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Energy drinks (+12%) and coconut waters (+19.5%) continued to roll up big volume gains while sports drinks broke out of slump to score 9.7% gain for 4 wks thru Apr 4 in NielsenIQ data reported by Goldman Sachs. Avg prices were down in sports drinks and liquid coffees. Prices up modestly in energy and bottled water while up mid-single digits in sparkling and coconut waters and 2.9% in CSDs for 4 wks. Coke, KDP & Olipop Drive Volume Gain CSD volume rose 3.5% while avg prices increased 2.9% (down from +4% for 12 wks) last 4 wks. Coca-Cola CSD volume up 6.7% (+4.7% for 12 wks) along with a 3.8% avg price gain for 4 wks. KO low/no-calorie brand volume grew 13.4% with a 4.6% avg price increase for 4 wks. PepsiCo CSD volume slipped 3.1% (-4.4% for 12 wks) which was offset with a 3.4% avg price gain last 4 wks. PEP low/no volume up 4.1% with a 2.9% avg price increase for 4 wks. Keurig Dr Pepper CSD volume up 4.5% (-0.7% for 12 wks) as its avg price came down from +3% to a 0.3% increase for 4 wks. KDP low/no volume shot up 10% for 4 wks. Private-label volume picked up 5.4% on a 1% avg price increase last 4 wks. Olipop volume up 22.4% (+25.7% for 12 wks) with assist from a 7.9% avg price cut for 4 wks. National Beverage's Faygo volume down 2.6% with a 2.1% avg price gain last 4 wks. Zevia volume grew 12.3% with a 1.5% avg price increase for 4 wks.Energy Segment Still Growing Double-Digits The continuing marvel that is the energy drink category enjoyed a 12% volume gain, matching 12-wk trend, with a modest 0.9% avg price increase last 4 wks. Monster Energy (including Bang) volume rose 5.1% (+4.4% for 12 wks) along with a 4.7% avg price gain for 4 wks. Original Monster brand volume up 3.3% while Java Monster (+13.2%), Zero Sugar (+58%) and Juice Monster (+45.3%) posted solid volume gains for 4 wks. Bang Energy's struggle continued as volume dropped 21% for 4 wks with a 6.8% avg price hike. Red Bull volume increased 6.9% (+9.6% for 12 wks) on a small (-0.8%) avg price dip for 4 wks. Original Red Bull brand volume off slightly (-0.3%) while Summer and Winter Editions along with Peach flavor continued to drive volume increase. Summer volume still doubling. Celsius Holdings (including Alani Nu) volume up 26.3% (+25.5% for 12 wks) along with a 3.2% avg price gain for 4 wks. Alani Nu volume rolled to a 94% increase with a 1.2% avg price increase for 4 wks. Keurig Dr Pepper (Ghost) volume grew 24.2% (+26.5% for 12 wks) with a 1.9% avg price lift last 4 wks. Nutrabolt (C4) volume up 10.5% with assist from a 13.% avg price drop for 4 wks. 5-Hour Energy shot volume fell 7.7% (-10% for 12 wks) with a 1.4% avg price increase last 4 wks. Campbell Soup (V8 Energy line) volume up 1.7% (+4% for 12 wks) with a 3.7% avg price gain for 4 wks. PepsiCo portfolio (not including CELH) volume dropped 10% with a 1.4% avg price decrease last 4 wks.Gatorade Back to Double-Digit Volume Growth Sports drink volume grew 9.7% (+6% for 12 wks) on a small (-0.4%) avg price decrease last 4 wks. PEP (Gatorade) volume soared 14.4% (+8.6% for 12 wks) with a 3.2% avg price drop for 4 wks. KO (Powerade and Body Armor) volume up 4.1% (+3.7% for 12 wks) along with a 3.8% avg price gain last 4 wks. KDP-aligned Electrolit continued its torrid growth with volume shooting up 33.8% despite 4.5% avg price increase for 4 wks. Prime Hydration still plummeting. Volume down 55% for 4 wks with a 2.6% avg price gain