Merged Unit Retains Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling Name. Bill O’Brien to Helm
October 30, 2021
Reyes Holdings will merge Illinois-based Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling and California-based Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling into a single operating unit starting Jan. 1, BD has learned from multiple sources. Reyes Coca-Cola CEO Bill O’Brien will helm the combined unit as CEO and the entity will ...
Say Retail Sales Remain Elevated. Detecting Some Renewed Stock Up. Report Lost Sales.
September 1, 2021
Hope of a post-pandemic return to normal this year in the US has given way to continued uncertainty as COVID-19 vaccination rates vary widely by state, the Delta variant spreads, and workers delay getting back to the office or resuming employment. At the same time, vaccinated consumers are pushing forward in many parts of the country as they frequent restaurants, travel, and get back to something approaching business as usual. For beverage bottlers within the Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper systems, the state of business is a...
Three exclusive stories in this edition highlight the complexities of today’s marketplace during a lingering pandemic. In the first story, beverage bottlers, who face unprecedented...
Increases for PepsiCo, Keurig Dr Pepper Bottlers. Coke, Pepsi Price Gap Analysis.
September 1, 2021
BD has resumed publishing annual brand-level carbonated soft drink (CSD) concentrate pricing for the three major US soft drink companies. The Green Sheet included with this issue details ...
Company to Shed Sports Drink, Tea Factories on Heels of Water Plant Divestiture
August 11, 2021
Coca-Cola has agreed to sell three hot-fill plants to Refresco as part of an ongoing “asset right” market strategy, according to Mark Rahiya, Coke’s chief supply chain, technical and innovation officer. The plants in...