Beverage Industry Magazine

JaM Cellars delivers bold wines for today’s consumers

Butter label’s simplicity remains key to driving its success

July 9, 2025

John Anthony Truchard, founder and CEO of John Anthony Wine & Spirits, shares his winemaking journey including how the yellow Butter label is becoming a beacon of taste and value throughout every section of the wine aisle.

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Innovation breathes new life into juice market

Sugar reduction, fortification among trends keeping juice market fresh

Chloe Alverson

July 17, 2025

This year’s State of the Industry report on juice and juice drinks highlight that the category remains popular thanks to its association with better-for-you benefits.

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2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Tea market sees sales up, volume declines

Healthy designation, flavor innovations key to tea’s turnaround

Jessica Jacobsen

July 16, 2025

This year’s State of the Industry report on tea and ready-to-drink tea highlights how the category is addressing flavor trends and the benefits of the FDA’s final rule on the use of “healthy” on food labels.

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Carbonated soft drinks market embraces functionality

CSDs meet evolving needs of consumers, from flavor to functionality

Chloe Alverson

July 16, 2025

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.

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Diverse offerings, product variety drive coffee drink categories

Premium, super-premium innovations spark consumer interest

Lauren Sabetta

July 11, 2025

This year’s State of the Industry report on coffee and RTD coffee drinks highlights how curating a personalized experience is shaping the future for the coffee market as consumers embrace convenient formats, value-added ingredients.

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Bottled water remains popular due to health and wellness associations

Consumers continue to favor bottled water for price, convenience

Chloe Alverson

July 10, 2025

The phrase “water is the essence of life” is used to describe how important water is for all living organisms. The October 2024 issue of Beverage Industry delved into the performance of the bottled water market. Experts shared that, despite slowed volume growth, the category remains robust, showing that water is still important to consumers.

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Health consciousness influencing new age energy drink solutions

Consumers look to energy drink category for functional benefits

Lauren Sabetta

July 8, 2025

This year’s State of the Industry report on energy drinks highlights that health and wellness trends continue to be factors driving the success of the category despite competition from other functional beverages.

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Beer market leans into innovation

Consumer preference changes see flavor, premiumization and non-alcohol as vital for beer’s future

Jessica Jacobsen

July 7, 2025

This year’s State of the Industry report on the U.S. beer market highlights the contrasting performances of the category’s segments as super-premium beers, flavored malt beverages, import beers and non-alcohol segments continue to deliver positive performance.

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Evolving consumer tastes shape wine, spirits performance

Ready-to-drink cocktails, non-alcohol wines offer opportunities

Jessica Jacobsen

July 7, 2025

This year’s State of the Industry report on the U.S. wine and spirits markets highlights the challenges for wine and the segments keeping spirits growing.

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2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Innovation, enhanced formulations expected to drive growth for dairy, alternative milks

Consumers’ shifting values boost specialty milk

Lauren Sabetta

July 3, 2025

This year’s State of the Industry report on dairy drinks and alternatives notes that sales of both dairy and alternative milks are expected to stabilize as consumers seek to satisfy their varied needs by choosing products from both segments.

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Sports, protein drink market experiences growth

Market appeals to more consumers thanks to health and wellness attributes

Chloe Alverson

July 2, 2025

In this year’s State of the Industry report, experts share how the sports and protein drink market appeals to more than just athletes with its association to health and wellness, functional trends.

The Last Drop Distillers of London, known for curating rare and aged spirits

Striving for sustainable secondary packaging

Beverage brands utilize secondary packaging to appeal to consumers

Chloe Alverson

June 26, 2025

Leaning into trends such as sustainable secondary packaging and digital advancements can help beverage brands appeal to consumers.

Foodservice channel delivers dynamic performance, products

Value, customized food and beverages draw in consumers

Jessica Jacobsen

June 25, 2025

The foodservice channel has shown how dynamic it can be as purveyors embrace value options, technology, and customized beverage offerings.

Monin Brilliance Berry Blue Natural Energy Concentrate

Beverage-makers turn to natural energy solutions to meet market demand

Health, wellness macro trends drive consumer interest in natural energy ingredients

Lauren Sabetta

June 24, 2025

With functional health trends driving consumer interest in natural energy solutions, experts highlight the benefits of formulating with such ingredients to meet consumers’ evolving need states.

The pros of palletizers

Palletizers, depalletizers offer multitude of benefits for beverage brands

Chloe Alverson

June 23, 2025

Automation demands, artificial intelligence are affecting the palletizer, depalletizer equipment within the beverage industry.

Powder mixes deliver on function, flavor and hydration

Drink mix category continues to see growth

Jessica Jacobsen

June 19, 2025

The powder drink mix market has seen consumers embrace these products for their diverse flavor ranges, functionalities, and sustainability attributes.

Plant water categories praised for their health and wellness attributes

Consumers continue to prioritize plant waters with benefits beyond hydration

Chloe Alverson

June 18, 2025

Although coconut water continues to dominate, other plant waters work to establish themselves within the category, especially as consumers turn to plant waters for its health benefits.

Research reveals how brands can innovate for the growing GLP-1 market

Great-tasting, nutritional choices in demand for consumer segment

Lauren Sabetta

June 17, 2025

Given the increasing use of GLP-1s, IFF recently released a report highlighting how the rapidly growing GLP-1 consumer market is reshaping the sensory experience and nutritional needs associated with food and drink.

Consumer expectations put clean label at the forefront

Interest prompts innovation, education from suppliers, beverage manufacturers

Jessica Jacobsen

July 1, 2025

As better-for-you trends proliferate, the baseline for consumer packaged goods (CPG) shows that clean label has moved beyond a trend to an expectation.

X16 Series advanced inspection equipment

Beverage-makers turn to advanced inspection equipment for product safety

Vision technology offers flexibility for today’s beverage packaging

Lauren Sabetta

June 30, 2025

The X-ray inspection equipment market continues to grow as manufacturers employ latest technology to protect today’s food and beverage products.

Modern sodas see sales proliferate

Circana data shows 83% increase from 2023 to 2024

Jessica Jacobsen

June 16, 2025

PepsiCo’s recent acquisition of poppi reflects consumers growing interest in modern soda as evidenced by the segment’s double-digit growth from 2023 to 2024.

On Demand In Beverage Industry’s annual State of the Industry: The Alcohol Beverage Market, analysts at S&D Insights LLC delve into these trends and how they’re shaping the industry.

Beverage Industry Magazine

2025 July

Cover Story

JaM Cellars delivers bold wines for today’s consumers

Features

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Innovation breathes new life into juice market

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Tea market sees sales up, volume declines

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Carbonated soft drinks market embraces functionality

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Diverse offerings, product variety drive coffee drink categories

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Bottled water remains popular due to health and wellness associations

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Health consciousness influencing new age energy drink solutions

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Beer market leans into innovation

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Evolving consumer tastes shape wine, spirits performance

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Innovation, enhanced formulations expected to drive growth for dairy, alternative milks

2025 State of the Beverage Industry: Sports, protein drink market experiences growth

Striving for sustainable secondary packaging

Foodservice channel delivers dynamic performance, products

Beverage-makers turn to natural energy solutions to meet market demand

The pros of palletizers

Powder mixes deliver on function, flavor and hydration

Plant water categories praised for their health and wellness attributes

Research reveals how brands can innovate for the growing GLP-1 market

Consumer expectations put clean label at the forefront

Beverage-makers turn to advanced inspection equipment for product safety

Columns

Modern sodas see sales proliferate

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