Sustainability https://www.beverage-digest.com/rss en-us Briefs: Coke Freestyle. SNAP Restrictions. Coke NE Fights. Trump on Marijuana. Tabaholics. Microplastics. PET Recycling. Coke Ukraine Hit, Says NYT. Diet Coke India A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1416 Fri, 15 May 2026 07:30:41 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1416-briefs-coke-freestyle-snap-restrictions-coke-ne-fights-trump-on-marijuana-tabaholics-microplastics-pet-recycling-coke-ukraine-hit-says-nyt-diet-coke-india FS25: American Beverage CEO Keane Unpacks ‘Challenging’ Policy Year UPFs, Soda Taxes, SNAP Bans, Natural Colors, GRAS Reform, Plastic Waste, More Shares Thoughts on Federal Mid-Term Elections It’s been a “challenging” regulatory year for the beverage industry, American Beverage President and CEO Kevin Keane reminded participants during Beverage Digest’s Future Smarts conference in New York on Dec. 15. A new U.S. president and a new Congress brought new UPFs, Soda Taxes, SNAP Bans, Natural Colors, GRAS Reform, Plastic Waste, More

Shares Thoughts on Federal Mid-Term Elections

It’s been a “challenging” regulatory year for the beverage industry, American Beverage President and CEO Kevin Keane reminded participants during Beverage Digest’s Future Smarts conference in New York on Dec. 15. A new U.S. president and a new Congress brought new

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1353 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:31:52 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1353-fs25-american-beverage-ceo-keane-unpacks-challenging-policy-year Keane-282resized.jpg Noteworthy Launches: Diet Coke Lime. Power Water. Snapple Wide Mouth. Mōcean. Stiller's. Evolution Fresh Organic Teas. Wet Hydration Protein Water Diet Coke is capitalizing on its current social media renaissance by bringing back Diet Coke Lime, complete with retro packaging. The drink hit shelves nationwide this week. “Known for its crisp refreshment with a zesty lime twist,” Coca-Cola said in a statement, “Diet Coke Lime was a breakout... Diet Coke is capitalizing on its current social media renaissance by bringing back Diet Coke Lime, complete with retro packaging. The drink hit shelves nationwide this week. “Known for its crisp refreshment with a zesty lime twist,” Coca-Cola said in a statement, “Diet Coke Lime was a breakout...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1319 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 07:50:48 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1319-noteworthy-launches-diet-coke-lime-power-water-snapple-wide-mouth-mcean-stillers-evolution-fresh-organic-teas-wet-hydration-protein-water Briefs: Stocks 1H '25. Analyst Sees Grocery Recession. 'Every Bottle Back' Update. Policy: Alcohol Guidelines, Texas Dye Warning and Hemp THC Action. A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1265 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:24:01 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1265-briefs-july-2-2025 Future Smarts ’24 Rewind: Highlights From Coke, PepsiCo, Keurig Dr Pepper Beverage Digest hosted its annual Future Smarts conference last December in New York City. The day’s lineup of speakers included leaders from three of the largest US beverage companies — Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper. The executives sat for interviews on stage with Beverage Digest Editor & Publisher Duane Stanford. Here are highlights as the speakers looked ahead to 2025... Beverage Digest hosted its annual Future Smarts conference last December in New York City. The day’s lineup of speakers included leaders from three of the largest US beverage companies — Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper. The executives sat for interviews on stage with Beverage Digest Editor & Publisher Duane Stanford. Here are highlights as the speakers looked ahead to 2025...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1215 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 08:16:26 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1215-future-smarts-24 Noteworthy Launches: Snapple, Dunkin' Spiked, Langers Cola, LumiCup, Cheerwine Holiday Ale Keurig Dr Pepper has added Snapple Zero Sugar Peach Tea to fountain drink dispensers at 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes convenience stores nationwide. Dunkin’ has added a limited-edition Peppermint Mocha flavor to its line of Dunkin’ Spiked Iced Coffees. The canned hard coffee drink, which contains 6% alcohol by volume, will be available at grocery and package stores across 28 states during the holiday season.... Keurig Dr Pepper has added Snapple Zero Sugar Peach Tea to fountain drink dispensers at 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes convenience stores nationwide.

Dunkin’ has added a limited-edition Peppermint Mocha flavor to its line of Dunkin’ Spiked Iced Coffees. The canned hard coffee drink, which contains 6% alcohol by volume, will be available at grocery and package stores across 28 states during the holiday season....

