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Bottler Liberty Coke Embraces Paper 6-Pack Holder to Replace Plastic Rings

‘The Plastics Issue is Not Going Away,’ Executive Says

August 18, 2022

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages has become the first beverage manufacturer to replace plastic rings and shrink wrap with paperboard holders for can multipacks. The bottler is now using a KeelClip paperboard packaging system by Graphic Packaging to hold together six- packs of 7.5-oz minicans. More package sizes could be added...

Coca-Cola to Combine Powerade Under BodyArmor Management in NY

Planned Powerade Revamp to Include Formula, Visual Identity, Marketing

August 18, 2022

As BD reported in an exclusive email news alert on Aug. 8, Coca-Cola will bring its Powerade sports drink brand in North America under the strategic direction of BodyArmor Sports Nutrition’s management team based in Whitestone, NY. Coca-Cola fully acquired BodyArmor in November for $5.6 billion. Consolidating the management of Powerade and BodyArmor will coincide with a relaunch of Powerade...

Closer Look: Air Up Promises “Scent-Flavored” Water

Spoiler: The PepsiCo-Backed ‘Retronasal Smell’ Technology Works

August 18, 2022

BD recently wrote about the U.S. launch of Air Up, the German maker of a refillable bottle that uses pods to flavor plain water by smell instead of taste. PepsiCo is an investor in the company, which describes its technology, based on a scientific concept called “retronasal smell,” this way: “The flavored air travels from your mouth up to your olfactory center, where it’s perceived as flavor.” From packaging to materials, Air Up embodies an assortment of beverage trends that resonate with Gen Z and Millennial consumers: Healthfulness, design, personalization, technology, and sustainability. To better understand the Air Up offering, BD bought and used the product, which the...

Market Spills Plenty of Red For Beverage and Retail Stocks

Starbucks, Primo, Amazon, Target Face Long Climb Back. Coke, Kroger Gain

August 2, 2022

The stock market was not kind during the first half of this year to most US-traded beverage and retail companies tracked by BD. As shown in the table, Starbucks...

Coca-Cola Boosts Revenue Outlook Even as Execs Look Over Their Shoulders

What We Learned in Q2: BodyArmor Slide, Alcohol, Costa Coffee Robots

August 2, 2022

Coca-Cola raised its full year guidance this week in a sign that the company’s leadership is confident in its ability to navigate volatile input costs, consumer headwinds spurred by inflation, and the looming ...

Boston Beer Sees Dew Alcohol Extension as Growth Rising Star

Still, Regulatory Hurdles for PepsiCo’s Blue Cloud Unit Slow Expansion

August 2, 2022

Hard Mtn Dew was a bright spot in an otherwise challenging second quarter for Boston Beer. Founder and Chairman Jim Koch said the flavored malt beverage (FMB) product, produced under a license from...

Store Brand Soft Drinks Show Signs of Life as Inflation Persists

Meanwhile, Pepsi Faces Turbulence in Latest Soda Results at Retail

August 2, 2022

As consumers face unprecedented 40-year-high price inflation for everything from gas to groceries, beverage industry watchers have kept their eyes on an important canary in the coal mine for branded drinks – growth in private label offerings. When consumers’ bank accounts are pressured, they look to lower-priced store brands to stretch the grocery budget. This year had been different, as shoppers for many...

PepsiCo System to Distribute Fitness Energy Brand Celsius as Bang Transitions Out

Deal Gives PepsiCo Equivalent of 8.5% Stake in Celsius For $550M

August 2, 2022

PepsiCo will begin transitioning fast-growing fitness energy drink brand Celsius into its US bottling network during the fourth quarter, according to a PepsiCo letter to bottlers yesterday. PepsiCo had announced...

Keurig Dr Pepper’s Gamgort Focuses on M&A Talks as Bid-Ask Spread Narrows

Says $5B in Cash to Be Trained on Targets That Promise ‘Long-Term Profit’

August 2, 2022

A day before transitioning to executive chairman on July 29, Keurig Dr Pepper Chairman and CEO Bob Gamgort updated investors on his upcoming M&A focus as he hands the ...