A follow-up informal survey of US soda bottlers finds a cautiously improved mood on fuel costs and deepening concern about aluminum costs since an earlier survey in May. BD reached out to bottlers amid the elevated US inflation rate and the uncertainty of a war with Iran, which drove up global oil prices. Several operators across the Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper bottling systems now say...

Nackard Pepsi, the Flagstaff-based beverage distributor that has served Northern Arizona for more than 80 years and three generations, has turned its empty return truck trips from the Grand Canyon into a recycling operation now serving roughly 40 customers across the region. The program has become a competitive advantage with accounts that have no other recycling option, particularly on the..

PepsiCo is betting on a new 13-oz PET bottle priced below $2 to reach consumers who are walking past the cold vault to better afford higher prices for gas and groceries. The company is rolling out the smaller bottle across five of its biggest sparkling brands. We dive deep in a Q&A with PepsiCo's US Sparkling Chief JP Bittencourt.