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      <title>Soda Wars: Coca-Cola Held CSD Lead in 36 of 41 Major U.S. Markets in 2025</title>
      <description>Coca-Cola's US carbonated soft drink portfolio held the leading retail volume share last year in 36 of 41 metro markets tracked by BD. The data includes all major retail channels and does not include the fountain channel. Coke’s CSD portfolio made its largest gain in...</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:05:32 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Territory Changes and Deals: Carlsberg, Brown-Forman. Keurig Dr Pepper. Big Geyser. Coke Consolidated. Nestle. 7-Eleven. Hopwtr. Suja. Coca-Cola</title>
      <description>Collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat..</description>
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        <![CDATA[Collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat..]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:06:51 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Briefs: SNAP Soda Lawsuit. Latest 4-Week Category Results. CT Considers Soda Tax. Diet Coke on Social. New Coke, Sprite, Pibb Marketing. Beyond Meat Beverage Expansion. Mexico Wants More Sugar Coke. Coke Consolidated Plant Accident. </title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:00:34 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Four More States Can Now Ban Soda Purchases From SNAP Program. One More Pending</title>
      <description>Twenty-three states have now requested or been granted waivers to disallow soda purchases with SNAP benefits, a US Department of Agriculture spokesperson confirmed to BD this week. To date, 18 states have been...</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Twenty-three states have now requested or been granted waivers to disallow soda purchases with SNAP benefits, a US Department of Agriculture spokesperson confirmed to BD this week. To date, 18 states have been...</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:29:57 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>FS25 Recap: Coke, Pepsi Bottlers Chart Path Forward Amid Industry Transformation</title>
      <description>Two senior executives from major soft drink bottlers shared insights during BD’s recent Future Smarts conference into how their bottling organizations are navigating everything from evolving consumer preferences to capital expenditures in the age of technology. Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages President Jean-Claude Tissot and Admiral Beverage EVP and General...</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Two senior executives from major soft drink bottlers shared insights during BD’s recent Future Smarts conference into how their bottling organizations are navigating everything from evolving consumer preferences to capital expenditures in the age of technology. Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages President Jean-Claude Tissot and Admiral Beverage EVP and General...</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:04:39 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Global Perspective: Mexico Leads on Total Per Capita Soda Consumption</title>
      <description>Several countries across the Americas hold the highest per capita consumption rates for carbonated soft drinks (CSD), according to BD analysis of 2025 estimates by researcher Euromonitor. Mexico posted the highest per capita soda consumption for retail stores and fountain/foodservice locations combined, at...</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Several countries across the Americas hold the highest per capita consumption rates for carbonated soft drinks (CSD), according to BD analysis of 2025 estimates by researcher Euromonitor. Mexico posted the highest per capita soda consumption for retail stores and fountain/foodservice locations combined, at...</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:20:16 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Coke Flagship Posted -3.4% Dollar Decline at US Retail in First Nine Months of 2025. Volume down -8.0%</title>
      <description>Category Dollars Grew +4.3% at US Retail. Volume Fell Slightly PepsiCo’s CSD Portfolio Lost Share. KDP’s Portfolio Gained The Coca-Cola Co’s surprising carbonated soft drink (CSD) decline, driven by brand Coke, continued into the third quarter of 2025 at US retail as the Trump Administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement kept Hispanic consumers away from stores and some consumers ...</description>
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<h3>PepsiCo’s CSD Portfolio Lost Share. KDP’s Portfolio Gained</h3>