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1178 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 07:48:35 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1178-noteworthy-launches-snapple-dunkin-spiked-langers-cola-lumicup-cheerwine-holiday-ale Noteworthy Launches: June 20, 2024 Sparkling water brand Nixie has launched a line of organic zero sugar sodas sweetened with stevia. Flavors are Cola, Root Beer, and Ginger Ale. The drinks, packed in 12-oz standard cans, are available at... Sparkling water brand Nixie has launched a line of organic zero sugar sodas sweetened with stevia. Flavors are Cola, Root Beer, and Ginger Ale. The drinks, packed in 12-oz standard cans, are available at...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1100 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 07:46:48 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1100-noteworthy-launches-june-20-2024 Briefs: Minnesota EPR, Coke Insights Platform, Liquid Death Jet Giveaway, Jones Soda Adds Minicans, and More A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1091 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:29:10 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1091-briefs-june-6-2024 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: December 19, 2023 A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1007 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 08:57:01 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/1007-briefs-december-19-2023 Silicon Valley Start-Up Uses Tech and Gamification to Boost rPet Supply Enjoy this complementary article. A free registration is required. Register here. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have gotten in on the early stages of a Silicon Valley startup looking to revolutionize the collection of used plastic and aluminum beverage packages at a time when US recycling rates remain persistently low. Coca-Cola highlighted its partnership with Santa Clara, California-based...

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Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have gotten in on the early stages of a Silicon Valley startup looking to revolutionize the collection of used plastic and aluminum beverage packages at a time when US recycling rates remain persistently low. Coca-Cola highlighted its partnership with Santa Clara, California-based...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/999 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 08:30:09 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/999-silicon-valley-start-up-uses-tech-and-gamification-to-boost-rpet-supply-complimentary Silicon Valley Start-Up Uses Tech and Gamification to Boost rPet Supply Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have gotten in on the early stages of a Silicon Valley startup looking to revolutionize the collection of used plastic and aluminum beverage packages at a time when US recycling rates remain persistently low. Coca-Cola highlighted its partnership with Santa Clara, California-based... Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have gotten in on the early stages of a Silicon Valley startup looking to revolutionize the collection of used plastic and aluminum beverage packages at a time when US recycling rates remain persistently low. Coca-Cola highlighted its partnership with Santa Clara, California-based...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/993 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 08:30:09 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/993-silicon-valley-start-up-uses-tech-and-gamification-to-boost-rpet-supply New American Beverage CEO Ready to ‘Keep Building’ on Successes When Kevin Keane joined the American Beverage Association in 2005 as SVP of policy and public affairs, industry issues were well focused on a single category. “We were talking largely about soda pop,” he recalled last week in an interview after being named the U.S. trade group’s CEO late last month. “Now there are so many different products that we're ... When Kevin Keane joined the American Beverage Association in 2005 as SVP of policy and public affairs, industry issues were well focused on a single category. “We were talking largely about soda pop,” he recalled last week in an interview after being named the U.S. trade group’s CEO late last month. “Now there are so many different products that we're ...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/944 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 08:41:53 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/944-new-american-beverage-ceo-ready-to-keep-building-on-successes Keane Lead.jpg Briefs: May 10, 2023 A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/876 Wed, 10 May 2023 14:16:03 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/876-briefs-may-10-2023 Hoist Looks for Capital to Make Timely Retail Push ’We’re Not Desperate,” Co-founder Says, Thanks to Military Focus. Military-focused isotonic brand Hoist is on the hunt for outside investment capital to help fund a deeper and eventually wider push into traditional retail markets, according to the brand’s founders. Hoist currently derives more than half of its revenue from US military sales, Co-founder and President Kelly Heekin told BD in an interview. Outside of the armed forces, Hoist’s traditional retail footprint comprises about... ’We’re Not Desperate,” Co-founder Says, Thanks to Military Focus.

