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As 2018 comes to a close, the editors of Beverage Industry want to highlight the Top 3 most-viewed beverage news headlines for the year. No. 1 was the announcement by SONIC's Drive-In, Oklahoma City, that it was releasing SONIC’s new Cookie Jar Shakes as part of its Summer Nights event.

The on-premise channel has struggled to maintain positive growth, but the growth that has been seen has largely been a result of consumers’ willingness to pay more for more premium products, experts say

Compared with an average month, consumers spend 42 percent more dollars on herbal tea with an immunity claim on the label

Convenience store straffic declined 2.4 percent across Q1 and Q2 2017.

Limited-assortment stores, dollar stores and supercenters are the fastest-growing segments of the brick-and-mortar retail food industry.

Digital solutions like eCommerce click-and-collect models are offering more opportunities for supermarkets.

Both non-alcohol and alcohol private-label beverages outperformed the industry overall.

Whether it’s Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market or Walmart’s acquisition of Jet.com, the growth and impact of grocery eCommerce has become ever more visible in the past few years.