<p>The Coca-Cola Co’s surprising carbonated soft drink (CSD) decline, driven by brand Coke, continued into the third quarter of 2025 at US retail as the Trump Administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement kept Hispanic consumers away from stores and some consumers ...</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:51:38 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Coke to Launch Single-Serve Mini Cans at $1.29 in U.S. Convenience Channel</title>
      <description>Sixteen years ago this month, Coca-Cola launched the 7.5-oz mini can as a “great option for smaller thirst occasions, and for calorie-conscious consumers,” the company said at the time. Launched then in eight-packs, the mini can has since expanded to 6-packs, 10-packs, 24-packs, and even 30-packs, becoming a key format in US retail channels like...</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Sixteen years ago this month, Coca-Cola launched the 7.5-oz mini can as a “great option for smaller thirst occasions, and for calorie-conscious consumers,” the company said at the time. Launched then in eight-packs, the mini can has since expanded to 6-packs, 10-packs, 24-packs, and even 30-packs, becoming a key format in US retail channels like...</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:00:20 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Focus is Today's Beverage Strategy for KDP, Pepsi, Celsius, Coke: Opening Thoughts</title>
      <description>I’m through saying that any given year in the US beverage business is wilder than the previous year. These days, it’s always true. Social media. Fickle and adventurous consumers. A willingness by companies to blur lines when it comes to product categories and distribution methods. The breakneck evolution of...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:00:19 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Sources: PepsiCo to Hike U.S. CSD Concentrate Price</title>
      <description>Increase Intended to Mitigate Concentrate and Aluminum Tariffs, Other Costs Green Sheet: CSD Category Posts First-Half 2025 Gains at Retail PepsiCo will increase carbonated soft drink concentrate prices, BD has learned. Wholesale prices for finished CSDs, which are...</description>
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<h3>Green Sheet: CSD Category Posts First-Half 2025 Gains at Retail</h3>

<p>PepsiCo will increase carbonated soft drink concentrate prices, BD has learned. Wholesale prices for finished CSDs, which are...</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:20:30 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Modern Soda: New Pepsi Prebiotic Cola Has Industry Talking</title>
      <description>PepsiCo’s July announcement that it will launch a Pepsi Prebiotic Cola this fall drew responses about prebiotic sodas from executives at both Coca-Cola and Keurig Dr Pepper during the companies’ earnings conference calls that followed. “Given its...</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:20:41 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Pricing Watch: July 4 CSD Deals Suggest Tapered Promotional Activity</title>
      <description>Plus, Latest U.S. Retail Data Shows CSD Pricing Accelerated Fourth of July promotional activity for carbonated soft drinks appeared...</description>
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        <![CDATA[<h3>Plus, Latest U.S. Retail Data Shows CSD Pricing Accelerated<br></h3>

<p>Fourth of July promotional activity for carbonated soft drinks appeared...</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:00:54 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Opening Thoughts: Who Won the Cola Wars? New Coke 40 Years Later</title>
      <description>We thought we’d have some fun in today’s newsletter reminiscing about the 40th anniversary of Coca-Cola’s dramatic reversal of the New Coke formula change in 1985. Check out the story on page 11. Beverage Digest Founder Jesse Meyers writes about a meeting in Rye Brook, New York with Coke legends Roberto Goizueta and Donald Keough, where the executives confirmed the top-secret New Coke project. You can also read (and see) Beverage Digest’s original reports on the New Coke launch and the company’s reversal less than three months later. The New Coke episode came during...</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>We thought we’d have some fun in today’s newsletter reminiscing about the 40th anniversary of Coca-Cola’s dramatic reversal of the New Coke formula change in 1985. Check out the story on page 11. Beverage Digest Founder Jesse Meyers writes about a meeting in Rye Brook, New York with Coke legends Roberto Goizueta and Donald Keough, where the executives confirmed the top-secret New Coke project. You can also read (and see) Beverage Digest’s original reports on the New Coke launch and the company’s reversal less than three months later.</p>

