Articles by Jessica Jacobsen

Just as spectators will ask how low can you go when participants are facing off in a limbo challenge, consumers are asking the same of food and beverage manufacturers. However, these requests have spread beyond traditional low-calorie refreshment to also include sports nutrition formulations.

When it comes to grocery retailing, analysts are seeing how consumers’ desire for better-for-you food and beverages have contributed to the growth of the natural and organic retail channel.

When it comes to consumer penetration, carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) still are a behemoth within the U.S. beverage market.

For mature beverage categories, producing year-over-year growth can be a challenge. For the U.S. wine and spirits markets, sales growth has allowed these categories to increase not only its own yearly comparisons, but also gain market share from other beverage alcohol categories.

Although the beer market maintains its dominance, Nielsen notes that the category benefitted more from pricing strategies than consumption trends.

As one of the category leaders within the coconut water market, ZICO has seen the evolution of the market and its consumer base.

Through new facility development, some beverage operators are dedicating their capital expenditure budget to the construction of new plants and offices.

Many newly developed beverages in today’s market have realized the benefits of hybrid formulations.