At Chicago Jewel Osco, Coke, Pepsi 12-packs 21% Higher than in 2017
September 16, 2021
BD reviewed supermarket weekly discount ads at select stores scattered around the country to identify promotional pricing for carbonated soft drinks and other beverages during the Labor Day holiday. The circulars included holiday weekend, Sept. 3-6. In most cases, carbonated soft drink pricing was ...
A report released earlier this year from aluminum packaging maker Ball found that nine of 10 US states with the highest recycling rates for PET bottles and aluminum cans also have...
PepsiCo’s SodaStream unit has launched a line of do-it-yourself Pepsi and 7Up syrups for the at-home appliance in Canada, moving one-step closer to the ...
Say Retail Sales Remain Elevated. Detecting Some Renewed Stock Up. Report Lost Sales.
September 1, 2021
Hope of a post-pandemic return to normal this year in the US has given way to continued uncertainty as COVID-19 vaccination rates vary widely by state, the Delta variant spreads, and workers delay getting back to the office or resuming employment. At the same time, vaccinated consumers are pushing forward in many parts of the country as they frequent restaurants, travel, and get back to something approaching business as usual. For beverage bottlers within the Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper systems, the state of business is a...
Volume and Dollars Grow for Ready-to-Drink Water, Tea, and Sports Drinks
September 1, 2021
Results for the first half of this year show dollar sales growth across all US non-carbonated beverage categories tracked by BD. Shelf-stable juice drinks was the only tracked category that did not ...
Increases for PepsiCo, Keurig Dr Pepper Bottlers. Coke, Pepsi Price Gap Analysis.
September 1, 2021
BD has resumed publishing annual brand-level carbonated soft drink (CSD) concentrate pricing for the three major US soft drink companies. The Green Sheet included with this issue details ...
Company to Shed Sports Drink, Tea Factories on Heels of Water Plant Divestiture
August 11, 2021
Coca-Cola has agreed to sell three hot-fill plants to Refresco as part of an ongoing “asset right” market strategy, according to Mark Rahiya, Coke’s chief supply chain, technical and innovation officer. The plants in...
Company to Create Licensed Sales and Distribution Entity to Enter US 3-Tier System
August 11, 2021
PepsiCo has collaborated with Boston Beer to develop an alcoholic product called Hard Mtn Dew to be launched in the US early next year, the companies announced Tuesday. It’s believed to be the company’s first foray into alcohol. The flavored malt beverage (FMB) will contain...
Company to Create Licensed Sales and Distribution Entity to Enter US 3-Tier System
Work-at-home policies and a still unfolding return to pre-pandemic activity continued to buoy the US carbonated soft drink (CSD) market at retail during the first half of this year. As shown in the table with this story, category...