As Covid Subsides, Challenges Remain for Coke and Pepsi Bottlers. Since the US outbreak of the COVID-19 virus more than a year ago, BD has tracked the crisis through the eyes of beverage executives in the Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and independent bottling systems. Our latest informal survey asked bottlers what has improved and what they continue to grapple with on the way to a new normal that has yet to be defined. The following is a synopsis of contributions from more than a dozen bottling executives...

Executives Update Investors on Distribution, New Capacity, Innovation. Keurig Dr Pepper participated in an investor webcast on March 26 hosted by Goldman Sachs Managing Director and Beverage Analyst Bonnie Herzog. Chairman and CEO Bob Gamgort, CFO and International President Ozan Dokmecioglu, and Cold Beverages President Derek Hopkins took questions on topics that included distribution efficiency, production capacity, cost inflation, and innovation. The following are highlights.

Almost two years after acquiring Muscle Milk maker CytoSport, PepsiCo is leaning into yet another brand that came over in that deal. Plant-based protein shake Evolve...

Mushrooms have been used medicinally in Asia for centuries. In the US, mushroom extracts have become a go-to functional ingredient within the wellness community. Often referred to as adaptogenic, functional, or medicinal mushrooms, the ingredient now is...  To better understand functional mushrooms as an RTD beverage ingredient, BD turned to Zoe Sakoutis and Erica Huss. Last year, they launched Earth & Star, a line of canned mushroom-infused oat milks and coffees.

Path to Normalcy Becomes Clearer

A March 15 research report by RBC Capital Markets looked at recent earnings calls in several sectors to get...

After Shedding Broader Portfolio, Distribution Strategy Unclear. 

On March 5, Nestlé USA announced the acquisition of premium alkaline water brand...

Full-Year Corporate, Brand Performance at US Retail

The US ready-to-drink coffee category, including shelf-stable and chilled products, posted almost...

Full-Year 2020 US Energy Results at Retail by Brand

Bang Energy lost volume and dollar share at US retail in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, distribution disruption, and...

More than a year after Coca-Cola extended its flagship brand into the growing US energy category with Coca-Cola Energy, PepsiCo has made...