A follow-up informal survey of US soda bottlers finds a cautiously improved mood on fuel costs and deepening concern about aluminum costs since an earlier survey in May. BD reached out to bottlers amid the elevated US inflation rate and the uncertainty of a war with Iran, which drove up global oil prices. Several operators across the Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper bottling systems now say...
Coca-Cola's US carbonated soft drink portfolio held the leading retail volume share last year in 36 of 41 metro markets tracked by BD. The data includes all major retail channels and does not include the fountain channel. Coke’s CSD portfolio made its largest gain in...
