Beverage Digest

{{Short description|American trade publication}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Beverage Digest

| logo = File:BD Logo 2020.svg

| foundation = 1982

| industry = Media

| services = News and information for the non-alcoholic beverage industry

| owner = BD Media, LLC

| key_people = Editor & Publisher: Duane D. Stanford, Jr.

| homepage = [http://www.beverage-digest.com 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 and sells premium market intelligence and data.

Beverage Digest organizes conferences each year, where senior executives in the industry share their view on trends.{{cite web |url=http://www.beverage-digest.com/conference/fstop.html |title=Future Smarts - December 14, 2009 |work=Beverage Digest |accessdate=2009-08-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714134145/http://www.beverage-digest.com/conference/fstop.html |archivedate=2009-07-14 }} Beverage manufacturers often quote information from the annual Beverage Digest Fact Book and the twice-monthly Beverage Digest newsletter in their press releases.{{cite web|url=http://www.wiredprnews.com/2009/04/21/pepsico-six-billion-dollar-bid_200904213287.html|title=PepsiCo Six Billion Dollar Bid|work=Wired PR News|date=2009-04-21|accessdate=2009-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226205124/http://www.wiredprnews.com/2009/04/21/pepsico-six-billion-dollar-bid_200904213287.html |archive-date= Feb 26, 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/consumer-products/food-beverage-products-nonalcoholics/5429211-1.html|title=XStream Beverage Network, Inc.'s Chinese Rocket Fuel Blasts Off in the Big Apple; Company...|work=Business Wire|date=August 2, 2006|accessdate=2009-08-27}}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}{{cite web|url=http://media.frsplus.com/news/releases/20070606-OAK.asp|title=Press Release: New Sun Nutrition , Inc. announces $25 million series a preferred investment round led by Oak Investment Partners. |publisher=FRS Media Center |work=New Sun Nutrition|date=June 6, 2007|accessdate=2009-08-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129201501/http://media.frsplus.com/news/releases/20070606-OAK.asp|archive-date=January 29, 2010|url-status=dead}}

Beverage Digest is edited and published by Duane D. Stanford Jr., based in Atlanta, Georgia.{{cite web|url=https://www.beverage-digest.com/people|title=Our People|work=Beverage Digest|accessdate=2020-09-29|archive-date=2023-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829003101/https://www.beverage-digest.com/people|url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite news

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/01/business/two-finalists-reported-in-bidding-war-for-7-up.html

|title=Two finalists reported in bidding war for 7-Up

|date=October 1, 1986

|work=The New York Times

|accessdate=2009-08-27

|first=Richard W.

|last=Stevenson

|archive-date=2023-08-29

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829003130/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/01/business/two-finalists-reported-in-bidding-war-for-7-up.html

|url-status=live

}}{{cite news

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/business/new-beverage-from-snapple-seeks-to-avoid-stigma-of-dieting.html

|url-access=subscription

|title=New Beverage From Snapple Seeks to Avoid Stigma of Dieting

|date=January 31, 2003

|work=The New York Times

|accessdate=2009-08-27

|first=Sherri

|last=Day

|archive-date=2023-08-29

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829003120/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/business/new-beverage-from-snapple-seeks-to-avoid-stigma-of-dieting.html?sec=health

|url-status=live

}}{{cite news

|url=http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/w/water/bottled_water/index.html

|title=Bottled Water

|date=August 27, 2009

|work=The New York Times

|accessdate=2009-08-27

|first=Scott

|last=James

|archive-date=2023-08-29

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829003102/https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/bottled-water

|url-status=live

}} The Los Angeles Times also cites the magazine as an authority in various stories.{{cite web

|url=http://latimes.perfectmarket.com/1997-01-24/business/fi-21741_1_taco-bell

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131073054/http://latimes.perfectmarket.com/1997-01-24/business/fi-21741_1_taco-bell

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=January 31, 2013

|title=A Pepsi Challenge

|date=January 24, 1997

|work=Los Angeles Times

|accessdate=2009-08-27

}}{{cite news

|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jan/29/business/ft-yogurt29

|title=Pushing yogurt as a beauty beverage

|date=January 29, 2007

|work=Los Angeles Times

|accessdate=2009-08-27

}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite news

|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/09/business/fi-water9

|title=Stricter labeling urged for bottled water

|date=July 9, 2009

|work=Los Angeles Times

|accessdate=2009-08-27

}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Forbes magazine, Yahoo! News and Reuters have also quoted the magazine.{{cite news

|url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/03/30/afx6229950.html

|work=Forbes

|title=BRIEF-Beverage digest says U.S. carbonated soft drink market declined 3 percent in 2008

|date=2009-03-30

|accessdate=2009-08-27

}}{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web

|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20090825/371/tbs-analysis-sugar-guidelines-could-hurt.html

|title=ANALYSIS - Sugar guidelines could hurt soft drink firms

|publisher=Yahoo! News

|date=Aug 25, 2009

|accessdate=2009-08-27}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}{{cite news

|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS224177+12-May-2009+PRN20090512

|title=Beverage Industry Fighting Childhood Obesity by Helping Children Balance Calories

|date=May 12, 2009

|publisher=Reuters

|accessdate=2009-08-27

|archive-date=2013-02-01

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201072338/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS224177+12-May-2009+PRN20090512

|url-status=dead

}}

USA Today often bases stories on information first published in Beverage Digest.{{cite news

|url=http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Beverage+Digest

|title=Beverage Digest

|publisher=USA Today

|accessdate=2009-08-27

|archive-date=2011-09-30

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930044512/http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Beverage+Digest

|url-status=dead

}}