Coke Orange Cream; Starbucks Iced Energy; Dr Pepper Blackberry; More
October 28, 2024
This month’s NACS show in Las Vegas drew a record attendance of more than 26,000 people after an 8.5% increase over last year’s show in Atlanta, according to organizers. Food and beverage manufacturers use the annual NACS show to unveil new products for convenience store operators from around the country as they prepare to reset shelves early next year. Beverage Digest attended NACS to report on next year’s introductions. Below is a selection of key products shown by Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Keurig Dr Pepper and select other beverage companies...
KDP to Acquire Ghost Energy. Also Will Distribute Bloom Energy.
October 28, 2024
Keurig Dr Pepper has agreed to acquire Ghost Energy, the beverage brand co-created by its founders and Anheuser-Busch and distributed by AB's network. We talked to Ghost Co-founder and CEO Dan Lourenco about the deal and what he hopes to gain for his brand and product portfolio. The full interview is included.
AI Energy Formulated for Enhanced Brain Function and Mood, Owoc Says
October 11, 2024
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. The introduction follows Bang's bankruptcy sale to rival Monster last year. Exclusive full interview and details.
Rolling Updates on 2025 Coke, PepsiCo, KDP Innovation and More
October 7, 2024
Coca-Cola has unveiled key innovation for 2025 in advance of this week’s NACS show in Las Vegas. The products will be shown to convenience store operators from around the country as buyers look toward shelf sets early next year. Beverage Digest will attend the show and provide rolling innovation updates for subscribers by email alert and here at Beverage Digest.com. Below are details of key new products disclosed today....
A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling seeking to force Keurig Dr Pepper to renew an agreement for the distribution of Dr Pepper products in the state. The judge agreed with...
Coke and Pepsi Announce Competing Canned Rum & Coke Products
October 3, 2024
Coca-Cola has appointed a new president of its Red Tree Beverages ready-to-drink alcohol business in the US. This comes as both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have announced rum and cola canned cocktail launches as part of a new front in the cola wars...
Overall Private Label Consumer Goods Activity Rising at Groceries, C-Stores
October 3, 2024
Private label carbonated soft drink (CSD) volume declined -2.3% at US retail during the first six months of this year, according to BD data shown the Green Sheet with this story. While private label products make up...
PepsiCo launched a new single-serve electrolyte powder this week called Gatorade Hydration Booster that is billed as “all-day, always-on hydration.” The product enters a...
Fairlife Core Power Far Outpaces Protein Shake Category
September 19, 2024
Meanwhile, PepsiCo’s Muscle Milk Refocuses Within Growing Category.
Bernstein Analyst Callum Elliot recently dug into Coca-Cola’s Fairlife dairy business as it generates billions of dollars in earnings charges from earn outs related to...
While Consumers Spending Less, Category Still Delivers Value, John Fieldly Says
September 19, 2024
Brand Looks to Help C-Stores Attract Traffic.
As PepsiCo Partner, Fieldly Sees ‘Massive’ Foodservice Opportunity.
While Even ’More Optimistic’ on International Expansion, Will Remain ‘Methodical.’
No. 3 energy drink maker Celsius hasn’t been immune to the intensifying slowdown this year in the US energy drink market. The company’s volume and dollar sales growth rates that were in the