The Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo, Mike's Hard Lemonade representatives among keynote speakers
The Beverage Forum, the only global all-beverage executive conference presented by Beverage Marketing Corporation, New York, and Beverage Industry, a publication of Troy, Mich.-based BNP Media, will celebrate its 22nd year April 21-22 at The Drake Hotel, Chicago.
This year’s program, “Charting the Next Beverage Frontier,” will focus on the trends and tolls beverage companies need to help their brands excel. The annual event also will feature speakers representing a number of different markets throughout the beverage industry. The following are the featured keynote speakers for the two-day conference: Katie J. Bayne, senior vice president of global sparkling brands for The Coca-Cola Co.; Al Carey, chief executive officer of PepsiCo Americas Beverages; Bill Hackett, president of Constellation Brands’ beer division; Kevin Klock, chief executive officer of Talking Rain Beverage Co.; Rodney Sacks, chairman and chief executive officer of Monster Beverage Corp.; and Anthony von Mandel, founder and chief executive officer of The Mark Anthony Group of Companies/Mike’s Hard Lemonade Co.