Beverage Digest
| Industry | Media |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
Key people | Editor & Publisher: Duane D. Stanford, Jr. |
| Services | News and information for the non-alcoholic beverage industry |
| Owner | BD 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.
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Old Coke Is Back". The Washington Post. July 11, 1985. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ Demott, John S. (May 6, 1985). "Fiddling with the Real Thing". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ "Future Smarts - December 14, 2009". Beverage Digest. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "Build or Buy? Lessons from Beverage Digest on Modernizing their Publishing Platform". www.epublishing.com. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ Roush, Chris (August 5, 2015). "Stanford, ex-Bloomberg reporter, named Beverage Digest editor". Talking Biz News. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ "Our People". Beverage Digest. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ James, Scott (August 27, 2009). "Bottled Water". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "A Pepsi Challenge". Los Angeles Times. January 24, 1997. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "Pushing yogurt as a beauty beverage". Los Angeles Times. January 29, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "Stricter labeling urged for bottled water". Los Angeles Times. July 9, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "BRIEF-Beverage digest says U.S. carbonated soft drink market declined 3 percent in 2008". Forbes. March 30, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "ANALYSIS - Sugar guidelines could hurt soft drink firms". Yahoo! News. August 25, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "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.
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