<p>The New Coke episode came during...</p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1260</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Noteworthy Product Launches: Phorm Energy; Diet Cherry Coke; Slice Cherry Cola; Throne Sport Lattes; Ryse Protein</title>
      <description>Anheuser-Busch InBev has launched Phorm Energy online nationally. Flavors are Screamin’ Freedom, Blue Blitz, Orange Fury, and Grape Smash. The zero sugar drinks include...</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Anheuser-Busch InBev has launched <strong>Phorm Energy</strong> online nationally. Flavors are Screamin’ Freedom, Blue Blitz, Orange Fury, and Grape Smash. The zero sugar drinks include...</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:15:47 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Noteworthy Launches: Sprite+Tea, Biolyte, Danone, Don't Quit, Topo Chico, Ryl Tea, Jolene, Bubbl'r, Vitaminwater, Meli</title>
      <description>Coca-Cola has launched Sprite + Tea, which is a combination of Sprite lemon-lime soda and iced tea. The concept was based on a social media trend in which influencers and consumers cold-steep tea bags in Sprite.Biolyte hydration drink, which bills itself as an “IV in a bottle,” has unveiled a packaging redesign. The brand also added 6,000 CVS and Walgreens locations nationwide to its distribution footprint....</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Coca-Cola has launched <strong>Sprite + Tea</strong>, which is a combination of Sprite lemon-lime soda and iced tea. The concept was based on a social media trend in which influencers and consumers cold-steep tea bags in Sprite.<p><strong>Biolyte&nbsp;</strong>hydration drink, which bills itself as an “IV in a bottle,” has unveiled a packaging redesign. The brand also added 6,000 CVS and Walgreens locations nationwide to its distribution footprint....</p></p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1249</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 07:54:44 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>2024 All-Channel Results: LRB Dollars and Volume Rose</title>
      <description>ABOUT THIS REPORT AND BD’S FACT BOOK, 30TH EDITION. This report is a snapshot of BD’s newly-published Fact Book, 30th Edition. Fact Book offers a comprehensive view of US liquid refreshment beverage industry sales performance by brands, company, and category. Annually, BD compiles estimated volume and value sales data for the US liquid refreshment beverages (LRB) market, as well as categories including carbonated soft drinks (CSD), and energy drinks. The data included in BD’s Fact Book and in this special issue synopsis estimates beverage sales for all measured and unmeasured channels, including packaged retail, fountain, and vending. The fountain channel includes restaurants, sports and entertainment venues, and other foodservice outlets. In recent years, BD has added chilled juice to the annual Fact Book and to this report.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>ABOUT THIS REPORT AND BD’S FACT BOOK, 30TH EDITION.&nbsp;</strong>This report is a snapshot of BD’s newly-published Fact Book, 30th Edition. Fact Book offers a comprehensive view of US liquid refreshment beverage industry sales performance by brands, company, and category. Annually, BD compiles estimated volume and value sales data for the US liquid refreshment beverages (LRB) market, as well as categories including carbonated soft drinks (CSD), and energy drinks. The data included in BD’s Fact Book and in this special issue synopsis estimates beverage sales for all measured and unmeasured channels, including packaged retail, fountain, and vending. The fountain channel includes restaurants, sports and entertainment venues, and other foodservice outlets. In recent years, BD has added chilled juice to the annual Fact Book and to this report.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:45:29 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Opening Thoughts: April 23, 2025</title>
      <description>We just released the 30th Edition of the Beverage Digest Fact Book, detailing 2024 all-channel sales results across the US non-alcoholic beverage industry. Unlike the quarterly retail data published in BD’s newsletter, this data set covers ready-to-drink packaged and fountain drinks across all channels, including retail stores and foodservice outlets. Today’s special issue is a top-level view of that annual all-channel Fact Book report. It provides a snapshot of the intense competition within the U.S. non-alcoholic beverage business. The following newsletter pages cover major beverage companies, categories, trademarks, and brands. It’s a quick reference guide to how the biggest players are performing in liquid refreshment beverages, with an emphasis on carbonated soft drinks...</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>We just released the 30th Edition of the Beverage Digest Fact Book, detailing 2024 all-channel sales results across the US non-alcoholic beverage industry. Unlike the quarterly retail data published in BD’s newsletter, this data set covers ready-to-drink packaged and fountain drinks across all channels, including retail stores and foodservice outlets.</p>

<p>Today’s special issue is a top-level view of that annual all-channel Fact Book report. It provides a snapshot of the intense competition within the U.S. non-alcoholic beverage business. The following newsletter pages cover major beverage companies, categories, trademarks, and brands. It’s a quick reference guide to how the biggest players are performing in liquid refreshment beverages, with an emphasis on carbonated soft drinks...</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:45:17 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Waiting Game for Pepsi Bottlers on Poppi, Alani Nu</title>
      <description>A big question for independent US Pepsi bottlers is whether they are in line to distribute two brands at the center of key PepsiCo-related deals this year. The newest deal is PepsiCo’s pending acquisition of prebiotic soda leader Poppi for $1.95 billion, announced on March 17 (BD sent an email news alert to subscribers). The other is the...</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A big question for independent US Pepsi bottlers is whether they are in line to distribute two brands at the center of key PepsiCo-related deals this year. The newest deal is PepsiCo’s pending acquisition of prebiotic soda leader Poppi for $1.95 billion, announced on March 17 (BD sent an email news alert to subscribers). The other is the...</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:30:33 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Opening Thoughts: The Amalfi Coast</title>
      <description>My wife and I got away late last month for a vacation to Southern Italy’s Amalfi Coast. I was taking some time off but couldn’t help making a few casual beverage observations. First, when it comes to carbonated soft drinks, Coca-Cola appears to dominate the region. From the small local market near our Airbnb rental in tiny Conca dei Marini, to the trendy restaurants in mid-size Sorrento, there was always a Coke for sale. We didn’t stumble on a Pepsi until we hit a market in the much larger city of Naples. While this was no formal survey, the disparity actually makes sense to me, knowing something about Coca-Cola’s and PepsiCo’s global strategies. PepsiCo’s global beverage expansion strategy has historically focused...</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>My wife and I got away late last month for a vacation to Southern Italy’s Amalfi Coast. I was taking some time off but couldn’t help making a few casual beverage observations.</p>

