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 globalbeverage industry. The company, founded in 1982 by Jesse Meyers, [1] [2] [3] sells premium market intelligence and data.

Contents

Beverage Digest organizes an annual conference, where senior industry executives share their views 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 has also cited 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]

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.