Higher pricing has helped beverage makers offset volume declines against unusually high comparisons generated by last year’s pandemic-driven consumer stock up. US all- channel retail data...
Convenience Channel Shows Improvement as Mobility Increases
April 1, 2021
In BD’s March 18 edition, BD flagged the possibility of swings in category and channel performance once US syndicated data cycled pandemic-related pantry loading from a year ago. As lockdowns lift, new data suggests...
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...
Few Volume Bright Spots for Coke in 2020. More Than 1 Billion Unit Cases Lost
March 3, 2021
Last year, the global Coca-Cola system sold 1.3 billion fewer unit cases of beverages than in 2019, according to a regulatory filing last week. In addition, the 29 billion...
Slowdown in Travel, Education Segments May Be Tailwind for At-Home Consumption
February 3, 2021
Data published last week by RBC Capital Markets from foodservice industry tracker Technomic provide a detailed look at where US consumers are buying food and beverage for consumption away from the home. This includes spending in everything from restaurants to jail commissaries. The largest share of away-from-home spending – more than...