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Carbonated soft drinks sales increased to more than 5,000 litres in 1995 and the sector is currently worth 3,900 million pounds sterling according to Zenith. The sector is lead by the major brands and developments in the sector include low calorie products, PET can multipacks and cost-cutting by manufacturers., In a year characterised by records and landmarks, carbonated soft drinks surpassed all its own expectations and zoomed past the 5,000 litres in 1995 -- an increase of 82% on [...]

Cadbury Schweppes's pre-tax profits for 1995 have been reported as 526 million pounds sterling, an increase of approximately 10% on 1994 figures. The purchase of soft drinks Dr Pepper and Seven Up have had a significant influence over these figures, together with other expansion strategies. The company has improved its market share in the United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa and it is continuing with its investment strategy into emerging markets such as Russia, Poland and China.

NEW YORK - Several trends added up to 11.7% growth rate for beverages at drug chains last year. The gain would have been still more dramatic were it not for [...]

NEW YORK - After creating a huge splash in the nonalcoholic beverage category, sales of new age drinks are leveling off while carbonated beverages are reasserting their strength. Dollar sales [...]

A survey of Europe's top 100 grocery brands by researcher A.C. Nielsen shows that the top selling brand is Coca-Cola, with sales amounting to $3.59 billion across 14 countries. Together with sister brands Sprite and Fanta, Coca-Cola Co. has a 10% share of the top 100 brand sales. Second and third top grocery brands are Procter and Gamble's Ariel and Pampers, with sales of $1.45 billion and $1.36 billion respectively.

The folks at Coke wanted one--a root beer, that is--and went out to buy the entire house of Barq's. Well, all but an alcove; Barq's Beverages of Baton Rouge will [...]

COCA-COLA executives like to point out that their fizzy drink outsells Pepsi's by three to one outside North America. But what about Saudi Arabia? The underdog has held sway there [...]

Barraclough's Traditional Lemonade has increased volume sales by 150% in the last 12 months and has a 1.2% market share of flavoured cabonate sector. The company is the third largest soft drinks manufacturer in the UK and provides the grocery trade with own label soft drinks representing half of turnover. Sales of its Jucee dilutable in first qtr 1994 were equal to those for the whole of 1993 mainly due to promotions. The company's Twist 'n' Squeeze fruit juice has a 54% market share of the fruit juice sector., BARRACLOUGH'S, the UK's number three soft drinks producer, continues to enjoy impressive growth figures for its brands. In carbonates, Barraclough's says its Traditional Lemonade has seen volume sales rise by [...]

Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo Inc are battling to capture a dominant share of the beverage market in the Czech Republic. However, the two major soft drink manufacturers are facing stiff competition from Czech beer, which remains to be the most popular beverage in the country. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo's attempts to change beverage preferences have failed to make a dent on beer's hold of the market.

Leading soft drink companies, brands, flavors and package-types sold in supermarkets are listed. For example, the market share of top flavors is listed for both 1992 and 1993, along with the percentage change between the two years. In addition, market share statistics for the top soft drink companies whose products are sold in supermarkets are presented. Additional statistics are also listed.

The beverage industry is becoming more diversified and complex, and traditional carbonated soft drink (CSD) producers are adding new products to maintain market growth. US CSD consumption grew about 4.8% per year during the 1980s, but growth slowed to about 1.5% in 1992. However, with the addition of new product categories, such as ready-to-drink teas and fruit-based beverages, overall beverage consumption was up 3% in 1993., Pitchers and catchers will be reporting to their respective spring trairing complexes before you know it. With repaired rotator cuffs and anterior cruciate ligaments comes optimism, hope. Unfortunately, even with [...]

Pepsi-Cola has a new look and is looking ahead to further growth this year. Nick Harding reports. PEPSI-COLA'S new look comes at a time when it is enjoying a particularly [...]

In the 1980s everybody who was anybody in the juice business got into aseptic packing. But now that that's old hat, marketers are moving in a new direction to keep [...]

Soft drinks continued to enjoy solid sales in 1990, although the minor impact of the recession, product price increases (of about 3.6 percent) and a lack of new product introductions [...]

Non-cola soft drinks, traditionally silent as the cola wars raged, are now taking some aggressive steps of their own. If successful, the moves could yield more spoils for retailers. 'Since [...]