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  • January 12, 2023

    FTC Reportedly Looking at Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Pricing Strategies at Retail

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    September 15, 2022

    PepsiCo-Owned Blue Cloud Distribution GM Says, ‘We’re in This for the Long Haul.’

          Hard Mtn Dew distributor Blue Cloud Distribution, set up last year by PepsiCo, is currently delivering products in nine states, according to the company. The states are Florida, Tennessee, Iowa, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia. To date, Blue Cloud Distribution has secured federal alcohol wholesale permits in 31 states. The permits come from the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which collects federal excise taxes on alcohol and regulates labeling and marketing for alcohol products. Depending on the state, additional alcohol distribution permits could be required by state and county governments. In the US, alcohol beverages are regulated under a “three-tier” system made up of a state-by-state patchwork of regulations that generally prohibit vertical ownership of producers, wholesale distributors, and retailers. PepsiCo’s arrangement with Boston Beer for Hard Mtn Dew, as well as the company’s foray into alcohol distribution has generated tension with US beer distributors and confusion as to the entity’s operating model under the three-tier system. BD spoke with Blue Cloud General Manager Emiliano Di Vincenzo to seek additional clarity and to update progress with both Hard Mtn Dew and Blue Cloud...

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    July 15, 2022

    Bang Energy’s Path to Some Independent Pepsi Bottlers Appears Blocked

    Some independent Pepsi bottlers in the US may be unable to distribute Bang Energy for Vital Pharmaceuticals (VPX) following PepsiCo’s and VPX’s decision to sever ties by the end of this year. Bottlers...

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  • June 23, 2022

    Honest Co-Founder Goldman Won’t Chase DSD as He Launches Organic Bottled Tea

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    June 23, 2022

    Q&A: Blue Moon Craft Beer Creator Keith Villa Demystifies THC Beer

  • June 23, 2022

    Coca-Cola Considers Bottler Payments as Jack & Coke Joins Canned Cocktail Trend

  • March 17, 2022

    Briefs: March 17, 2022

  • March 17, 2022

    Alcohol Retailers in Florida, Tennessee, Iowa Clamor for Hard Mtn Dew

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    February 9, 2022

    Canopy Growth’s ‘Total Mood Management’ Strategy

  • February 9, 2022

    Opening Thoughts: February 9, 2022

  • November 2, 2021

    Opening Thoughts: November 2, 2021

  • October 12, 2021

    PepsiCo Executives Discuss Rationale for Alcohol Self-Distribution Unit

  • September 16, 2021

    Plastic Packaging

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