Elizabeth Fuhrman

Major brewers saw declines in their premium beers, but made up for it with the success of their below-premium offerings, helping beer weather the recession.

Thirty years ago, when Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, Calif., opened its doors, fewer than 50 breweries existed in the United States. Today, while consolidation has continued with large domestic brewers, more than 1,500 craft breweries are in operation.

For the past several months, New Leaf Brands Inc., Orangeburg, N.Y., has been positioning itself to manage its growth.

Beverages and beverage mixes promoting skin health are breaking on to the market and targeting consumers’ desires to improve their appearances.

Hydrocolloids are now performing beyond their standard functionalities to advance functional beverages.

More than half of the respondents to Beverage Industry’s annual Product Development Survey are developing new sports drinks, energy drinks, bottled waters, juices and juice drinks in 2010.

While beverages are expected to keep their stronghold of vending sales, growth in packaged drinks vending is expected to slow through 2013.

For more than a month, the vending machines have been missing from my office building’s dining area. My co-workers and I were alarmed because we didn’t know when the machines

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated's bottling facility and warehouse in Charlottle is one of the largest bottling facilities in North America, and arguably one of the most complex. 

Beverage Industry’s 2010 Bottler of the Year is a company whose ownership isn’t afraid to take risks and innovate in order to find new ways to develop revenue streams. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, Charlotte, N.C., has built its core business this year through innovative pricing strategies, enabling its sales force with new technology, grass roots marketing and strengthening its distribution through an automated warehouse picking system.