How Coca-Cola is winning in a K-shaped economy
Coca-Cola enjoyed a strong start to the year with net revenues up 12% in Q1. What is the beverage giant doing right?
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Creating the next generation of beverages: 3 top tips for brand builders
How can brands push boundaries, carve out categories, and stand out from the crowd?
10 top trends in functional beverages
Gut health, energy and relaxation are booming: but what else are consumers looking for in functional beverages and how can brands meet their needs?
The billion dollar beverage opportunity
Non-alcohol beer, wine and spirits have now hit a billion dollars in US off-premise sales alone
‘A mandate for innovation’: R&D is back at the top of the agenda with UK sugar tax shake up
The UK will extend its sugar tax to include more drinks, including milk-based products. Businesses have two options: take the financial hit - or get back into the lab and innovate
Where the magic happens... How Coca-Cola’s R&D hub creates the drinks of tomorrow
How Coca-Cola brings global power and local consumer innovation together
Coca-Cola launches boba juice innovation
Coca-Cola has released its first ever boba product with the launch of a bubble tea-style juice: designed to deliver a unique sensorial experience
‘The Pearl of Africa’: How Ugandan coffee is building its place on the world stage
With a new wave of coffee producers championing sustainable farming and specialty coffee - and an expertise in its indigenous and more climate-sturdy robusta – the Ugandan coffee industry is building its place on the world stage
Coffee mixology, functional brews and robot baristas: Top trends from the world’s most exciting coffee markets
Global coffee markets such as Asia, Africa, and the Middle East hold huge opportunities for growth: touring these markets reveals some of the hottest future coffee trends
Innovators in alcohol-free: Kin Euphorics
Rooted in Ayurvedic medicine, Kin Euphorics is exploring the world of functional ingredients to push the boundaries of the alcohol-free category. What’s coming up in 2025?
Innovators in alcohol-free: Lewis Hamilton’s Almave
Co-founded by Formula One champion and entrepreneur Lewis Hamilton, non-alcoholic agave spirit Almave wants to replicate trendy tequila’s success in the non-alc category. And the brand is in pole position…
Innovators in alcohol-free: Katy Perry’s De Soi
Functional sparkling alcohol-free aperitif De Soi was co-founded by Katy Perry in 2022: layering culinary botanical ingredients (like yuzu, rosemary and lemongrass) with adaptogens (such as reishi mushroom and l-theanine) for the ‘buzz without the booze’.
Innovators in alcohol-free: Smiling Wolf
Co-founded by former Diageo execs, Smiling Wolf turns to functional ingredients such as nootropics and vitamins to provide the ‘buzz’ associated with alcoholic drinks. How does the brand explain this concept to consumers?
Innovators in alcohol-free: TÖST
TÖST isn’t an alcohol-free wine, beer or spirit: rather, it’s an elevated drink with a unique blend of white tea and botanicals designed to sparkle on the table. Having attracted investment from Constellation Brands, it’s making waves across the US and...
What’s wrong with Europe’s novel food approval system?
The novel foods approval system has evolved since its birth near three decades ago, but has it progressed enough to meet the needs of a growing and innovation-heavy food and drink sector?
Packaged for success: Taking boba tea into retail
Boba tea has been about trendy cafes and out-of-home treats. But winning in retail is the next opportunity for the drink: how can fun flavors, innovative packaging formats and even functional ingredients help the category gain traction?
Trend spotting: What’s the ‘next big thing’ in beverage innovation?
There’s no shortage of beverage innovation out there: but which ideas truly have the potential to shape the industry in the years to come? And how can innovators get a great idea off the ground and into the mass market? Join us this week for our FREE...
What's hitting the shelves? New beverage launches: STōK, Nescafé and more
From cold brew coffee to alcohol-free innovations, we take a look at some of the latest beverage launches around the globe.
Celsius boosts production capabilities with acquisition of Big Beverages Contract Manufacturing
Celsius Holdings – the company behind premium lifestyle energy drink Celsius – has acquired Big Beverages Contract Manufacturing L.L.C.
What's hitting the shelves? New beverage launches: From cocktails to kefir
From RTD cocktails to innovative kefir flavors, we take a look at some of the new beverages launching around the globe.
Changing menus, focus on sustainable production: COP28 focuses more on food
The food and beverage industry is inherently linked to the climate crisis, responsible for at least a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. The COP28 summit, held this year in Dubai, UAE, focuses more significantly on food than in previous years.
Trendspotting: What’s the ‘next big thing’ in beverage innovation?
From kombucha to kefir and from cannabis to coconut water, there’s no shortage of beverage innovation out there. But which ideas truly have the potential to shape the industry in the years to come? And how can innovators get a great idea off the ground...
Our top 5 articles of October: AI, alcohol-free regulation and more
What's been attracting the attention of BeverageDaily readers? Here's a round-up of our most-read articles of October.
Our top 5 articles of September
What’s been attracting the attention of BeverageDaily readers? Here’s a round-up of our most-read articles from September.
Can wine and spirits really move away from glass? 'Today's consumers are extremely open to alternative pack formats'
Glass remains by far the most dominant packaging format for wine and spirits. But it's heavy to transport, creating concerns over carbon emissions. Will consumers accept the innovations trying to offer more sustainable packaging formats?
