure to check out our Blue Cloud map published last month and available only to subscribers.) Boston Beer will develop and produce the drink under license from PepsiCo.

Monster Beverage has chosen yet another path....


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Coca-Cola Accelerates Crossover of Key Brands to U.S. Alcohol Market

Announces Simply Spiked Lemonades Today
January 25, 2022

Constellation Brands, under a new agreement with Coca-Cola, will launch a Fresca-branded canned alcoholic cocktail in the U.S. this year. Called Fresca Mixed, the ready-to-drink beverage will be spirit based, according ...


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Monster Beverage Intent on Developing its Own Natural Hard Seltzer

Recently Announced Canarchy Deal to Serve as Alcohol ‘Springboard’
January 25, 2022

Monster beverage executives are intent on entering the hard seltzer market after all. While company leaders have talked since mid-2019 about a possible entry into the category, they have also repeatedly expressed concern since that the category was saturated. To enter the category, executives have said ...


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PepsiCo’s Blue Cloud Operation Sets Sights on Half of US States So Far

Alcohol Permits Issued in 17 States. Eight Additional States Registered
December 17, 2021

PepsiCo’s new Blue Cloud Distribution unit has now secured federal alcohol wholesale permits in at least 17 states as it prepares to launch Hard Mtn Dew next year. The company has registered a corporation called “Blue Cloud Distribution” in another eight states. Should federal alcohol wholesale permits be issued for those, Blue Cloud would then ...

NOTE: The Green Sheet included with this article maps the states where PepsiCo has secured an alcohol wholesale distribution permit from the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which collects federal excise taxes on alcohol and regulates labeling and marketing for alcohol products.


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Briefs: November 17, 2021

November 17, 2021

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


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Opening Thoughts: November 2, 2021

November 2, 2021

With our Dec. 6 Future Smarts conference a little more than a month away, this is a great time to share a few of the themes we will explore this year. We are in a pivotal reset period for the global beverage industry following the extreme disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. To help sort it out, we’ve assembled an exceptional lineup of speakers who are well-placed to evaluate the implications of the past two years and share insight on what to expect. They include leaders ...


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KO, KDP Earnings Highlights

Away-From-Home Rebound in North America Not a Straight Line, Coke CEO
November 2, 2021

On Oct. 27, Coca-Cola raised full-year 2021 revenue guidance to a range of +13% to +14% after reporting 14% higher third-quarter organic revenue. The sales gain came on volume and pricing that each grew ...


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Reyes Holdings to Combine West Coast and Midwest Coke Bottling Operations

Merged Unit Retains Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling Name. Bill O’Brien to Helm
October 30, 2021

Reyes Holdings will merge Illinois-based Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling and California-based Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling into a single operating unit starting Jan. 1, BD has learned from multiple sources. Reyes Coca-Cola CEO Bill O’Brien will helm the combined unit as CEO and the entity will ...


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