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.
Not exact matches
In a recent U.S.
consumer survey, Jefferies analysts found that «health concerns, particularly around artificial sweeteners continue to plague the U.S. diet
carbonated soft drinks industry.»
The former finds inspiration from a
carbonated soft drink industry that has seen 12 straight years of sales declines in the U.S. as
consumers buy more bottled water and other healthier
drinks.
Seth Kaufman is PepsiCo North America Beverages CMO, where he leads the holistic business, brand and
consumer agenda across PepsiCo's vast beverage portfolio of
carbonated soft drinks, waters, teas, energy and ready - to -
drink coffee
drinks in the U.S..
Carbonated soft drinks have been on the decline for a decade, driven by
consumer concerns over the sugar — mostly in the form of high - fructose corn syrup — and the explosion of alternatives.
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.
The management changes come at a difficult time for CCA, which is struggling to maintain sales and market share as
consumers shift away from
carbonated soft drinks.
The
consumer backlash against sugar has initiated a shift in
soft drink preferences away from high - sugar categories, such as
carbonates and juice, and towards those perceived to be healthier, such as packaged, flavored, or enhanced waters.
As a result, sugar contribution from
carbonated soft drinks has dropped between 1997 and 2011 by 26 % per capita as
consumers switch from sugar - sweetened to non-sugar sweetened
soft drink.
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.
For all beverage categories — whether water plus,
carbonated soft drinks, juices, nectars or smoothies, beer mixes and ciders — Doehler presented the next generation of innovative beverages in line with the latest trends and
consumer interests.
However, as the
consumer backlash against
carbonated soft drinks grows, CCA is struggling to convince some retailers to stock new products.
«Moreover, sugar contribution from
carbonated soft drinks has dropped by around a quarter (26 %) per person as
consumers switch from sugar - sweetened to non-sugar sweetened
soft drink,» concludes Parker.
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.
Sugar contribution from
carbonated soft drinks has dropped by around a quarter (26 %) for each person as
consumers switch from sugar - sweetened to non-sugar sweetened
soft drink
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.
«The trend toward healthy alternatives to
carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) has led
consumers to substitute those products with this industry's offerings,» the IBISWorld report states.
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.