Retailers Amazon, Walmart, Costco Rose as Shoppers Sought Value, Online Convenience
Shares of Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper all underperformed the S&P 500 Index and the Consumer Staples Index in 2024. As shown in the table below, Coca-Cola was the only one of the three companies to post a gain. Top-3 energy drink makers...
Coca-Cola’s Fairlife Core Power continued to lead growth in the $6 billion US protein shake category at retail for the first nine months of this year, according to BD data. The brand grew sales +39% by dollars and +29% by volume in the period, as shown in the...
Consumers cut back on ready-to-drink coffee at US retail during the first nine months of this year, according to BD data. The category, led by a joint venture between PepsiCo and Starbucks, declined by volume (-2.6%) and dollars (-3.2%), as shown in the Coffee Green Sheet with this story. Pricing for the category was down slightly by -0.6%. PepsiCo’s Starbucks portfolio posted a -9.1% volume sales decline as dollar sales dropped -6.3% as pricing rose +2.7%. Frappuccino, which accounted for more than a ...