<p>First, when it comes to carbonated soft drinks, Coca-Cola appears to dominate the region. From the small local market near our Airbnb rental in tiny Conca dei Marini, to the trendy restaurants in mid-size Sorrento, there was always a Coke for sale. We didn’t stumble on a Pepsi until we hit a market in the much larger city of Naples.<br></p>

<p>While this was no formal survey, the disparity actually makes sense to me, knowing something about Coca-Cola’s and PepsiCo’s global strategies. PepsiCo’s global beverage expansion strategy has historically focused...</p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1221</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:30:31 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Coca-Cola Concentrates to Bottlers Up +4.0% for 2025. Pepsi, Dr Pepper Up +3.5%</title>
      <description>Concentrate list pricing for flagship Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and other carbonated soft drinks produced by US Coke bottlers rose...</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Concentrate list pricing for flagship Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and other carbonated soft drinks produced by US Coke bottlers rose...</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:24:42 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Coke System Meeting: North America Bottlers Look ‘Above and Beyond’ For 2025</title>
      <description>Coca-Cola’s North America Operating Unit hosted executives and associates from its franchised bottling system in Las Vegas recently to discuss marketing, commercial and sales plans for 2025. The theme for the meeting was, “Above and Beyond,” as the system looks to...</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Coca-Cola’s North America Operating Unit hosted executives and associates from its franchised bottling system in Las Vegas recently to discuss marketing, commercial and sales plans for 2025. The theme for the meeting was, “Above and Beyond,” as the system looks to...</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 07:38:01 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Latin America Pepsi Bottler Sets Sights on U.S. With Branded Drinks Unit Beliv</title>
      <description>Beliv, the beverage company tied to one of PepsiCo’s oldest international bottlers, has been broadening its ambition in the US market. In the past year, Beliv has launched a gut soda competitor to Poppi and Olipop and acquired canned coffee company...</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Beliv, the beverage company tied to one of PepsiCo’s oldest international bottlers, has been broadening its ambition in the US market. In the past year, Beliv has launched a gut soda competitor to Poppi and Olipop and acquired canned coffee company...</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 07:37:33 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Private label carbonated soft drink (CSD) volume declined -2.3% at US retail during the first six months of this year, according to BD data shown the Green Sheet with this story. While private label products make up...</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 07:30:16 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Beer, Soda Distribution Consolidation Increasingly Likely, Former Coke Exec Says</title>
      <description>Conditions are ripe for accelerated consolidation of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage distribution businesses in the US market, predicts Matt Hughes, a former Coca-Cola Venturing and Emerging Brands executive. That could mean even Coca-Cola and Pepsi franchise bottlers one day look to combine with beer distributors to add efficiency and boost...</description>
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      <title>Opening Thoughts: September 5, 2024</title>
      <description>This is one dynamic beverage industry. Our lead story (pg. 3) uncovers how Olipop Cofounder Ben Goodwin intends to pursue $1 billion brand status — and he says he can do it without direct store delivery, at least for now. This digestive health drink, or gut soda as some refer to it, didn’t exist before six years ago. And Olipop helped spawn a formidable competitor in Poppi. Many alternative sodas have marketed themselves at the expense of traditional sodas. Olipop has been among the most successful so far. I’ll note, as well, that in an era when barriers to entry in non-alcoholic beverages are lower than ever, Olipop is a brand built on function, R&amp;D, and efficacy. That’s worth watching. The second story in today’s issue (pg. 6) features a conversation with former Coca-Cola Venturing and Emerging Brands executive Matt Hughes. He is a well-known and respected industry voice whose expertise bridges the gap between mainstream and emerging brands. Now with private equity firm Franchise Equity Partners, Hughes is tracking the winds of change within</description>
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<p>Our lead story (pg. 3) uncovers how Olipop Cofounder Ben Goodwin intends to pursue $1 billion brand status — and he says he can do it without direct store delivery, at least for now. This digestive health drink, or gut soda as some refer to it, didn’t exist before six years ago. And Olipop helped spawn a formidable competitor in Poppi. Many alternative sodas have marketed themselves at the expense of traditional sodas. Olipop has been among the most successful so far. I’ll note, as well, that in an era when barriers to entry in non-alcoholic beverages are lower than ever, Olipop is a brand built on function, R&D, and efficacy. That’s worth watching.</p>

