On average, each American drank more than 54 gallons
of carbonated soft drinks in 2005, according to the American Beverage Association.
«Its 56 per cent share of the Australian
carbonated soft drink market and valuable distribution network provide it with a strong competitive advantage,» it said.
CCA is understood to have done internal modelling on the impact of the price rises, which could accelerate a multi-year decline in volumes
for carbonated soft drinks, but has not released its forecasts.
At this year's Natural Products Expo West show, kicking off in Anaheim, Calif. tomorrow, Live Soda will showcase its newest line extension and first foray into traditional
carbonated soft drink category with the launch of a shelf - stable, five - SKU line of Probiotic Sodas.
[These are] falling
carbonated soft drink consumption; being skewed to over-priced sugarbased products that are in decline; production facilities not being fully utilised,» Errington said.
Convenience retailers are very positive about Coca - Cola's recently launched Coke Zero Sugar, with one analyst predicting it could bring the company's
carbonated soft drink portfolio back to the black in a couple of years.
The deal gives Cott exposure to a growing market — bottled water is poised to surpass
carbonated soft drinks as the largest beverage category in America next year and hit $ 280 billion in sales by 2020.
MarketWatch's Emma Court joins Catey Hill and Quentin Fottrell to talk why the consumption of bottled - water increased in the U.S. while
carbonated soft drinks fell — and whether we ultimately need to be consuming either.
Members of the Australian Beverages Council who
produce carbonated soft drinks and other sugar sweetened drinks aim to provide refreshment and offer variety of choices to suit consumers.
Often criticised for being slow to invest in innovation and too reliant on its mature
carbonated soft drinks business, Coca Cola Amatil has responded by created a new platform, dubbed Amatil X, and an investment program, AX Ventures, to invest in emerging companies and concepts capable of helping the company grow top - line revenues.
«The biggest change is in young people under 25s --[
carbonated soft drink] consumption has fallen by 9 percentage points since 2009,» says Morgan Stanley analyst Tom Kierath.
Now he is expanding and is in early talks with supermarket chains about stocking the beverage in health food aisles, differentiating it from sugary
carbonated soft drinks such as Coca - Cola, Pepsi and Sprite.
Slumping demand for diet sodas sold by PepsiCo and Coca Cola propelled a decline for the broader industry, as overall sales of
carbonated soft drinks dropped for the 11th consecutive year in the U.S.
Bottled water consumption in the United States reached 39.3 gallons per capita in 2016,
while carbonated soft drinks slipped to 38.5 gallons.
This partnership launched us into existence in the CSD
[carbonated soft drink] and new age beverage business.»
The introduction of the scheme and the uncertainty to sales that it brings couldn't come at a worse time for CCA as consumer tastes continue to turn to health and wellbeing products and away from
sugary carbonated soft drinks, of which CCA is over exposed.
Woolworths says consumers already have enough choice of Coca - Cola products, including Coca - Cola with Stevia, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, classic Coca - Cola and Vanilla Coke, and there is not enough room on its shelves for yet another variant, particularly when more consumers are turning to bottled water and
eschewing carbonated soft drinks.
It sees growth in the distribution of water, low -
sugar carbonated soft drinks, energy drinks, craft beer, mid-strength beer, premium beer and spirits.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group is the No. 1
flavored carbonated soft drink (CSD) company in the Americas and a leading innovator and marketer of functional / noncarbonated beverages.
Cott is the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of private -
label carbonated soft drinks, a title that would be more impressive if not for the fact that sales peaked more than a decade ago.
«As America's number one beverage of choice, more and more consumers are choosing bottled water
over carbonated soft drinks,» said Tom Smith.
The report includes updated statistics from Chicago - based Information Resources Inc. (IRI) as well as new products, industry trends and forecasts from the biggest categories in the beverage market
including carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, wine and spirits.
Coca - Cola Amatil was another company that had experienced better years, with the share price falling 17 per cent on top of the 17 per cent it fell the previous year, as consumers bought
fewer carbonated soft drinks.
However, CCA's rivals such as Asahi Schweppes and Frucor Suntory could fare worse as price increases to recoup the cost of the scheme will have a bigger impact on cheaper bottled water brands like Asahi's Frantelle and Cool Ridge,
budget carbonated soft drink and juice brands and private - label beverages.
Bottled water represents less than 20 per cent of CCA's Australian earnings, but generates higher margins than
carbonated soft drinks because of lower input and production costs and the fact that it owns the Mt Franklin brand outright and does not pay royalties to The Coca - Cola Co..
CCA is the largest player in the
Indonesian carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) market, but its share of non-CSDs is weak and it is facing increased competition from low - priced rivals, such as AJE's Big Cola.
Coca - Cola is confident that Coke Life, the beverage giant's first new cola variety in seven years, will restore sales and volume growth to its beverage portfolio and the
entire carbonated soft drink category, which is under pressure as consumers shun sugary drinks in favour of healthier beverages.
The Coca - Cola Co.'s Coca - Cola brand introduced two new specially
crafted carbonated soft drinks: Coca - Cola Georgia Peach and Coca - Cola California Raspberry.
Coca - Cola Amatil's marketing partner is considering introducing a low -
calorie carbonated soft drink (CSD) sweetened with stevia as well as sugar, in an attempt to reinvigorate Australian volume growth and compete with newer, healthier beverages.
To meet the two - digit market growth from
carbonated soft drinks consumers, Oman Refreshment Company (ORC), a franchisee of PepsiCo International, has recently acquired a new production line from Sidel, the leading global provider of PET solutions for liquid packaging, which will enable the Omani bottler to increase its production capacity.
Although the juice and juice drinks category has offered an alternative to consumers looking to
avoid carbonated soft drinks, it has experienced some attrition for its own sugar content.
Public health advocates have suggested that there may be a link between the ingredient makeup of PepsiCo's core snack and
carbonated soft drink products and rising rates of health conditions such as obesity and diabetes.
Industry data that were based on sales and sugar concentrations of soft drink variants over the same time frame also indicated that the contribution of sugars to
carbonated soft drinks decreased 26 % on a per capita basis, which was equivalent to 157 g / y for 14 y.
In Illinois, a bill that went nowhere in 2011 would have sought a waiver to
ban carbonated soft drinks, snack cakes, candies, chewing gum and «fried, high - fat chips» — apparently sparing the Baked Lays.