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The Coca‑Cola System: A 140-year Legacy That Continues to Deliver for America

For 140 years, as consumer tastes have evolved, The Coca-Cola Company has expanded from one iconic beverage into a portfolio of approximately 200 brands across sparkling soft drink...

Copper & Kings Launches Bottle Your Own

SLMG Beverages eyes ₹20,000 cr turnover in 5 years, IPO in 3-4 years

The company, which holds Coca-Cola's bottling rights for high-density markets in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, looks to capitalise on India's consumption growth and also explore opportu...

Primo Brands opens first new factory post merger

The new Arkansas plant will produce more of sparkling water brand Mountain Valley as demand for premium beverages surges.

PepsiCo Shuttered a Bottling Plant and Cut 112 Jobs. 3 Fast-Growing Drinks Help Explain Why

The company is closing a Tennessee bottling plant and laying off 112 workers. It comes as CEO Ramon Laguarta searches for a path back to beverage growth.

Why Independent Bottlers Still Matter

Independent bottlers sit slightly to the side of whisky’s main stage. We are not distilleries. We do not control production end to end and we are not tasked with delivering consist...

Primo Brands opens first new factory post merger

The Arkansas plant will increase production for sparkling water brand Mountain Valley as demand for premium beverages surges.

Small Lot Bottles Expands Bottling Lines

Coca-Cola to spend $10B on US manufacturing by 2030

The soda giant and its bottlers are planning to expand production and distribution in part of its largest market.  

Every Bottle Tells a Story: How a Shared Love for Coca-Cola Built a Community Across Generations

Across the Philippines, independent communities of Coca-Cola collectors continue to connect through shared memorabilia, stories, and friendships built over time. These groups—forme...

Workers go on strike at Coca-Cola Consolidated in Anderson

Forty-eight Coca-Cola Consolidated workers in Anderson, Indiana, represented by Teamsters Local 135, went on strike following failed contract negotiations over wages and healthcare...

PepsiCo to end manufacturing operations at Maryland bottling plant

The soda giant, which will lay off 143 workers, pointed to changes in consumer preferences and technology as the reason for the move.

Greene Concepts Expands Beverage Manufacturing Visibility and Growth Opportunities Through Keychain CPG Platform

Company leverages premium Blue Ridge Mountain artesian water and its 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility to support branded, private-label and co-packing growth

Coca-Cola to spend $10B on US manufacturing by 2030

The soda giant and its bottlers are planning to expand production and distribution in part of its largest market.

Coca-Cola to spend $10B on US manufacturing by 2030

The soda giant and its bottlers are planning to expand production and distribution in its largest market.

Coca-Cola’s bet to relaunch Mr Pibb is paying off

The recently revived brand was the fastest growing soda in 2026, according to Morning Consult.

Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Danone Drop Cap and Label From ‘100%’ Bottle Claims After BEUC Complaint

Danone has agreed to change some of its bottled water labelling practices, the European Commission announced. Consumer group BEUC, which brought the complaint, welcomed the move. D...

PepsiCo shutters Tennessee bottling plant amid soda slump

The closure comes after the beverage giant's CEO laid out a cost-cutting plan to improve flattening growth.

Nigerian Bottling Company and the Business of Growing with Nigeria

Raheem Akingbolu writes on remarkable 75-year journey of Nigerian Bottling Company, exploring how a brand born in Lagos has grown alongside Nigeria, becoming a major player in the...

How Coca-Cola’s Mr. Pibb became the fastest-growing brand of 2026

The caffeinated, spicy-cherry-flavored soda is finding traction with “zillennial” consumers and grew volume more than 20% during Q2 2026.

Corona, Modelo maker names supply chain lead for beer division

Alex Alvarez will join Constellation Brands after serving in supply chain roles at Suntory Global Spirits and Brown-Forman.

Inside PepsiCo’s dirty soda playbook

The beverage giant is putting a ready-to-drink twist on the buzzy drink trend, which an executive said has yet to reach its peak.

How the Beverage Aisle Became a Lifestyle Marketplace

Beverage brands are increasingly selling more than what is inside the bottle. Saint James Iced Tea’s Brenden Cohen examines how culture, social discovery and strategic distribution...

Arizona Beverages inks deal to bring Italian sparkling water to US

The deal includes an exclusive line of flavored sparkling waters catered to the U.S. market.