Beverage Digest hosted its annual Future Smarts conference last December in New York City. The day’s lineup of speakers included leaders from three of the largest US beverage companies — Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper. The executives sat for interviews on stage with Beverage Digest Editor & Publisher Duane Stanford. Here are highlights as the speakers looked ahead to 2025...

Keurig Dr Pepper has added Snapple Zero Sugar Peach Tea to fountain drink dispensers at 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes convenience stores nationwide.

Dunkin’ has added a limited-edition Peppermint Mocha flavor to its line of Dunkin’ Spiked Iced Coffees. The canned hard coffee drink, which contains 6% alcohol by volume, will be available at grocery and package stores across 28 states during the holiday season....

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...