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America’s leading beverage companies — The Coca-Cola Co., Keurig Dr Pepper and PepsiCo — announced the launch of the Every Bottle Back initiative, an effort to reduce the industry’s use of new plastic by making significant investments to improve the collection of the industry’s valuable plastic bottles so they can be made into new bottles.

To keep up with clean-label trends, beverage-makers are releasing a wider array of options that deliver functional benefits in addition to refreshment.

With the growing consumer demand for fresh, cold-pressed juices with fewer preservatives, HPP is fast becoming the preferred method of choice for juice producers.

Caribou Coffee, Minneapolis, is unveiling its own twist on flavor-infused sparkling beverages with a line of ready-to-drink cans and in-store handcrafted beverages. 

Celebrating its 30^th anniversary, Chicago-based Tampico Beverages has evolved since 1989 when it launched its first flavor: Citrus Punch. Today, the brand offers three lineups and 24 SKUs in its value-based, fruit-flavored punch drink portfolio.

Juicy Juice, a brand of Harvest Hill Beverage Co., Stamford, Conn., is adding three new better-for-you options to its portfolio: Fruitifuls Organic, Juicy Waters and Juicy Juice + Protein.

Although much attention is directed toward emerging ingredients, suppliers note that health-and-wellness goals also have benefited staples like citrus.

 Lyrical Lemonade, a Chicago-based promotion company, launched its self-titled brand of non-alcoholic canned lemonade. 

Sales of traditional juice and juice drinks have been declining for several years as consumers seek to reduce sugar consumption and are foregoing traditional at-home breakfasts, which often featured orange juice as a staple.

PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y., reported results for the second quarter 2019.