Posted by Max Rothman at 2:56 PM on February 06, 2013  C-store sales could provide a significant boost for beverage companies in 2013, according to a survey conducted by Wells Fargo, a financial services company that provides market research. The survey indicated that while year-to-year sales of non-alcoholic beverages decreased from the third quarter (7 percent) to the fourth quarter (5 percent) of 2012, the category still showed encouraging growth.
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Posted by BevNET.com Staff at 11:10 AM on February 06, 2013  Take a look at the growth numbers for weight control and nutritional drinks – the domain of protein-ehanced products like Muscle Milk and Slim-Fast and it’s not hard to see why Coca-Cola made a deal for Core Power, the protein-enhanced milk made by Select Milk Producers, Inc.
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Posted by Jeffrey Klineman at 10:39 AM on February 06, 2013  Sad news came in to BevNET Tuesday afternoon when we learned that Jack Shanker, the grandfather of current Canada Dry Bottling Co. of Lansing, Mich. owner Randy Shanker, had passed away at 94. Jack Shanker went to work for his father, the founder of the company, when he was just 15, and helped build an independent bottling company that has lasted for 75 years and is currently under its fourth generation of family ownership.
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