last 4 wks.Danone Waters Still Rolling; Private-Label & Primo Growing Too Bottled water volume rose 5.1% with a modest 0.3% avg price gain for 4 wks. Private-label water volume up 8% (+7.5% for 12 wks) on a 0.6% avg price decrease last 4 wks. Primo Brands volume up 5.9% with a 1% avg price gain for 4 wks. Coca-Cola water volume grew 7.5% with a 0.5% avg price increase last 4 wks. PepsiCo water volume dropped 17.3% (-18% for 12 wks) as its avg price increase was up to +12.1% for 4 wks. Nestle volume gain accelerated to +6.9% (up 3.2% for 12 wks) while its avg price declined 3.4% for 4 wks. The Wonderful Co (Fiji) volume up 3% with a 1.3% avg price decrease last 4 wks. Crystal Geyser volume up 1.6% along with a 4.6% avg price gain for 4 wks. Keurig Dr Pepper (Core, Evian) volume off 4.7% with a 1.9% avg price increase last 4 wks. Danone North America volume grew 12.3% along with a solid 7.2% avg price hike for 4 wks. Niagara volume slipped 1.8% (+3% for 12 wks) on a small (-0.9%) avg price decrease last 4 wks. Hint volume down 3% along with a 3.2% avg price cut for 4 wks. Liquid Death still-water volume fell 9.4% with a 1.9% avg price increase last 4 wks.Nestle, Spindrift & Waterloo Continue to Drive Sparkling Volume Sparkling flavored water segment volume slipped 0.8% but avg prices were up 5.9% last 4 wks. Segment leader, Talking Rain's Sparkling Ice, managed to just break even as its 11.4% volume drop was offset with an 11.4% avg price jump for 4 wks. Nestle volume up 10.3% along with a big 12% avg price hike last 4 wks. National Beverage Corp's LaCroix volume down 5.6% but that was offset with a avg price gain of +7.6% for 4 wks. Coca-Cola volume dropped a whopping 46.3% for 4 wks as its avg price increase was up to +9.6% for 4 wks. Polar volume gained 7.7% along with a 2.8% avg price increase last 4 wks. PepsiCo volume grew 9.7% for 4 wks but its avg price declined by 4.6% for 4 wks. Spindrift volume up 18.2% (+15.7% for 12 wks) along with a 5.3% avg price gain last 4 wks. Waterloo volume up 10.3% along with a solid 8.8% avg price increase for 4 wks. Liquid Death's sparkling version volume fell 5.7% with a 3.3% avg price gain last 4 wks.Another Big Price Cut for Stok Coffee Liquid coffee segment volume managed a 1.3% volume gain while avg price declined 2.2% for 4 wks. Pepsi/Starbucks North American Coffee Partnership volume grew 1.4% but avg price fell 3.7% for 4 wks. Danone (Stok) volume shot up 45.9% for 4 wks with assist from a 28% avg price drop last 4 wks. Stok prices down an avg of 20% for 12 wks. Coca-Cola coffee volume dropped 26% as its avg price gain reached +10.6% for 4 wks. Black Rifle volume off 11.1% with a 4.9% avg price increase last 4 wks. Califia Farms volume fell 7.5% (+0.8% for 12 wks) with a 0.2% avg price gain for 4 wks.Big Coconut Water Gains Coconut water volume up 19.6% along with a 7.1% avg price increase for 4 wks. Shelf-stable leader Vita Coco volume surged 18.8% despite a 9.8% avg price hike for 4 wks. Refrigerated leader Harmless Harvest volume jumped 25.8% (+15% for 12 wks) on a 3.2% avg price gain last 4 wks. Ethnic mainstay Goya Foods volume sagged 1.5% despite a 3.9% avg price cut for 4 wks. C20 Pure Coconut water volume shot up 37.7% with a 3.2% avg price decrease last 4 wks.

SCANNER TRENDS: Energy, Sports Drinks & Coconut Water Post Big Volume Gains; Overall Weaker Pricing Except for Coconut Water & Sparkling Gains

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