Carbonated Soft Drinks

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This year’s State of the Industry report on carbonated soft drinks highlights how the market is shifting to meet consumer preferences for flavorful, functional beverages. 

Bloom Nutrition, Austin, Texas, announced the launch of its latest innovation: Bloom Pop, a better-for-you soda where bold, bubbly flavor meets real gut health benefits, the company says. 

Mountain Dew, a brand of PepsiCo, Purchase N.Y., announced the launch of Thirst Guards to bring ice-cold refreshment directly to consumers at key lake destinations nationwide. 

Health-Ade announced the latest flavor in their SunSip soda with benefits lineup: SunSip’s Grape prebiotic soda.

PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y., announced plans to deploy Agentforce, the digital labor platform from Salesforce for bringing trusted, autonomous AI agents into the flow of work. 

Zevia recently dropped its latest flavor: Strawberry Lemon Burst, a fusion of juicy strawberries and lemon. 

For the global beverage market, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) seem to be the new normal. Based on 2024 fiscal year sales, this year’s Top 100 Beverage Companies report, compiled by the editors of Beverage Industry, has seen a collection of long-running entities exit the list as they merged or were part of an acquisition. Through this M&A activity, we have welcomed more thriving innovators across the alcohol and non-alcohol beverage markets.

Punch Pop showcases a can design that is a departure from poppi’s usual designs. Renowned artist Matthew Langille brought his signature bold, whimsical style to life on this limited-edition can.

Purchase N.Y-based PepsiCo announced that it has closed the acquisition of poppi, Austin, Texas, for $1.95 billion, including $300 million of anticipated cash tax benefits for a net purchase price of $1.65 billion. The transaction also includes a performance-based earnout contingent on achieving certain performance metrics.

Culture Pop Soda, a better-for-you soda brand made with real, simple ingredients, introduced its ninth flavor: Grape.