Beverage Digest

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Beverage Digest
Industry Media
Founded1982
Key people
Editor & Publisher: Duane D. Stanford, Jr.
ServicesNews and information for the non-alcoholic beverage industry
OwnerBD Media, LLC
Website Beverage Digest Website

Beverage Digest is a privately owned subscription publication covering the global non-alcoholic beverage industry. The company was founded in 1982 by Jesse Meyers [1] [2] [3] and sells premium market intelligence and data.

Contents

Beverage Digest organizes conferences each year, where senior executives in the industry share their view on trends. [4]

Publications

Beverage Digest publishes the Beverage Digest Fact Book, a twice-monthly newsletter, and a map book that outlines Coca-Cola and Pepsi franchise territories. [5] In addition to being editor and publisher of Beverage Digest, [6] Duane Stanford Jr. also hosts a podcast called The Breeze. [7]

Although the newsletter is written for executives in the non-alcoholic drinks industry, its articles are often cited in publications with a broader audience. The New York Times has based a number of articles in part on information first published by Beverage Digest. [8] [9] [10] The Los Angeles Times also cites the magazine as an authority in various stories. [11] [12] [13] Forbes magazine, Yahoo! News and Reuters have also quoted the magazine. [14] [15] [16] USA Today often bases stories on information first published in Beverage Digest. [17]

References

  1. Archives, L. A. Times (December 29, 1986). "Partners Own Dr Pepper, Seven-Up : Hicks & Haas Pops Up as No. 3 in Soft Drinks". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  2. "Old Coke Is Back". The Washington Post. July 11, 1985. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  3. Demott, John S. (May 6, 1985). "Fiddling with the Real Thing". Time. ISSN   0040-781X . Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  4. "Future Smarts - December 14, 2009". Beverage Digest. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
  5. "Build or Buy? Lessons from Beverage Digest on Modernizing their Publishing Platform". www.epublishing.com. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  6. Roush, Chris (August 5, 2015). "Stanford, ex-Bloomberg reporter, named Beverage Digest editor". Talking Biz News. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  7. "Our People". Beverage Digest. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  8. Stevenson, Richard W. (October 1, 1986). "Two finalists reported in bidding war for 7-Up". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
  9. Day, Sherri (January 31, 2003). "New Beverage From Snapple Seeks to Avoid Stigma of Dieting" . The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
  10. James, Scott (August 27, 2009). "Bottled Water". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
  11. "A Pepsi Challenge". Los Angeles Times. January 24, 1997. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
  12. "Pushing yogurt as a beauty beverage". Los Angeles Times. January 29, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2009.[ dead link ]
  13. "Stricter labeling urged for bottled water". Los Angeles Times. July 9, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2009.[ dead link ]
  14. "BRIEF-Beverage digest says U.S. carbonated soft drink market declined 3 percent in 2008". Forbes. March 30, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2009.[ dead link ]
  15. "ANALYSIS - Sugar guidelines could hurt soft drink firms". Yahoo! News. August 25, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2009.[ dead link ]
  16. "Beverage Industry Fighting Childhood Obesity by Helping Children Balance Calories". Reuters. May 12, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
  17. "Beverage Digest". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2009.