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 ...

Policy comments by President-Elect Donald Trump and his proposed picks for cabinet and administrative posts have set off a barrage of speculation about potential impacts to the food and beverage industry. In a research note this week, RBC Capital Markets Beverage Analyst Nik Modi, who will speak at BD’s Future Smarts conference on Monday, summed up the industry consternation this way:...

The US sports drink category at retail declined by both volume and dollar sales at retail during the first nine months of this year, according to BD data. As shown in the Green Sheet with this story, category volume fell...

Coca-Cola’s North America Operating Unit hosted executives and associates from its franchised bottling system in Las Vegas recently to discuss marketing, commercial and sales plans for 2025. The theme for the meeting was, “Above and Beyond,” as the system looks to...

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US Energy drink leaders Monster and Red Bull underperformed the category at retail for the first nine months of this year, according to BD data. Monster posted a -1.9% volume decline and a -1.6% dollar decline. Red Bull volume sales fell -3.8% as dollar sales grew +2.8%. The two brands, which make up more than half of category volume, lagged a US energy category that posted volume and dollar sales

Coca-Cola Dominated Most Major U.S. CSD Markets in 2023

PepsiCo Led Seven Markets. KDP Gained Share in 20 Markets

Coca-Cola’s carbonated soft drink portfolio held the leading retail volume and dollar share last year in most major metro areas tracked by BD, as shown in the table below. Coke was the leading cola in most of those markets as well. Coca-Cola’s CSD portfolio held the...

Introduction Follows Bang Bankruptcy Sale to Rival Monster Last Year

Bang Energy founder and former CEO Jack Owoc is launching a new energy drink. Called Ai Energy, the product will launch in the coming weeks in a...