RTD Coffee and Tea Categories Post Volume and Dollar Declines
September 17, 2025
La Colombe RTD Coffee Now Bigger Than Dunkin’ Brands on Volume Basis
Lipton, Arizona, Snapple RTD Teas Fall
The US protein shake category grew at retail during the first half of this year, as growth in Fairlife Core Power outpaced the category and market leader ...
Celsius Now Owns Rockstar. Alani Nu Moves to Pepsi Trucks. Daing Named CMO
September 8, 2025
PepsiCo Hands Over Energy Strategy to Celsius Holdings
Celsius Now Owns Rockstar. Alani Nu Moves to Pepsi Trucks. Daing Named CMO.
Q&A: US Beverage CEO Krishnan Discusses Deal Rationale
Celsius Holdings announced this morning that former PepsiCo and Mark Anthony Brands marketer Rishi Daing has been hired as CMO. This comes a little more than a week after Celsius Holdings and PepsiCo announced...
Rapid Hydration Remains Growth Engine. Prime Leaves Hole
The US sports drink category at retail has shown no signs of a rebound in 2025 following declines both in 2024 and during the first quarter of this year, according to BD data. For the first half of 2025, sports drink sales...
Celsius Holdings and PepsiCo have announced a deal to make Celsius PepsiCo's "energy lead in the US,” according to an announcement this morning. PepsiCo will now distribute Celsius’s newly acquired Alani Nu in the US and Canada in return for a...
Consumer demand for protein was a hot topic during the second-quarter earnings cycle. On PepsiCo’s July 17 call with beverage analysts, Chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta teased “big launches” related to protein beverages late this year and early next year. “We will be participating in the...
It was the cane sugar post heard around the world. On July 16, President Donald Trump said on Truth Social: "I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so. I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see. It’s just better!"
Entrepreneurs Thread Regulatory Needle, Seek Strength in Numbers
July 15, 2025
New Congressional Scrutiny Threatens Burgeoning Consumer-Driven Category...
BD attended the second annual Hemp Beverage Expo hosted last week in Atlanta by the Hemp Beverage Alliance. The event was dedicated to beverages such as “seltzers, sodas, mocktails, coffees, teas and other drinks that contain an infusion of hemp-derived cannabinoids.” The cannabinoid at the center of
RTD Coffee Category Slides. KDP-Distributed Chobani Up. Starbucks Down RTD Tea Performance Slides as Category Leaders Drag
July 15, 2025
The ready-to-drink protein shake category continued to post booming growth rates at US retail during the first quarter of this year, according to BD data. As shown in the Green Sheet with this story, volume sales...