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CONTENTS

January 2026
Volume 117, Number 1

FEATURES

COVER STORY

2026 Bottler of the Year: Gillette Pepsi Companies

Community involvement, employee culture shape GPC’s identity and success

Overhead shot of a large group wearing black GPC jackets on stairs indoors.

Building better weight management beverages

Beverage R&D

The best of both worlds

Category Focus

Putting the ‘fun’ in functional

Two "Doodles of Drinks" fizzy water cans (cherry, grape) on a colorful paper cutout background.

UP CLOSE WITH

Keeping consumers on-the-go

Hand opening a clear plastic water bottle with a blue cap against a vibrant blue background.

PACKAGING MATERIALS

Also in this issue

Ingredient Spotlight

Still in style

Classic flavors serve as flavor ‘anchor’ for new beverage formulations

Channel Strategies

A shifting landscape

Supermarkets lean into digital technology to meet consumer needs

Packaging Equipment

Quick, flexible solutions

Advanced technology helps can filling, seaming equipment meet beverage market trends

Operations

Reusable packaging systems offer beverage operations array of benefits

Automation, sustainability affects reusable packaging systems

A "nurri" strawberry milk shake can (30g protein, 1g sugar) and fresh strawberries on a pink background.

IN EVERY ISSUE

Cold Poppi Grape soda can, purple & gold, Lakers themed, with water droplets and 5g sugar.

Best Day Brewing non-alcoholic Dark Diamond beer can & mug with lime.

New Products

Recent and upcoming product introductions across all beverage categories

Packaging News

A look at new releases of beverage packaging designs, including brand refreshes

Industry Issues

Supplier’s Marketplace

Premium Sponsors Directories

COLUMNS

Beverage Beat

Between Drinks

Transportation and Distribution

The Last Drop

ANNUAL MANUAL

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of suppliers and products.

Ad Index

Beverage Industry Annual Manual

Beverage Industry Sip & Learn Podcast

Beverage Industry New Product Development eBook

Beverage Marketing Corporation

Black Swan Data

Lubriplate Lubricants Company

Material Handling Industry of America

Van der Graaf

Zahm & Nagel Company Inc.

Ryson

TetraPak Webinar