2018 Craft Beer Report

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Lakefront Brewery continues Black Friday beer tradition

For the past eight years, Milwaukee-based Lakefront Brewery has released its Black Friday beer. On Nov. 23, Lakefront Brewery will r...

SVEDKA Vodka launches first national campaign in 5 years

SVEDKA Vodka, a brand of Victor, N.Y.-based Constellation Brands, launched its first national brand campaign in more than five years. The...

164 million shoppers expected during Thanksgiving weekend

Retailers are preparing for one of their biggest weekends of the year as an estimated 164 million people are already planning to go shopp...

Mintel releases 2019 Global Food and Drink Trends

Mintel, Chicago, announced three forward-looking trends that it predicts will lead the momentum of global food and drink innovation&...

PepsiCo unveils Nutrition Greenhouse North America lineup

PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y., announced the 10 emerging food and beverage brands that will join its first collaborative accelerator progr...

Sparkling Ice releases Cranberry Frost

Sparkling Ice, a brand of the Talking Rain Beverage Co., Preston, Wash., introduced Cranberry Frost, a new limited-edition flavor launchi...

Sazerac Co. purchases 19 brands from Diageo

Sazerac Co. Inc., Metairie, La., announced it will be purchasing 19 brands from London-based Diageo plc, including brands across the spir...

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Distribution

Atlas Distributing tackles driver recruitment, retention

Jeff Cioletti

Recruiting and retaining qualified delivery teams has been one of the biggest challenges for beverage distributors of all sizes in recent years and it’s something that Atlas Distributing, Auburn, Mass., …

Packaging Material

Beverage Packaging Considerations

With the increasingly varying package shapes and sizes, it’s becoming more challenging to pack out a truck to its capacity, maintain stability, and remove products at multiple locations. …

Channel Strategies

Mass merchandisers decrease footprint, expand online presence

Barbara Harfmann

As more consumers embrace eCommerce, the mass merchandiser channel is seeing its customers siphoned away from brick-and-mortar locations. …

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Ingredient Spotlight

Protein a top ingredient in RTD beverages, meal replacements

Barbara Harfmann

As health-and-wellness trends pervade the food and beverage markets, plant-based proteins are growing in prominence and becoming a game-changing trend. …

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Carbonated Soft Drinks

2018 Executive of the Year: James Quincey President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Co.

Jessica Jacobsen

Helping to guide the legacy company through this latest evolution is James Quincey, The Coca-Cola Co.’s president and chief executive officer (CEO). …

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Plant Focus

Warehouse Execution Systems produce consistent, accurate fulfillment

Taylor Karg

As the beverage industry continues to see an influx of SKUs, manufacturers and distributors must stay up-to-date with the latest software in order to keep up with demand. As warehouses …

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Packaging Equipment

Flexibility key for plastic bottle manufacturing

Jessica Jacobsen

Whether it’s SKU proliferation, evolving drink habits or packaging solutions, beverage manufacturers are tasked with keeping up with the latest trends and solutions for today’s operations, experts note. …

Digital Edition

Vanilla Oak Kombucha

Back by popular demand, Brew Dr., a brand of Townshend’s Tea Co., released its Vanilla Oak Kombucha for the winter season, the company says.

Supplier News

Hiperbaric markets new cost-efficient high-pressure processing machine

The new equipment is a highly productive HPP system that is designed to support large production lines of beverage companies.

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Alternative Drinks

Cannabis-infused beverages an evolving market

Taylor Karg

Beverage companies are delving into the cannabis realm and fashioning alcohol and non-alcohol beverages infused with cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and the move seems to be appealing to the masses.

New Products

fairlife smart snacks

fairlife LLC, a brand of The Coca-Cola Co., launched a fairlife smart snacks, a collection of snack-sized beverages designed to curb hunger in between meals, the company says.

New Packages

Limited-edition Disaronno bottle features fashion label

Disaronno announced its annual Disaronno Icon Project. This year, the brand will dress the bottle in a limited-edition design by Trussardi, one of Italy’s ultimate heritage houses.

New Packages

AQUAhydrate released Pink Handle Gallon

AQUAhydrate initiated a new partnership with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and donated $10,000 during the month of October. AQUAhydrate promoted the partnership with a limited Pink Handle edition of its gallon package.

Beverage Industry Magazine

2018 November

Our November 2018 issue features Beverage Industry’s 2018 Executive of the Year: James Quincey, president and chief executive officer of The Coca-Cola Co. Also featured in this issue is the 2018 Craft Beer Report, where BI takes an in-depth look into the latest trends shaping the craft beer industry. As usual, we rounded up the latest and greatest in packaging, products and impending trends affecting all aspects of the beverage world.

Check back throughout the month for additional content.

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