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`T H E B E V E R AG E I N D U ST RY ’ S L E A D I N G I N FO R M AT I O N R E S O U RC E FO R B R E A K I N G N E WS , A N A LYS I S & DATA
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`Special Issue: U.S. Beverage Business Results for 2014.
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`2014 Was Better Than 2013 for the U.S. Beverage Business.
`LRBs Up +1.7% vs Down in 2013. Nestle Out-Performs. Coke and Pepsi Tie in LRB Performance.
`CSDs Down For 10th Year, But Less Than in 2013. Brand Pepsi Retakes #2 Spot From Diet Coke.
`Each March, BD publishes summary all-channel U.S. beverage results for the previous year. BD's data
`covers liquid refreshment beverages (LRBs) and the components thereof: CSDs (including energy drinks); bottled
`water; and non-carbs (sports drinks, ready-to-drink teas, juice drinks, etc). Tables show: 1) top-5 LRB companies.
`2) top-9 CSD companies plus "other." 3) top-10 LRB Megabrands (definition below). 4) top-10 CSD brands.
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`LRB Results. In 2014, LRB volume was up +1.7% vs down -1.6% in 2013. Previous year results: up +1% in 2012
`and +0.8% in 2011. At least part of the improvement in 2014 was a return to stronger growth of bottled water. In
`LRBs
`Companies Ranked by LRB Volume 2014
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`CSDs
`Companies Ranked by CSD Volume 2014
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`LRB Share Share +/-
`33.6
`0.5
`Coca Cola Co *
`25.4
`0.3
`PepsiCo
`11.0
`+0.7
`Nestle Waters
`10.7
`0.2
`Dr Pepper Snapple *
`2.7
`0.2
`Cott **
`16.6
`+0.5
`All other
`100.0
`n/a
`Total LRB Business
`* See explanation in text for treatment of
`Coke's discontinuation of Nestea and DPS's
`discontinuation of Welch's.
`** Includes CSDs and water. Excludes Non carbs
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`Vol +/-
`+0.3%
`+0.3%
`+9.1%
`0.1%
`6.2%
`+4.6%
`+1.7%
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`Coca Cola Co.
`PepsiCo
`Dr Pepper Snapple
`Cott Corp.
`National Beverage
`Monster Beverage Co
`Red Bull
`Rockstar
`Big Red
`All other
`Total CSD Category
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`CSD Share
`42.3
`27.5
`17.1
`4.2
`2.9
`1.7
`1.3
`0.7
`0.7
`1.6
`100.0
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`Share +/-
`0.1
`0.2
`+0.2
`0.3
`flat
`+0.1
`flat
`flat
`flat
`+0.3
`n/a
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`Top-10 LRB Megabrands 2014
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`Top-10 CSD Brands 2014
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`Coke
`Pepsi
`Mt. Dew
`Dr Pepper
`Gatorade
`Nestle Pure Life
`Sprite
`Dasani
`Poland Spring
`Arizona
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`LRB Share Share +/-
`17.3
`0.7
`8.7
`0.4
`5.8
`0.1
`5.1
`0.2
`4.6
`+0.1
`3.8
`+0.3
`3.7
`flat
`2.6
`+0.1
`2.1
`+0.1
`2.0
`0.1
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`Vol +/-
`2.4%
`2.9%
`+0.8%
`1.6%
`+3.5%
`+8.9%
`+0.6%
`+8.2%
`+7.9%
`0.8%
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`Coke
`Pepsi Cola
`Diet Coke
`Mt. Dew
`Dr Pepper
`Sprite
`Diet Pepsi
`Fanta
`Diet Mt. Dew
`Coke Zero
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`CSD Share
`17.6
`8.8
`8.5
`6.9
`6.8
`6.0
`4.3
`2.2
`2.0
`1.8
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`Share +/-
`+0.2
`0.1
`0.5
`flat
`+0.1
`+0.1
`0.2
`+0.2
`0.1
`0.1
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`Vol +/-
`1.1%
`1.4%
`flat
`6.0%
`+1.7%
`+7.0%
`+5.6%
`+2.0%
`+4.2%
`n/a
`0.9%
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`Vol +/-
`+0.1%
`1.8%
`6.6%
`1.1%
`+0.5%
`+1.0%
`5.2%
`+5.0%
`3.0%
`2.0%
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`addition, the CSD rate of decline was much less deep than in 2013. In 2014, the CSD category was down -0.9%.
`In 2013, the CSD category was down -3%; it was down -1.2% in 2012.
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`CSD Category. In 2014, CSD volume totaled about 8.8 bil 192-oz cases. That level of volume means that the
`category has lost -1.4 bil cases since 2004 -- the peak volume year -- when total volume was 10.2 bil cases. Total
`U.S. CSD volume is now back to where it was in mid-1990s. BD includes energy drinks in CSDs. BD estimates
`that without energy drinks, the CSD category was down about -1.2%. Pricing and Dollars. BD estimates that all-
`channel CSD pricing last year was up about +2.5%. That means total CSD dollars were up about +1.4% to $77.4
`bil from $76.3 bil in 2013 and from $77.1 bil in 2012. In 2013, the overall retail value of the CSD category
`declined for the first time since BD began tracking. Multiple senior executives at the big beverage companies
`have recently indicated that they are focusing strongly on dollar growth, using such tactics as package downsizing
`with higher per/ounce pricing. Per Capita Consumption. Per capita CSD consumption in the U.S. fell to about
`674 eight-ounce servings per person per year. That compares to a per cap of 675 for 2013. The declining per
`caps are a function of volume falling and the U.S. population modestly increasing. In 2012, CSD per capita
`consumption was 701, down from 714 in 2011 and from 728 in 2010. The level of per capita consumption in
`2014 is the lowest since about 1986. Fact Book. BD will provide detailed information on the categories,
`companies and brands in its soon-to-be published 2015 Fact Book. There is an order form on page 4 of this pdf
`document. To order, print out the order form and fax it back to us at 914-244-0774; or email: sicher@beverage-
`digest.com.