Military-focused isotonic brand Hoist is on the hunt for outside investment capital to help fund a deeper and eventually wider push into traditional retail markets, according to the brand’s founders. Hoist currently derives more than half of its revenue from US military sales, Co-founder and President Kelly Heekin told BD in an interview. Outside of the armed forces, Hoist’s traditional retail footprint comprises about...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/829 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:10:45 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/829-hoist-looks-for-capital-to-make-timely-retail-push Briefs: February 1, 2023 A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed... http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/823 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:00:46 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/823-briefs-february-1-2023 Briefs: December 19, 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/806 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 08:07:38 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/806-briefs-december-19-2022 Briefs: September 22, 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/751 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:08:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/751-briefs-september-22-2022 Briefs: September 7, 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/734 Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:00:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/734-briefs-september-7-2022 Closer Look: Air Up Promises “Scent-Flavored” Water BD recently wrote about the U.S. launch of Air Up, the German maker of a refillable bottle that uses pods to flavor plain water by smell instead of taste. PepsiCo is an investor in the company, which describes its technology, based on a scientific concept called “retronasal smell,” this way: “The flavored air travels from your mouth up to your olfactory center, where it’s perceived as flavor.” From packaging to materials, Air Up embodies an assortment of beverage trends that resonate with Gen Z and Millennial consumers: Healthfulness, design, personalization, technology, and sustainability. To better understand the Air Up offering, BD bought and used the product, which the... BD recently wrote about the U.S. launch of Air Up, the German maker of a refillable bottle that uses pods to flavor plain water by smell instead of taste. PepsiCo is an investor in the company, which describes its technology, based on a scientific concept called “retronasal smell,” this way: “The flavored air travels from your mouth up to your olfactory center, where it’s perceived as flavor.” From packaging to materials, Air Up embodies an assortment of beverage trends that resonate with Gen Z and Millennial consumers: Healthfulness, design, personalization, technology, and sustainability. To better understand the Air Up offering, BD bought and used the product, which the...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/715 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/715-closer-look-air-up-promises-scent-flavored-water air-up-large.jpg 1 IMG_1573 Large.jpeg 10 IMG_1626 Large.jpeg 2 IMG_1575 Large.jpeg 3 IMG_1576 Large.jpeg 4 IMG_1578 Large.jpeg 5 IMG_1583 Large.jpeg 6 IMG_1585 Large.jpeg 7 IMG_1588 Large.jpeg 8 IMG_1589 Large.jpeg 9 IMG_1590 Large.jpeg 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 Opening Thoughts: June 7, 2022 You’ll note an extreme focus on carbonated soft drink pricing in today’s newsletter. That’s because there is no shortage of news, and soft drinks remain a massive and profitable category for US manufacturers and retailers. On page 7, bottlers discuss the recent Memorial Day holiday weekend and how soda consumers and retailers are responding to higher list prices and fewer “hot” promotional deals. BD shares what we learned from an informal survey. The news so far is positive, even if precarious. On page 10, we publish our annual soft drink concentrate pricing review, which reflects the inflationary environment facing the industry and its stakeholders. Increases for major soda brands like Coca- Cola, PepsiCo, and Dr Pepper as high as... You’ll note an extreme focus on carbonated soft drink pricing in today’s newsletter. That’s because there is no shortage of news, and soft drinks remain a massive and profitable category for US manufacturers and retailers.

On page 7, bottlers discuss the recent Memorial Day holiday weekend and how soda consumers and retailers are responding to higher list prices and fewer “hot” promotional deals. BD shares what we learned from an informal survey. The news so far is positive, even if precarious.

On page 10, we publish our annual soft drink concentrate pricing review, which reflects the inflationary environment facing the industry and its stakeholders. Increases for major soda brands like Coca- Cola, PepsiCo, and Dr Pepper as high as...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/684 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/684-opening-thoughts-june-7-2022 Briefs: June 7, 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/683 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/683-briefs-june-7-2022 Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Tests Returnable Glass Bottles in Texas Since late last year, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages has run a pilot test in El Paso, Texas to determine whether the returnable glass bottle can work once again in the US. The reusable package remains a staple in some emerging Coca-Cola markets around world, providing affordability for consumers and flexibility for bottlers. BD visited El Paso this week to get an up-close look at the pilot project. Since late last year, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages has run a pilot test in El Paso, Texas to determine whether the returnable glass bottle can work once again in the US. The reusable package remains a staple in some emerging Coca-Cola markets around world, providing affordability for consumers and flexibility for bottlers. BD visited El Paso this week to get an up-close look at the pilot project.

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/677 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:45:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/677-coca-cola-southwest-beverages-tests-returnable-glass-bottles-in-texas 2-lead-alt Opening Thoughts: May 16, 2022 The return to restaurants in 2021, following pandemic lockdowns the year before, helped generate good news as you will see in today’s special issue and BD’s newly released Fact Book 27th Edition. All major beverage categories, including carbonated soft drinks, posted... The return to restaurants in 2021, following pandemic lockdowns the year before, helped generate good news as you will see in today’s special issue and BD’s newly released Fact Book 27th Edition.

All major beverage categories, including carbonated soft drinks, posted...

]]> http://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/675 Mon, 16 May 2022 08:43:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/675-opening-thoughts-may-16-2022 Briefs: May 9, 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/672 Mon, 09 May 2022 08:35:00 -0400 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/672-briefs-may-9-2022 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 Briefs: February 9, 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/626 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:55:00 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/626-briefs-february-9-2022 Briefs: November 17, 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/600 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 08:57:00 -0500 https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/600-briefs-november-17-2021 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