Welch’s has launched a line of zero sugar juice drinks. The drink is sweetened with acesulfame-potassium and sucralose and contains 5 calories per 8-oz serving. Refrigerated versions in 59-oz multi-serve cartons are...

CSD Priorities to Include Minicans, Flavors, Zero Sugar.

Gatorade Will Look to Deepen Gen Z Ties. Plus, New Energy for Rockstar.

Executives and operators from PepsiCo’s North America bottling system met recently in Las Vegas to discuss market plans for 2025. Ram Krishnan, who took over in January as CEO of PepsiCo Beverages North America, urged the audience...

CSD Priorities to Include Minicans, Flavors, Zero Sugar.

Gatorade Will Look to Deepen Gen Z Ties. Plus, New Energy for Rockstar.

Executives and operators from PepsiCo’s North America bottling system met recently in Las Vegas to discuss market plans for 2025. Ram Krishnan, who took over in January as CEO of PepsiCo Beverages North America, urged the audience

Keurig Dr Pepper’s repackaged and reformulated Bai is reaching store shelves now with the tagline, “It’s WonderWater.” The new formula adds electrolytes and zinc. The new taste is sweetened only with stevia for all flavors. The refreshed bottle body is made from 100% recycled content....

A Rockstar branded vodka canned cocktail is available in Canada. Rockstar Vodka contains 6.9% alcohol by volume.

Coca-Cola’s BodyArmor brand and Dude Perfect have teamed up for a limited time summer flavor called Perfect Pop. BodyArmor is the official sports drink of Dude Perfect, a sports and comedy group that gained a wide following by posting videos of...

The pandemic put a temporary chill on choice as CPG companies waded through supply shortages and retail disruption to keep core products on the shelf. As we move further away from crisis mode, expect to see a return to the kinds of customization and personalization that was growing prior to the global upheaval.

Here are a couple of examples that have come across my desk in recent months:

Dream Tea NYC — A consumer answers a few basic questions so the company can create a personalized small batch tea blend for them. BD’s Laura Stanford, a hot tea drinker, gave the program a try. She chose loose leaf chamomile tea with added lavender, bergamot, and vanilla. The can, which she selected in green, was printed with her first name and a list of tasting notes: honey, smoke, citrus, vanilla, and “inspiration.”

Pax — The product is sold in a resealable pouch containing drink mix packets — three each of Cranberry Cosmo, Margarita, Pineapple Paloma, and Moscow Mule. The flavor mixes can...