John Sicher
John Sicher
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I think the industry basically, in removing them from schools and keeping in their other beverages, has made a positive move, both for American children and also, the industry has served itself well.
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I think the bottom line is people will, over the holidays, heavily consume soft drinks, bottled water, teas and juices.
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If in the real-estate business it's all about location, location, location, then in the beverage business it's all about distribution, distribution, distribution. Coke, Pepsi and Cadbury with their bottling networks can get into almost every venue in the country.
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We estimate that the diet category could actually surpass the regular soda category in about 12 to 15 years,
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Wal-Mart's growth and power is changing how consumers buy products and how beverage companies sell products. The lawsuit is about Coke and its bottlers trying to come to terms with that.
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Traditional carbonated soft drinks have got a tough road ahead. The migration to water and sports drinks and other noncarbonated drinks seems to be permanent.
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Gatorade would do even better under PepsiCo than it has under Quaker Oats because of better marketing and distribution.
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Coke has identified North America as a challenging market, and it's clear there is still work to be done and changes to be made.
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The airline business in terms of volume is tiny. It's more important in terms of presence, visibility and a little bit of prestige.
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Summer is the highest-volume period of the year for the beverage industry. But it's not just the new products that will get the attention. The promotions and advertising are also very important for both companies.
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It's Coke and Pepsi and Cadbury who really stepped up to the plate and did something fairly controversial, and they deserve a lot of credit for this.
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Energy drinks are enjoying phenomenal growth and Hansen has done a terrific job with its brands.
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It started out with young consumers ? late teens, people in their 20s ? but it's getting much broader than that.
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The sale of sugar-carbonated sodas in schools is a tiny, tiny part of their overall volume. The impact is more in terms of responsibility and accountability to the consumer.