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Coke United's Brain Trust Looks Ahead to 2022 and New Leadership

Incoming CEO Mike Suco Stood Out as Keeper of Atlanta Flame
February 9, 2022

Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Coca-Cola’s third largest US bottler, has named Mike Suco as the company’s eighth president and CEO in its 120-year history. Currently an SVP and chief commercial officer, Suco will succeed the retiring John Sherman as head of the Birmingham, Alabama-based bottler whose territory includes...


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Paying More in 2021: Non-Carb Beverage Pricing at Retail Outpaced 2020 Gains

Niagara Executive Anticipates ‘Relentless’ Cost Pressure Through 2022
November 17, 2021

Retail pricing has remained elevated this year for non-carbonated beverage categories tracked by BD. During the first nine-months of this year, all categories in the table on page 3 outpaced 2020 pricing at retail. This year’s pricing gains have been..


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Analysis: How Sustainable is US CSD Pricing Trend at Retail?

2023 Could Be Pivotal Year for Industry as Disruption Shakes Out
November 2, 2021

Carbonated soft drink (CSD) pricing at US retail has reached a level this year not seen in at least the past decade as consumer demand has soared, product supply shortages persist, and costs for inputs such as transportation and ...


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Building the War Chest. Keurig Dr Pepper Targets $20 Billion in Possible M&A Deals

Big Question Is What Might CEO Bob Gamgort Buy?
October 12, 2021

Keurig Dr Pepper hosted a virtual investor day on Oct. 1. The most significant revelation was the company’s new focus on ...


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Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Bottlers Navigate Delta Variant, Supply Shortages.

Say Retail Sales Remain Elevated. Detecting Some Renewed Stock Up. Report Lost Sales.
September 1, 2021

Hope of a post-pandemic return to normal this year in the US has given way to continued uncertainty as COVID-19 vaccination rates vary widely by state, the Delta variant spreads, and workers delay getting back to the office or resuming employment. At the same time, vaccinated consumers are pushing forward in many parts of the country as they frequent restaurants, travel, and get back to something approaching business as usual. For beverage bottlers within the Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper systems, the state of business is a...


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Soft Drink Pricing Surge: US Retail Results

Sales Remained Elevated During 1H 2021
August 11, 2021

Work-at-home policies and a still unfolding return to pre-pandemic activity continued to buoy the US carbonated soft drink (CSD) market at retail during the first half of this year. As shown in the table with this story, category...


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Biosteel Looks to Unseat No. 4 Sports Drink Electrolit

Brand Remains on CBD Sideline in U.S. as Canopy Poised for Action
July 29, 2021

Brand Remains on CBD Sideline in U.S. as Canopy Poised for Action. BioSteel, the sports drink brand majority-owned by cannabis company Canopy Growth, is looking to surpass No. 4 sports drink Electrolit on a dollar sales basis in the US market within the next ...


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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...


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Gatorade Chief O’Brien Sees G Zero as Platform For Broader Functionality

Plus, Expectations Coming Out of Pandemic. Gatorlyte Launch Details.
May 25, 2021

PepsiCo’s recent extension of Gatorade Zero into a protein-infused variant may be just the start of the brand as a functional platform. “I do think there is future functionality we can do with G Zero,” Gatorade SVP and General Manager Brett O’Brien said in a recent interview...


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Keurig Dr Pepper 1Q Results Add to Optimism for Beverage Sector

CFO Expects Sales Growth Momentum to Offset Higher Costs For Now
April 30, 2021

CFO Expects Sales Growth Momentum to Offset Higher Costs For Now. Marketing Spend on the Rise, CEO Says. Also, ‘Happy” With Polar Seltzer Velocity. Yesterday, Keurig Dr Pepper reported first quarter organic revenue growth of +11%, which follows +6.4% growth in the fourth quarter of last year. Here's what else we learned...


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