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Coca-Cola Details Launch Plans for New Aha Sparkling Water

Brand to Challenge LaCroix, Bubly, Polar; Looks to Make Up Lost Ground.Punchier Flavors, Trendy Flavors and Caffeine Lead Effort to Stand Out From Crowd
November 13, 2019

Coca-Cola has now confirmed details of its mainstream sparkling water launch, which we first wrote about in August (BD 8/29/19). Called Aha, the brand’s March debut will challenge National Beverage’s LaCroix and PepsiCo’s Bubly. Until now, Coke has resisted entering the mainstream sparkling water category with a sweeping challenger, opting instead for line extensions of Dasani and Smartwater, plus Topo Chico. Aha marks a reversal of that strategy as Coca-Cola aims to capitalize on the struggles of market leader LaCroix while slowing down the relatively unchecked growth of category disruptor Bubly. Aha’s success will depend largely on Coke’s ability to grab consumers’ attention in a crowded category that offers little differentiation between mainstream formulas.


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CSD Performance at Retail: First-Nine Months 2019

Category Pricing Up +4.6%. Coke Zero Gains Big As Diet Coke Underperforms. Diet Pepsi Dollar Sales Grow +3.5%.
October 28, 2019

Coca-Cola grew US carbonated soft drink (CSD) dollar and volume sales during the first-nine months of this year, according to retail data tracked by BD. The company outpaced the...


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Coke Bottlers Meet to Discuss ‘Consumer Centric’ Innovation as ‘Little Fish’ Disrupt

US Version of Coca-Cola Energy Debuts This Week at NACS. National Launch Set For January. Company to Address Sparkling Water Gap. Powerade Plans Innovation Blitz in 2020.
October 1, 2019

Franchise bottlers for Coca-Cola North America met in Atlanta last month to evaluate innovation and system marketing plans for 2020. The theme of the meeting was “Ready to Execute.” CCNA President Jim Dinkins reiterated that the system’s strategy is dependent on...


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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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Coca-Cola Stevia Launches in Canada

Follows 2018 New Zealand Debut
September 9, 2019

A 100% stevia-sweetened variant of Coca-Cola first launched in New Zealand has moved closer to the US. The product, called Coca-Cola Stevia, gets prominent billing on...


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International Perspective: 2Q Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Global Volumes

Brazil Remains Stronghold. Declines for Coke Japan, PepsiCo China
August 9, 2019

A snapshot of global beverage volume performance for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo ...


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Monster Energy Looks to Influence the Influencers

Company Rebuts Negative Perceptions of Caffeine, Sugar and Taurine
August 9, 2019

Monster Beverage recently surveyed media influencers and opinion leaders about their perceptions of the energy drink category. Monster followed up with a letter sharing some of the findings and rebutting "misconceptions"  ...  


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No Rush on Costa RTD in US, CEO Says

Plus, Coca-Cola Second-Quarter Earnings Highlights. CSD Volume Growth Helped by Coke Original and Zero
July 30, 2019

In an interview, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said the company is “not in a rush” to bring its new Costa ready-to-drink coffee to the US given the lack of awareness for the Costa brand in this market. “Our focus will be...


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PepsiCo’s First-Half CSD Results Underperform Category, Key Competitors

Total CSD Category Posts Pricing Growth
July 30, 2019

In the midst of a reorganization to turnaround its US carbonated soft drink business, PepsiCo continued to underperform the category and its primary competitors at retail during the first half of this year...


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Q&A: PLNT Blend Co-Founder Dave Holmes.

SpikedSeltzer creator turns to CBD beverage market. Wants "bad actors" taken out by FDA. Advocates regulatory framework.
June 28, 2019

Dave Holmes created an alcohol beverage category by founding and developing SpikedSeltzer, which he sold to Anheuser-Busch in 2016. Now his ambition is focused on the burgeoning hemp-based CBD...


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