Sparkling water brand Nixie has launched a line of organic zero sugar sodas sweetened with stevia. Flavors are Cola, Root Beer, and Ginger Ale. The drinks, packed in 12-oz standard cans, are available at...

Sports Drink Category Lackluster on Weak Gatorade, BodyArmor Performance.

Prime Hydration Rocket Ship Slows.

Sparkling Water Performance Strong, as Sparkling Ice, LaCroix, Polar Add Volume.

Category Green Sheets: CSDs, Energy, Sports, Water (Sparkling, Plain, Enhanced)

Carbonated soft drink (CSD) volume at US retail declined -1.5% during the first quarter of 2024, which was less than

Today’s special issue is a top-level view of that annual all-channel Fact Book report. The following pages cover major beverage companies, categories, trademarks, and brands. It’s your quick reference guide to how the biggest players are performing in both liquid refreshment beverages and carbonated soft drinks, and it provides a snapshot of the intense competition in the US beverage business.

For much more detail into the numbers, you’ll want to purchase the full Fact Book, available HERE. This deep report covers CSDs, packaged water, sports drinks, energy drinks, juice, and ready-to-drink coffee, and tea. It includes charts and tables breaking down last year’s results and trends. A comprehensive set of “Datasheets” in Excel format provides brand level detail, grouped by company and category.

This Fact Book and all-channel data is based on Beverage Digest’s evaluation, analysis, and estimates of information obtained both publicly and from confidential sources. The team has organized and maintains the data within a relational database. Our annual industry estimates are fine-tuned as we develop new information.

For nearly three decades, Beverage Digest’s Fact Book has become a trusted tool for the industry, and we are proud to bring you the following overview...

Dr Pepper reached a milestone in 2023, as you’ll learn in today’s newsletter. The brand’s regular-calorie version ended the year... In an interview in this issue (see article), Keurig Dr Pepper’s new CEO Tim Cofer and the company’s previous CEO, Executive Chairman Bob Gamgort, discuss how they plan to maintain Dr Pepper’s performance, including through the recruitment of young consumers. They also address their vision for expanding KDP’s company-owned distribution system, including for brands such as Dr Pepper (which has been a hot topic this week).

You can find these Dr Pepper performance details and much more in BD’s Fact Book, 29th Edition, which we just released last week (order HERE). This in-depth resource covers 2023 sales results and data across the US non-alcoholic beverage industry. The data differs from...

As previously reported by BD, Gatorade Water is now available nationally in the US. The alkaline bottled water is the brand’s first unflavored water. To mark the occasion, PepsiCo rented ...

A collection of recent developments from around the industry to keep you up to speed...