<p>The second story in today’s issue (pg. 6) features a conversation with former Coca-Cola Venturing and Emerging Brands executive Matt Hughes. He is a well-known and respected industry voice whose expertise bridges the gap between mainstream and emerging brands. Now with private equity firm Franchise Equity Partners, Hughes is tracking the winds of change within</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:43:27 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed...</description>
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        <![CDATA[A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed...]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:16:16 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>At Retail: Carbonated Soft Drinks Dollars Up +4.0% in 1H ’24. Volume Down -1.1%</title>
      <description>Critical Convenience Channel Underperforms Category. US carbonated soft drink dollar sales grew +4.0% during the first half of 2024 as volume sales declined -1.1%, according to BD data. The result represented a slight improvement from the first quarter of this year, when dollar sales grew +3.3% and volume sales</description>
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<p>US carbonated soft drink dollar sales grew +4.0% during the first half of 2024 as volume sales declined -1.1%, according to BD data. The result represented a slight improvement from the first quarter of this year, when dollar sales grew +3.3% and volume sales</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 07:39:47 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>July 4 CSD Promotions Pull Revenue Management Lever</title>
      <description>Plus, 4-Week Retail Data Shows Stable Pricing Growth Across Categories. An informal BD survey of July 4 weekend holiday pricing revealed a more muted promotional environment for a key carbonated soft drink (CSD) package compared to 2023. BD reviewed...</description>
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<p>An informal BD survey of July 4 weekend holiday pricing revealed a more muted promotional environment for a key carbonated soft drink (CSD) package compared to 2023. BD reviewed...</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:37:39 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title> CSD Volume Decline Abates at U.S. Retail. Pricing, Dollar Growth Slowed</title>
      <description>Sports Drink Category Lackluster on Weak Gatorade, BodyArmor Performance. Prime Hydration Rocket Ship Slows. Sparkling Water Performance Strong, as Sparkling Ice, LaCroix, Polar Add Volume. Category Green Sheets: CSDs, Energy, Sports, Water (Sparkling, Plain, Enhanced) Carbonated soft drink (CSD) volume at US retail declined -1.5% during the first quarter of 2024, which was less than</description>
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<h3>Sparkling Water Performance Strong, as Sparkling Ice, LaCroix, Polar Add Volume.</h3>

<h3>Category Green Sheets: CSDs, Energy, Sports, Water (Sparkling, Plain, Enhanced)</h3>

<p>Carbonated soft drink (CSD) volume at US retail declined -1.5% during the first quarter of 2024, which was less than</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:37:22 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>2023 All-Channel Results: LRB Dollars Rose. Volume Fell. Dr Pepper Edges Out Pepsi-Cola as No. 2 CSD Brand</title>
      <description>Liquid refreshment beverage sales across all US measured and unmeasured channels in 2023 grew +7.9% by...tables included: Table 1: U.S. LRB Category Volume and Dollar Performance FY2023 Table 2: Top U.S.Carbonated Soft Drink (CSD) Brands* FY2023 Table 3: Top U.S. Liquid Refreshment Beverages (LRB) Trademarks* FY2023</description>
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</p><p>Table 2: Top U.S.Carbonated Soft Drink (CSD) Brands* FY2023</p><p>

</p><p>Table 3: Top U.S. Liquid Refreshment Beverages (LRB) Trademarks* FY2023</p><p></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 08:01:59 -0400</pubDate>
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