Convenience channel beverage sales got off to an accelerated start to the year, reporting 1.5% sales growth in Q1, compared with just 0.4% growth in Q4 2025, prompting some more optimism from retailers, according to the latest Beverage Bytes survey of c-store retailers.
Celsius ended 2025 with record annual revenue as it completes the integration of Alani Nu and Rockstar into its “modern energy platform.”
Nutrabolt has taken a majority stake in Bloom Nutrition, positioning the parent company as a major platform across wellness CPG categories, including energy drinks and powdered supplements.
Convenience store foot traffic declined sequentially by approximately 133 bps year-over-year in July vs. June, with all categories besides energy drinks decelerating.
93% of beer distributors said Alani Nu is a strong focus of their NA portfolios and they are not de-emphasizing sales even if Celsius’ $1.8 billion purchase of the energy and protein drink brand in February opens the door for a distribution shakeup.
The bridge between the sports supplement market and mainstream health and wellness retail has been well traveled in recent years, and Ryse is hoping a two-pronged energy drink strategy can punch its ticket to cross over.
Celsius shed some more light on its now-finalized acquisition of Alani Nu yesterday, though further details on distribution were notably absent.
This spring’s crop of public company earnings offered a mixed bag of results, as large players struggled, smaller brands soared, and “economic uncertainty” was the phrase of the month. As we close the books on Q1, here’s some of our main takeaways.
Celsius endured a rocky start to 2025, reporting declines in sales and revenue during Q1 even as its acquisition of Alani Nu pushed its category dollar share higher.
Brand-focused investors and deal advisors at the recently completed Beverage Forum conference in California this week offered a series of details that indicate that the outlook is trending positive on the investment front.
The weather is warming up and innovation is heating up. This week’s new products feature a bevy of coffee innovations from Bones, Pop & Bottle, Community Coffee and Trade, as well as citrus soda launches from Mountain Dew and Poppi, and an All-Star collaboration between ITO EN and L.A. Dodgers phenom Shohei Ohtani.
Together, Celsius and Alani Nu are expected to drive around $2 billion in sales across the combined portfolio – that’s if the two brands don’t cannibalize each other first.
In this week’s new products roundup, Mitra9 ventures into the Kanna-infused beverage space, Alani Nu’s Hawaiian Shaved Ice gets refreshed both outside and inside the can and Chobani expands its tea lineup.
Most of the $17.5 billion in annual energy drink sales has, traditionally, come from young, male consumers. But that’s beginning to change. In recent years, brands like CELSIUS and Alani Nu have seen triple-digit sales gains with much of the growth being credited to women entering the energy category.