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`CSD Companies. Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo each lost CSD volume in 2014. Dr Pepper Snapple's volume was
`about flat. DPS discontinued handling Welch's in 2014, and the volume results in the table reflect the decline in
`Welch's from 2013 to 2014. If Welch's were excluded from both 2013 and 2014, DPS's CSD volume would have
`been up slightly; about +0.3%. Both Coke and PepsiCo improved their CSD performance in 2014. In 2014, Coke
`was down -1.1% vs down -2.2% in 2013. PepsiCo's CSD volume was down -1.4% in 2014 vs its -4.4% decline in
`2013. Both Coke and PepsiCo lost share. The energy drink companies -- Monster, Red Bull and Rockstar -- each
`posted stronger than overall industry performance and gained or held share.
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`CSD Brands. Pepsi Back in #2 Spot. Brand Coke Up Slightly. Fanta Moves Ahead of Diet Mt. Dew. Among
`the top-10 CSD brands, the main news here is that Pepsi regained the #2 spot, having lost it to Diet Coke in 2010.
`Diet CSDs in general have been hobbled by poor performance in the last few years, as some consumers seem to
`be having a withdrawal of enthusiasm for aspartame and other legacy diet sweeteners. In 2014, brand Pepsi's
`volume was down -1.8%. Diet Coke's volume fell -6.6%. Among the top-10 brands, Coke has five, PepsiCo has
`four and DPS has one. Fanta is actually a flavor line, but BD counts it as a single brand as the individual flavors
`are not named, branded or marketed separately, and BD estimates that 80+% of the Fanta volume is orange.
`Coke, Dr Pepper, Sprite and Fanta gained share. Brand Coke's volume was up, but just barely. However the brand
`was up, after multiple years of decline. The last time brand Coke grew was 2000. Dr Pepper, Sprite and Fanta
`also posted volume growth. In the 2014 rankings, Fanta passed Diet Mt. Dew to become the #8 brand; Diet Mt.
`Dew dropped to #9. Regulars vs Diets. Among the top-10 CSD brands, the regulars out-performed the diets. For
`example, brand Coke was up a bit, while Diet Coke and Coke Zero were down. Brand Pepsi was down -1.8%, but
`Diet Pepsi declined much more: down -5.2%. Same patterns applied to Mt. Dew and Dr Pepper. Diet Dr Pepper is
`not a top-10 brand; its volume was down -7.9%.
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`LRB Category and Companies. BD estimates that in 2014, LRB volume totaled about 15.4 bil cases, up +1.7%
`from 15.2 bil cases in 2013. LRB volume was down -1.6% in 2013; up +1% in 2012; up +0.8% in 2011; and up
`+1.7% in 2010. In 2013, none of the top LRB companies grew volume. That changed dramatically in 2014. Both
`Coke and PepsiCo posted slight LRB volume growth, with volume up +0.3%. Nestle posted strong volume growth
`of +9.1%. In addition to being the biggest CSD company, Coke is also the biggest LRB company with a 33.6 share
`vs PepsiCo's 25.4. In 2014, Nestle passed Dr Pepper Snapple to become the #3 LRB company, due to the strong
`growth of its water business. Dr Pepper Snapple, mainly a CSD company, fared relatively well in the declining CSD
`category; but that meant only flattish volume. As was the case with DPS and Welch's in CSDs, in the case of
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`Coke, Nestea had no volume in Coke's portfolio in 2014. Coke discontinued handling it, and Nestle took it over.
`Had it been excluded from Coke's portfolio for both 2013 and 2014, BD estimates Coke's LRB volume would have
`been up +0.4% instead of up +0.3%. BD's all-channel volume data does not always entirely correlate with the
`volume reported in the public companies' published financial results. They follow certain accounting rules, and BD
`publishes actual volume data. Plus, BD's all-channel data does not include refrigerated juices such as Tropicana,
`Minute Maid and Simply.
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`LRB Megabrands. BD defines a "Megabrand" as a brand or trademark with total volume of more than 100
`million 192-oz cases. So, for example, Megabrand Coke includes Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Cherry Coke and all
`other iterations of the Coke trademark. Megabrand Pepsi includes brand Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Next, etc. In
`2014, the biggest Megabrand by far was Coke, with an 17.3 share of LRB volume. Its volume was down -2.4%.
`Brand Coke was up very slightly, but Diet Coke was way down. Megabrand Pepsi was down -2.9% vs its decline in
`2013 of -5.9%. The strongest performing top Megabrand was Nestle Pure Life with volume up +8.9%. A look at
`the top megabrands tells the story, in a nutshell, of where the growth is coming from: bottled water. Nestle Pure
`Life was up +8.9%; Dasani +8.2; and Poland Spring up +7.9%. Just below the top-10, Aquafina Megabrand
`posted growth of +7%. Among the top-10 Megabrands, Coke had three with an aggregate share of 23.6.
`PepsiCo had three with an aggregate share of 19.1.
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`Methodology. BD tracks LRB volume in all channels including retail, vending and fountain. BD's all-channel data
`and volume performance of companies/brands may differ from companies' data and is, in the end, based on BD's
`evaluation, analysis and estimates.
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`John Sicher, Editor & Publisher
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