John Sicher
John Sicher
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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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This package was an interesting novelty, but was never going to be a big idea. It's not exactly hard to find a hot cup of coffee in America.
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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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Consumers are looking for more and more choice, and beverage companies are responding. The macro trend is toward lighter, lower calorie beverages, but consumers still like sweet, creamy, dessert-like beverages.
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They've created a very good brand. It's got good distribution, and they're continually coming up with new and interesting flavors.
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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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Few things this important are easy and the company and the bottlers are going to need to find a way to resolve the challenges of the new retail landscape.
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But soft drinks sales overall are holding up well. If you're looking at the first-quarter U.S. volume growth this year for both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, it's important to consider that other factors were at play including bad weather and anti-U.S. sentiment around the world.
bad both consider drinks factors growth holding including looking overall sales sentiment soft volume weather year
But soft drinks sales overall are holding up well, ... If you're looking at the first-quarter U.S. volume growth this year for both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, it's important to consider that other factors were at play including bad weather and anti-U.S. sentiment around the world.
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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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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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Results are starting to improve, but the company is still a work in progress.