2021 February

Beverage Industry’s February issue details the steps that beverage-makers are taking to foster a more sustainable future for beverage packaging. Also in this issue, the eMagazine highlights the distribution changes impacting the U.S. wine as well as what is driving the demand for probiotic beverages. Additional articles detail the ingredients supporting cognitive and energy beverage formulations, and the emerging domestic and exotic fruit flavors of tomorrow.

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Cover Feature

Beverage players help advance sustainable packaging, recycling efforts

Increasing number of packages utilizing rPET

Jessica Jacobsen

February 5, 2021

The beverage industry’s leading companies are furthering the sustainable packaging movement through the use of rPET plastic bottles as well as investments in recycling infrastructure.

Up Close With

Loverboy experiences exponential growth, benefits from national TV exposure

Loverboy Founder Kyle Cooke markets RTD craft cocktails on “Summer House”

Barbara Harfmann

February 1, 2021

Reality star Kyle Cooke conceptualized Loverboy on Bravo TV’s “Summer House” in Season 3. This year, he expects his line of low-alcohol RTD canned teas and spritz’s to grow 500 percent.

Special Report: Health & Wellness

Healthy, functional drinks dominate market

Immunity products with healthy attributes on the rise

Barbara Harfmann

February 3, 2021

In the midst of COVID-19, consumers are even more interested in functional beverages that support immunity, digestive health and contain less sugar without sacrificing on taste.

Category Focus: Wine

Online sales drive 55% of wine growth

Red wine, red blends are No. 1

Barbara Harfmann

February 2, 2021

Analysts highlight that the coronavirus pandemic is causing ripple effects in the CPG market. The good news for wine is that it already had the biggest online sales presence, driving 55% of wine growth.

Ingredient Spotlight

Coffee fruit shows potential in future beverage innovations

Niche benefits could seize untapped opportunities in food, beverage

Sarah Graybill

January 22, 2021

Historically an upcycled byproduct within the coffee production process, coffee fruit’s sustainable characteristics and health benefits could present opportunities in beverage development.

R&D Feature

Cognitive, energy support sees increased interest from consumers

Beverages expand beyond traditional markets to deliver cognitive, energy support

Jessica Jacobsen

January 28, 2021

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are formulating with a host of functional ingredients that are designed to make the aging process less strenuous and more focused.

Ingredient Spotlight: Exotic Fruits

Domestic, exotic fruit flavors create tastes that ‘travel’

Beverage-makers incorporate flavors associated with immune benefits

Sarah Graybill

January 26, 2021

As the functional and flavorful capabilities of domestic and exotic fruits continue to be experimented with, a healthy mix of traditional and emerging combinations are on the horizon for beverages, experts note.

Operations

Automated solutions gain foothold in beverage storage

SKU proliferation, shrinking workforce contribute to storage innovations

Jessica Jacobsen

January 25, 2021

For beverage warehouse operations, a library of consumer trends are making operators view automation as the go-to solution in storage and retrieval.

Category Focus

Probiotics expanding foothold in beverage market

Prebiotics, postbiotics incidence increases among food, beverage applications

Sarah Graybill

February 3, 2021

Probiotics’ reputation has been gaining traction in recent years. Meanwhile, prebiotics and postbiotics are adding to their share of the beverage market.

Packaging Materials

Sustainability, innovation drive stretch and shrink labels market

Beverage brands seize opportunity to boost features, recyclability of labels

Sarah Graybill

January 21, 2021

With consumers and brands demanding more sustainability from packaging, manufacturers are innovating stretch and shrink labels to rise to the demand, incorporating creativity and even technology into the labels.

Operations Perspective

Case packing operations under constant change

Standardization erodes as packing operations adjust to new materials, sizes

John Peter Koss

January 27, 2021

The constant change of beverage categories, packaging materials and pack sizes have had a domino effect on case packing. These shifts begs the question — is there a standard case size anymore?

Distribution

Battery-electric technology advances to further electric fleet evolution

Jeff Cioletti

February 4, 2021

As companies strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, electric is not only the future of fleets, it’s starting to be the present as well. Read more in Jeff Cioletti’s column.

Beverage Beat

2021 ushers new era of design for Beverage Industry

eMagazine adds features, interactions to bring content to life

Jessica Jacobsen

January 19, 2021

Beverage Industry and our parent company, BNP Media, are more than excited to introduce the latest in eMagazine design.

Between Drinks

Foundations providing emergency grants for essential hospitality workers

USBG National Charity Foundation disburses $9.6M to help 32K hospitality workers

Barbara Harfmann

January 20, 2021

The National Restaurant Association reports that nearly 100,000 restaurants are in danger of permanently closing. Yet, some foundations are “sharing the love” with much-needed financial help.

Last Drop

Mtn Dew, Burton Snowboard unite in “One World” efforts

Sarah Graybill

January 18, 2021

Mtn Dew and Burton Snowboards recently announced One World, a partnership surrounding the One World project that features a full-length feature film and a limited-edition collection of goods created with rPET Polartec and 12 episodes of digital content celebrating the love of snowboarding, the environment, and the desire to discover what's next, the brands say.

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.

In Beverage Industry’s annual State of the Industry: The Non-Alcohol Beverage Market, analysts at S&D Insights LLC provide an in-depth look at the past year and what the future holds for them in 2026.

Beverage Industry Magazine

Cover Story

Beverage players help advance sustainable packaging, recycling efforts

Features

Loverboy experiences exponential growth, benefits from national TV exposure

Healthy, functional drinks dominate market

Online sales drive 55% of wine growth

Coffee fruit shows potential in future beverage innovations

Cognitive, energy support sees increased interest from consumers

Domestic, exotic fruit flavors create tastes that ‘travel’

Automated solutions gain foothold in beverage storage

Probiotics expanding foothold in beverage market

Sustainability, innovation drive stretch and shrink labels market

Columns

Case packing operations under constant change

Battery-electric technology advances to further electric fleet evolution

2021 ushers new era of design for Beverage Industry

Foundations providing emergency grants for essential hospitality workers

Mtn Dew, Burton Snowboard unite in “One World” efforts

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