Coca-Cola has confirmed plans to test a hard seltzer this year under the company’s Topo Chico brand. The beverage will be Coca-Cola’s first entry into the fast-growing hard seltzer market, and it comes on the heels of a successful launch last year of a ready-to-drink alcohol product in Japan...

While Congress debates the extension of $600-a-week pandemic related unemployment benefits, an informal survey of US beverage distributors finds little support for continuing the Cares Act payments when they expire this week. In general, distribution executives say they...