Our top 5 articles of August
What's been attracting the attention of BeverageDaily readers? Here's a round-up of our most-read articles from August.
Pumpkin Spice Latte turns 20: What does the fall favorite teach us about great beverage innovation?
Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte returns to stores today: marking the 20th anniversary of the seasonal favorite. What can we learn from the ongoing success of the flavor?
From special hop blends to natural fruit extracts: Finding the right flavors for alcohol-free
Alcohol contributes to the flavor, body and mouthfeel in traditional alcoholic beverages – so what happens when you take that away? In a category that has been plagued by perceptions of flavor inferiority, we explore how alcohol-free brands are...
Our top 5 articles of June
What's attracting the attention of BeverageDaily readers? Here's a round-up of our most-read articles from June.
Our top 5 articles of May
What’s attracting the attention of BeverageDaily readers? Here’s a round-up of our most read articles from May.
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‘Our athletes bring everything to our brand’: STATE’s secrets to success in building its brand
Danish energy drink STATE has attracted a host of sporting ambassadors at the very top of their game – including footballer Christian Eriksen, tennis star Caroline Wozniacki and now Swedish cross-country skier and Olympic gold medalist Jonna Sundling. So...
Our top 5 articles of April
What's attracting the attention of BeverageDaily readers? Here's a round-up of our most read articles from April.
Our top 5 articles of March
What’s piquing the attention of BeverageDaily readers? Here’s a round-up of our most read articles in March.
Our top 5 articles of February
What's piquing the attention of BeverageDaily readers? Here's a round-up of our most read articles in February.
Open for entries: beer research grants, gin scholarships and more
Want to take your brand and skillset to the next level? There’s a host of incubators, awards and funding programs welcoming entries – and these ones are accepting applications right now.
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5 things we learned about the alcohol-free category in January
January is the month of the year when the low and no alcohol category really has a chance to shine. So what have we learned about the direction of the category this year? Here’s five takeaways from Drynuary.
Our top 5 articles of January 2023
What’s piquing the attention of BeverageDaily readers? Here’s a round-up of our most-read articles from January.
Our top 5 stories of November
What’s piquing the attention of BeverageDaily readers? Here’s a round-up of our most-read articles from November.
Trend-spotting: What’s the ‘next big thing’ in beverages?
There’s no shortage of beverage innovation out there – but which ideas truly have the potential to shape the category in years to come? We’ll be putting the question to a panel of industry experts in our free-to-attend webinar.
Our top 5 stories of July 2022
What’s piquing the attention of BeverageDaily readers? From new RTD cocktail innovations to ideas for boosting beverage can recycling, here’s a round-up of our most-read articles from July.
Our top 5 stories of June 2022
What’s piquing the attention of BeverageDaily readers? From the inside track on Coca-Cola’s US Costa coffee launch, to Bacardi’s take on this year’s summer spirit trends, here’s a round-up of our most-read articles from June.
Our top 5 stories of April 2022: new innovations, research and more
What’s piquing the attention of BeverageDaily readers? A round-up of our most-read news from April shows interest in Coca-Cola’s latest curious creation; consideration of sustainability certifications, and cutting-edge NPD.
What have we learned from Dry January 2022?
Dry January is the month of the year when the no and low alcohol category really has a chance to shine. So what have we learned about the direction of the category this month? Here's five key takeaways from Dry January 2022.
2021 in review: The most read stories from BeverageDaily this year
As 2021 draws to a close, we take a look at 10 of the stories which sparked the most interest from readers this year.
BeverageDaily 2020 features calendar
Every year BeverageDaily runs a series of special edition newsletters – each putting the spotlight on an innovative industry sector – and here are our subjects for 2020.
What’s next for brand Coke?
Coca-Cola Coffee and Coca-Cola Energy could spearhead the evolution of brand Coca-Cola, as beverage categories continue to blur and Coca-Cola looks to maintain momentum for its flagship brand.
New Zealand winery helps carve out the lower alcohol wine category: ‘Lower ABV is a feature, not a compromise!’
New Zealand has set out to be a pioneer in the lower alcohol wine category, with consumers showing a growing appetite for such products. The challenge has always been to create wines that maintain the same quality as their traditional counterparts, but...
New Zealand boasts more breweries per capita than the US, UK and Australia
New Zealand now has more breweries on a per capita basis than the US, UK and Australia: creating a $2.3bn ($1.6bn USD) industry. And there’s still plenty of room to grow: “Highlighting our home-grown ingredients and locally produced products will go a...
AB InBev, Heineken, Carlsberg
How are the biggest brewers embracing the growth of no and low alcohol beers?
The world’s largest brewers have been ramping up investment in no and low alcohol beer: proof that the category is no longer a segregated niche but a central part of the beer market moving forward.
What will PepsiCo look like in 2025?
PepsiCo boasts 22 billion-dollar brands, with its portfolio including flagship drinks Pepsi, Gatorade and Tropicana. But what’s next? Having taken over the reins as CEO from Indra Nooyi in October, Ramon Laguarta sets out his strategic vision of what the...