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Soft Drinks:
United States

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Highlights
Industry Overview
Market Size and Trends | Product Segmentation | Beverage Industry Overview
Soft Drink Brands | Product Development and Regulatory Factors | Trade

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Industry Forecasts
Market Environment | Product Forecasts

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Industry Structure
Industry Composition | Industry Leaders | Additional Companies Cited
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Soft Drinks: United States

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts US soft drink production and consumption in gallons to 2017. Total
production is segmented in terms of:

carbonated soft drinks

fruit beverages
sports beverages
other ready-to-drink beverages such as tea, coffee, and energy drinks.

Beverage syrups and concentrates are included in report totals in gallons of equivalent
finished beverage products. The terms production and shipments are used
interchangeably in this report.
To illustrate historical trends, total production is provided in an annual series from 2002
to 2012; total consumption and the various production segments are reported at fiveyear intervals for 2007 and 2012. Forecasts emanate from the identification and
analysis of pertinent statistical relationships and other historical trends/events as well as
their expected progression/impact over the forecast period. Changes in quantities
between reported years of a given total or segment are typically provided in terms of
five-year compound annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of brevity, forecasts are
generally stated in smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the forecast year, such as
demand is projected to rise 3.2% annually through 2017. The result of any particular
year over that period, however, may exhibit volatility and depart from a smoothed, longterm trend, as historical data typically illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
Soft Drinks: United States represents the synthesis and analysis of data from various
primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:

firms participating in the industry

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated April 2013

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the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System
311421
311514
311920
312111
312112

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

Fruit and Vegetable Canning

2023
Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy
Product Manufacturing
2033
Coffee and Tea Manufacturing
Soft Drink Manufacturing
2086
Bottled Water Manufacturing
2099

Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy

Products
Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Preserves,
Jams, and Jellies
Bottled and Canned Soft Drinks and
Carbonated Waters
Food Preparations, NEC (tea)

Copyright & Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
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Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Market Size & Trends .............................................................................................................................. 2
Chart 1 | United States: Soft Drink Production Trends, 2002-2012.................................................... 2
Product Segmentation ............................................................................................................................. 3
Chart 2 | United States: Soft Drink Production by Type, 2012 ........................................................... 3
Carbonated Soft Drinks. ..................................................................................................................... 3
Fruit Beverages. ................................................................................................................................. 4
Sports Beverages. .............................................................................................................................. 4
Other RTD Beverages. ....................................................................................................................... 5
Beverage Industry Overview .................................................................................................................... 6
Chart 3 | Beverage Production by Type, 2012 ................................................................................... 6
Soft Drink Brands ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Table 1 | Leading Carbonated Soft Drink Brands by Volume, 2012................................................... 7
Product Development & Regulatory Factors ........................................................................................... 8
Trade ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
Chart 4 | United States: Soft Drink Trade (million gallons) ............................................................... 10
Industry Forecasts ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 11
Table 2 | United States: Key Indicators for Soft Drink Production (billion 2005 dollars) .................. 11
Product Forecasts .................................................................................................................................. 12
Table 3 | United States: Soft Drink Production by Type (million gallons) ......................................... 12
Carbonated Soft Drinks. ................................................................................................................... 12
Fruit Beverages. ............................................................................................................................... 13
Sports Beverages. ............................................................................................................................ 13
Other RTD Beverages. ..................................................................................................................... 13
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 14
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 14
Industry Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 15
The Coca-Cola Company ................................................................................................................. 15
PepsiCo Incorporated ....................................................................................................................... 16
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Incorporated ........................................................................................... 17
Monster Beverage Corporation ........................................................................................................ 18
Additional Companies Cited................................................................................................................... 19
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 20
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