With consumer confidence trending lower, as measured by both the Conference Board and the University of Michigan, concerns over the affordability of ready-to-drink beverages is intensifying. Today’s newsletter captures the tension between consumers protecting their budgets and beverage companies protecting their margins.
The lead story on page 3 checks in with Coke, Pepsi, and Dr Pepper bottlers to see how they are coping with rising commodity prices, softening pricing growth, and weakening volume performance. BD informally surveyed bottlers in May. Almost two months later, how are bottlers faring and feeling? The short answer: ...
A follow-up informal survey of US soda bottlers finds a cautiously improved mood on fuel costs and deepening concern about aluminum costs since an earlier survey in May. BD reached out to bottlers amid the elevated US inflation rate and the uncertainty of a war with Iran, which drove up global oil prices. Several operators across the Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper bottling systems now say...
BD annually surveys Fourth of July holiday promotions for three grocery chains in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami for an informal look at how the deal environment for soft drinks and other beverage categories is ...
Walk into any grocery store and you can flip over a can of soda or a bottle of iced tea and read the ingredients. Do the same with a can of beer or a spirit-based canned cocktail and you'll find no such list because...
Alani Nu has launched Purple Cotton Candy, a limited-edition energy drink developed with multi-platinum artist Becky G. The grape-forward twist on the brand's existing Cotton Candy flavor comes in 12-oz cans with 200mg of caffeine, zero sugar, and 10 calories. The variant is available at retailers nationwide and online at $29.99 per 12-pack...
