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Top Takeaways From a Wild Year in Beverages

Full Transcript of The Breeze, Episode 5
May 18, 2023

The following is transcript of Beverage Digest's podcast, The Breeze, Episode 5. In this episode, industry expert John Sicher joins Beverage Digest Editor and Publisher Duane Stanford to break down their top takeaways from the just-released 28th Edition of Beverage Digest’s Fact Book. The Fact Book captures performance results for the full non-alcoholic drinks market, not just what’s measured by store scanners. That includes everything from groceries to the fountain channel, where a lot of brand activity happens. Listen in as they talk shop.


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Pricing Coke and Pepsi in a Post-Pandemic World

Full Transcript of The Breeze, Episode 4
April 13, 2023

The following is transcript of Beverage Digest's podcast, The Breeze, Episode 4. Duane Stanford invites beverage industry expert (and former Beverage Digest publisher) John Sicher to discuss soda pricing power.

Today we chat with long-time industry expert and former Beverage Digest publisher John Sicher to discuss soda pricing power. The carbonated soft drink category is a significant value driver in the ready-to-drink refreshment beverage market. Products like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Dr Pepper are important to retailers in generating store traffic and contributing to overall profitability. We explore how the recent surprising period of pricing growth in the category has evolved and whether this trend will continue in 2023 and beyond.
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The Next Big Thing — Trendspotting at Expo West

Full Transcript of The Breeze, Episode 3
March 23, 2023

The following is transcript of Beverage Digest's podcast, The Breeze, Episode 3.

Our guest today is Matt Hughes, Vice President of Incubation for New Revenue Streams at Coca-Cola. Insiders might remember this unit as Venturing & Emerging Brands (VEB), of which Matt is a founding member. He has spent 30 years in the beverage industry, including as an entrepreneur. We talk to Matt about this month's Natural Products Expo West to compare notes on natural product trends, up-and-coming wellness brands, and what it takes to break through in a crowded sector defined by high failure rates and a huge potential upside...


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Is Sprite Beatable?

Full Transcript of The Breeze, Episode 2
February 25, 2023

The following is transcript of Beverage Digest's podcast, The Breeze, Episode 2. Duane Stanford invites beverage industry expert (and former Beverage Digest publisher) John Sicher to discuss the lemon-lime category's past, present and future. PepsiCo is starting from scratch and creating a brand new lemon-lime soda: Starry. After dominating the segment for thirty years, Sprite now has a new competitor. Do we have a legitimate lemon-lime war again? Duane Stanford invites beverage industry expert (and former Beverage Digest publisher) John Sicher to discuss the lemon-lime category's past, present and future.


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Is Gatorade Beatable?

Full Transcript of The Breeze, Episode 1
February 8, 2023

The following is transcript of Beverage Digest's podcast, The Breeze, Episode 1. In the February 1, 2023 issue of Beverage Digest, we wrote about Powerade and its plans to challenge Gatorade’s long-standing supremacy. But this is no longer a two-horse race. Duane Stanford invites beverage industry expert (and former Beverage Digest publisher) John Sicher to discuss the sports drink category's past, present and future...


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