2022 April

Beverage Industry’s April issue showcases how beverage-makers are leveraging each other’s strengths in the creation of collaboration beverages. Also in this issue, the eMagazine highlights spirits market’s off-premise growth as well as the challenges the carbonated soft drinks market is navigating. Readers also will get an in-depth look at the on-premise channel’s recovery, evolution of plant proteins and more.

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Cover Feature

Beverage-makers share expertise to develop new products with familiar brands

Analysts anticipate more non-alcohol, alcohol crossover to come

Jessica Jacobsen

April 5, 2022

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In the U.S. beverage market, consumers are seeing more of their favorite brands and companies partner to cross figurative lines by entering new categories through collaboration efforts.

Informa Markets’ Natural Products Expo West

Natural Products Expo West returns to in-person with Anaheim tradeshow

Beverage-makers, suppliers highlight latest innovations

April 7, 2022

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Informa Markets’ Natural Products Expo West, part of the New Hope Network family of brands, hosted the in-person return of the industry’s largest trade show March 8-12 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. The event gathered more than 2,700 exhibitors and more than 57,000 registered attendees, the company says.

Packaging Materials

Post-consumer resin key to plastic’s future with beverage-makers

Value, recycling attributes aid packaging material’s status in beverage market

Jessica Jacobsen

April 7, 2022

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Although plastic bottles and containers are in high demand, for many beverage manufacturers the type of plastic they’re seeking is evolving as recycled PET is on the rise.

Distribution

DSD provides high-tech solutions, improve accuracy and sales

Optimizing efficiency and data key for DSD

Barbara Harfmann

March 28, 2022

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Moving a burgeoning amount of SKUs from point A to point B has only gotten more complicated. Direct-store delivery (DSD) software and hardware solutions not only increases product traceability and sales, but provides on-demand simplicity and better customer service.

Ingredient Spotlight

New technologies, beverage innovations propel plant proteins

Novel plant proteins help expand opportunities for beverage development

Lauren Sabetta

March 25, 2022

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As today’s big mover in the protein-fortified beverage space is plant-based products, experts note that as consumer tastes and formulations have evolved, the marketplace has undergone tremendous shifts.

Channel Strategies

On-premise looks to move beyond recovery and into growth

Operators embrace digital solutions, to-go packages beyond pandemic

Jessica Jacobsen

March 24, 2022

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One of the most harshly impacted industries in the early days of the pandemic, on-premise has shown its ability to pivot. Data suggests that the channel has recovered from its early pain points with analysts predicting growth for on-premise.

R&D Feature

Sports recovery, bone and joint health meets needs of mindful consumer

Sports nutrition market due to reach $47B by 2027

Barbara Harfmann

March 23, 2022

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The overall sports nutrition industry is expected to reach a global value of $47.5 billion at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9% from 2022-2027. Beverage manufacturers are releasing supplements and beverages designed to give athletes and everyday consumers better bone and joint health.

Carbonated soft drink market seeks out balance of health, indulgence

Coca-Cola, Pepsi deliver new innovations to soft drink market

Lauren Sabetta

March 22, 2022

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As the carbonated soft drink (CSD) market faces increased consumer demand for functional beverages, CSD production is expected to continue developing new products that offer healthier ingredients.

Tequila, canned cocktails illuminate spirits category

RTD premixed cocktails generate 48% growth

April 12, 2022

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For the 12th straight year, the spirits category, driven by premiumization, experienced accelerated growth. Tequila, RTD premixed cocktails and seltzer centric spirits are driving growth.

Filling technology combining key elements to streamline beverage operations

Cold aseptic filling, improved sanitation methods driving filling equipment innovations

Lauren Sabetta

March 17, 2022

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Demands for fresh, natural beverages is giving rise to cold aseptic filling equipment. Meanwhile the rise in the number of SKUs is prompting OEMs to integrate processes to meet diverse demands.

Beverage Beat

Research shows consumers concerned about clear, understandable labels

Building trust achievable through clear nutrition labels, Attest survey finds

Jessica Jacobsen

March 18, 2022

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Consumers are looking for easier to understand food and beverage labels, particularly when it comes to health-and-wellness products, an Attest survey of 2,000 consumers finds.

Distribution

The latest engines take incremental steps toward greener future

Manufacturers announce new releases, partnerships

Jeff Cioletti

March 30, 2022

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Net-zero emissions is the name of the game, at least that’s the ideal that most engine manufacturers hope to achieve at some point by the middle of this century. For now, they’re all making incremental improvements to ensure that their systems run cleaner, greener and leaner.

Between Drinks

Celebrities use their status to elevate own alcohol brands

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, CÎROC using status to amplify Black and Brown Americans

Barbara Harfmann

March 15, 2022

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Celebrities like Ryan Reynolds and Terry Bradshaw are among the many celebrities inviting consumers to “sip like a star” while imbibing in tequila, bourbon, gin, vodka and more.

Last Drop

Specialty NFT marketplaces aid consumers eager to invest, trade

NFTs help beverage brands introduce new ways of selling, engaging with consumers

Lauren Sabetta

March 14, 2022

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NFTs and the metaverse, although still quite experimental, could introduce some brands to new ways of selling, as well as new ways of engaging with consumers.

As these craft innovators look to extend beyond recovery and into growth, craft brewers and distillers are showing the value they bring to the beverage alcohol community as well as the communities where their brick-and-mortar operations are connecting with consumers with on-site taprooms and bars, and even philanthropic efforts.

The presentation will cover a number of packaging innovations including recyclable small-format PET packages for CSD and oxygen-sensitive beverages, label-less packages and innovative use of color for sustainable brand differentiation.

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Beverage Industry Magazine

Cover Story

Beverage-makers share expertise to develop new products with familiar brands

Features

Natural Products Expo West returns to in-person with Anaheim tradeshow

Post-consumer resin key to plastic’s future with beverage-makers

DSD provides high-tech solutions, improve accuracy and sales

New technologies, beverage innovations propel plant proteins

On-premise looks to move beyond recovery and into growth

Sports recovery, bone and joint health meets needs of mindful consumer

Carbonated soft drink market seeks out balance of health, indulgence

Tequila, canned cocktails illuminate spirits category

Filling technology combining key elements to streamline beverage operations

Departments

Research shows consumers concerned about clear, understandable labels

The latest engines take incremental steps toward greener future

Celebrities use their status to elevate own alcohol brands

Specialty NFT marketplaces aid consumers eager to invest, trade