Plant Based https://www.beverage-digest.com/rss en-us Territory Changes and Deals: Coke Canada. Refresco. AG Barr Collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1379 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:00:44 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1379-territory-changes-and-deals-coke-canada-refresco-ag-barr Territory Changes and Deals: May 8, 2024 Collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat.. http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1078 Wed, 08 May 2024 08:25:37 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1078-territory-changes-and-deals-may-8-2024 Briefs: April 4, 2024 A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1062 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 08:40:33 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1062-briefs-april-4-2024 Briefs: March 20, 2024 A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1054 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 07:00:49 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1054-briefs-march-20-2024 Territory Changes and Deals: July 25, 2023 Collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/912 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:10:32 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/912-territory-changes-and-deals-july-25-2023 Limited Diet Coke Test Replaces Aspartame With Plant-Based Sweeteners Coca-Cola is testing a Diet Coke variant in Minnesota sweetened with monk fruit and stevia instead of the artificial sweeter aspartame. The drink, packaged in 7.5-oz minicans, boasts the words “plant-based sweeteners” front and center under the Diet Coke logo. The can has a light green metallic look, instead of the... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/864 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:00:51 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/864-limited-diet-coke-test-replaces-aspartame-with-plant-based-sweeteners Territory Changes and Deals: December 19, 2022 A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat... A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/804 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 08:50:52 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/804-territory-changes-and-deals-december-19-2022 Opening Thoughts: September 22, 2022 Allow me to catch you up on plans for our Future Smarts conference on Dec. 5. Our return to New York City after two years of successful virtual shows promises to deliver an expert lineup as good as we’ve ever hosted. Just yesterday I confirmed our most recent speaker addition: Michael Del Pozzo, the new president and general manager for PepsiCo’s Gatorade Performance Portfolio. The unit includes Propel, Muscle Milk, Evolve plant-based protein shakes, and now Fast Twitch energy drink for athletes. We haven’t announced Del Pozzo’s appearance, so consider this a sneak peek. BodyArmor in recent years has re-ignited a category that had become sleepy. It’s now a free-for-all and Gatorade hasn’t backed away from... Allow me to catch you up on plans for our Future Smarts conference on Dec. 5. Our return to New York City after two years of successful virtual shows promises to deliver an expert lineup as good as we’ve ever hosted.

Just yesterday I confirmed our most recent speaker addition: Michael Del Pozzo, the new president and general manager for PepsiCo’s Gatorade Performance Portfolio. The unit includes Propel, Muscle Milk, Evolve plant-based protein shakes, and now Fast Twitch energy drink for athletes. We haven’t announced Del Pozzo’s appearance, so consider this a sneak peek. BodyArmor in recent years has re-ignited a category that had become sleepy. It’s now a free-for-all and Gatorade hasn’t backed away from...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/752 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:08:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/752-opening-thoughts-september-22-2022 Territory Changes and Deals: August 2, 2022 A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat... A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/707 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:25:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/707-territory-changes-and-deals-august-2-2022 Briefs: August 2, 2022 A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/709 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:21:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/709-briefs-august-2-2022 Territory Changes and Deals: June 23, 2022 A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat... A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/691 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:52:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/691-territory-changes-and-deals-june-23-2022 Territory Changes and Deals: May 9, 2022 A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat... A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/670 Mon, 09 May 2022 08:33:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/670-territory-changes-and-deals-may-9-2022 Territory Changes and Deals: February 9, 2022 A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat... A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/624 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:53:00 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/624-territory-changes-and-deals-february-9-2022 Briefs: November 2, 2021 A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/588 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:17:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/588-briefs-november-2-2021 Territory Changes and Deals: November 2, 2021 A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat... A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/586 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:14:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/586-territory-changes-and-deals-november-2-2021 Briefs: October 12, 2021 A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/578 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:37:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/578-briefs-october-12-2021 Territory Changes and Deals: October 12, 2021 A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat... A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/576 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:35:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/576-territory-changes-and-deals-october-12-2021 Briefs: September 1, 2021 A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/516 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:14:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/516-briefs-september-1-2021 Territory Changes and Deals: July 15, 2021 A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat... A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/489 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:19:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/489-territory-changes-and-deals-july-15-2021 Territory Changes and Deals: June 23, 2021 A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat. A collection of key deals from around the industry so you don't miss a beat.

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/479 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 12:20:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/479-territory-changes-and-deals-june-23-2021 Briefs: April 30, 2021 A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed.  A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed.

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/461 Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:20:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/461-briefs-april-30-2021 Briefs: April 20, 2021 A collection news items to keep you up to speed and connecting the dots. A collection news items to keep you up to speed and connecting the dots.

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/454 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 09:10:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/454-briefs-april-20-2021 Territory Changes And Deals: March 18, 2021 Latest deals and territory changes to keep you up to date. Latest deals and territory changes to keep you up to date.

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/438 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:30:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/438-territory-changes-and-deals-march-18-2021 Briefs: March 3, 2021 Collection of recent news items to keep you up to speed on what's most important ... Collection of recent news items to keep you up to speed on what's most important ...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/430 Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/430-briefs-march-3-2021 Coke, PepsiCo See Improving 2021 Consumer Environment Amid Vaccinations Last week, both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo reported fourth quarter earnings results, and executives offered commentary on expectations for 2021. While both companies expect improvement in consumer... Last week, both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo reported fourth quarter earnings results, and executives offered commentary on expectations for 2021. While both companies expect improvement in consumer...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/413 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:01:00 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/413-coke-pepsico-see-improving-2021-consumer-environment-amid-vaccinations 2-pandemic.jpg PepsiCo Goes Beyond Meat in Search of Plant-Based Foods Expertise Last week, PepsiCo announced a joint venture with alternative burger maker Beyond Meat “to develop, produce and market innovative snack and beverage products made from plant-based protein.” The JV will be called The PLANeT Partnership. While the two companies... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/406 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:55:00 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/406-pepsico-goes-beyond-meat-in-search-of-plant-based-foods-expertise 7-beyond.jpg Briefs: January 19, 2021 A collection of news briefs to keep you up to speed on the developments you missed... A collection of news briefs to keep you up to speed on the developments you missed...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/402 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:57:00 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/402-briefs-january-19-2021 Territory Changes and Deals: September 11, 2020 Unilever has agreed to acquire Liquid IV, the maker of a powdered electrolyte drink for oral rehydration... plus, a fast-paced collection of other industry deals both in the US and abroad. Unilever has agreed to acquire Liquid IV, the maker of a powdered electrolyte drink for oral rehydration... plus, a fast-paced collection of other industry deals both in the US and abroad.

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/338 Fri, 11 Sep 2020 08:35:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/338-territory-changes-and-deals-september-11-2020 Briefs: September 11, 2020 Molson Coors Beverage Company announced its first slate of non-alcoholic beverage launches since changing its name late last year to replace “Brewing.” Get this news, plus a fast-paced collection of news from around the industry, both in the US and abroad. Molson Coors Beverage Company announced its first slate of non-alcoholic beverage launches since changing its name late last year to replace “Brewing.”   Get this news, plus a fast-paced collection of news from around the industry, both in the US and abroad.

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/336 Fri, 11 Sep 2020 08:26:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/336-briefs-september-11-2020 Coke Announces Massive Global Restructure Coca-Cola just announced sweeping changes to its global organization. The strategy pares the company from 17 business units managed by four geographical groups down to nine operating units, which will... Coca-Cola just announced sweeping changes to its global organization. The strategy pares the company from 17 business units managed by four geographical groups down to nine operating units, which will...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/327 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:35:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/327-coke-announces-massive-global-restructure