BY RENEE PAS Beverage Indusiry’s annual ranking of the top companies in the bever- age business includes companies from every category. “wo categories are ted when it ‘comes to the beverage segments that show up mos frequently on the Top 100 ist: beer and botled water are both produced by 28 eiferent companies. Water tens to be produced mostly by companies that alao manufacture soft rinks and steratve beverages, mak an ray Err Cen) ‘COCA-COLA CO. 'SOFT DRINKS, WATER, 23,104 ATLANTA ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES, JUICE WESTLE SA COFFEE, WATER, JUICE, ‘a. VEVEY, SWITZERLAND DAIRY, AES ey DIAGEO SPIRIT, WINE, BEER a | ce ee ee _ ANHEUSER-BUSCH INC. ‘BEER 15,036 NEY BEER 306 | Number of Top 100 VEN, BELGIUM. companies that produce: HEM KW BEER, WINE, SPITS, a8 : La AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS. SOFT DRINKS PEPSICO IN. SOFT DRINKS, WATER, JUICE, tae INE SPIRITS, 14588 | PURCHASE, NY TERNATIVE BEVERAGES PERNOD-RICARD™= SPIRITS, WINE, JUICE _PARIS, FRANCE KRAFT FOODS I. 7 | ‘STARBUCKS CORP. ‘COFFEE, TEA 6369 | 3 SEATTLE, WAS! WWOLSON COORS BREWS Oo. EER 7 es GOLDEN, COLOAMONTREAL QUEBEC ie | 2 GROUPO HODELO A aa a8 | = ico oy, WEXCD : 7 a DAMONE GROUP WATER, CARY DS aie | 5 PARIS, RAICE - Ed GOUSTELLATION BRANDS BEER WN, SATS a6 CANANDAIGUA, NY. 28| Beverage om bevindustry.com June 2006Hore today. Sara Lap sod os Sete Group ate st year BACARDI LTD. PEMBROKE, HM BERMUDA SPA. Natural Spring Water LONDON, UK. EJ GALLO WINERY MODESTO, CALE FOSTERS GROUP 7D SOUTHEANK VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA SOUTHCORP LT | __e.souAne, ausTaaLia ED BULL Ty nn SCHL Al SEE, AUSTRIA BROWH-FORHAN CORP, eer LOUIE ade TORONTO, ONTARIO oct i Ea BANDS pier EL. LL aes PROCTER & GAHLE etn CINCIVNATI, OHIO _ eee ‘OCERN SPRAY CAANGERRIES WC, eae) LLAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO., MASS. aurea ‘ gee tinies THE GAMBRRUS CO, Sree a SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, rose DDAVIDE CAMPAR es companion, boot a mor es ei ees ere NEWYORK. Sais -FEROLITO, VULTAGGIO & SONS Pim LAKE SUCCESS, NV. ope te ees presenting the ear of ee ea IMPORTED FROM BELGIUM DRINK IT FOR LIFE BXxStream LACEAL WHITESTONE, LY, HANSEN HATURAL CORP Be Ge td Sac nF ree eye ee ‘OLD BROOKVILLE, 1. a TRE TOP WC, See SELAH. WASH tees BRONCO WE GRO eet CERES CALE 30| Beverage www. bevindustry.com June 20062105 SALES ita Falling in line 3617 | The nam: | the Tap 100 haven't changes rnuch from year to year For the last three years runing its boon the same four companies lining SBIR 3.300" up on the font nes: The Coca- — (Cala Co, Nestlé, Diageo and 3182 | AmevserSuscn = But companies farther down, SOFT DRINK, JUIGE 3.065 the lt also ae making news. | Intemai reorganization coninves ‘3000 at Miler Srewing Co. inthe United States folowing South WINE, SP ~ 2970" BEER, WINE ‘ican Browerioe’ 2002 aoa tion of Miler. Greater marketing WINE, BEER 810° | focus and closer tos with esr ors are credit for some oft PEGS | 2006 success, SABNler added 51.9 bilion in 2008 to report, Zap | $14.8 bllon in salos, compared | with $12.6 bition in 2004. ‘inlay, ei gine al beret spr (ou ated peel | ang tn 200 err of toate os bar (Campsie Stin ces Kea epee | extra $2.2 bition in 2008, report | Ros tonin ots Spars wih 1.8 2008 New York state of mind Pe Pee aires SOFT DRINKS, WATER, TEA, ALTERNATIVE SPIRITS ro WE SPITS SOFT DAIS, JUICE, ILTERNATIVE BEVERAGES, WATER woo bev Jn the fist few ots on ee CHINES ROCKET ao XStream xSmeam Beverage Network 0. Box 100630 Fart Lauer, Fs 3510 (600) 627-9890 industry.com Beverage! 31y Behind a numbers poly k Print Registered Film pack Equipment Specialists BUT DUC sd MATERIAL SAVINGS ROEM NUS era M Ea aE AHL Ease) tay Na ery 727-578-5000 Manufacturer for over 40 years wun bevindustry.com his year’ st continues to flo ‘wcanttends of companies being Bought, marged or otherwse rans: forming themselves, Hee are he ‘hanges that sand out on this years Top 100: No.3» Diageo: Acquired Calflora wioemaker The Calone Wie Grau 2004, boosting its presence inthe US. market wth wider atrbton, No, 8 -Pernod-Rcar: Purchased Aled Domeca in 2005 ater adding war wth ts compettos. The move taunched the compar ito the No. 2 | spot inte spr industry, No. 12 Molson Coors: 2005 mathe the fist year asa ew company fo lowing the merger a Aion Coors Co. and Mlsan ic in 2008, Te company ‘reported a 27.3 parent necase In sale for 2005 No. 15 = Constellation Brands: Uppad is wins pot with bw aequition of The Robert Mondavt Crp. nthe last days of 200 ontop of tking a 40 percent onnersip stain aan wi- ey tng that yar. Both conrbutes toa 15 percent increase Inne sae las year and took the company 1 han $4 ion n saa forthe first time No. 87 - Apple & Eve: Bought Northland Cranberi’ branded business in 2005, making ite leader in 100 percent cranberry ice ucts. The deal ined a supply agree amen for ortiand, which camtines to operate asa grou No. 63 -Cruzan Internation za. The company makes its ance Ons years lit 36. anced ast tat would vat of Absolut Spins Co, June 2006FANKCOMPARYLOCATION Being the top dog ecnes at No, 1 Coce-Coa may rt get UST NE the same Kind cf paparaeienion os GREENWICH, com Briney Spear bute company dofitaly BOSTON BEER CO. HG. hounded by compe |_20STOW.MASS. tia ota OCKSTAR favha pam AS VEGAS ev Gees tere LENATURES I covtenee ae LATROBE. PENN re, Rao tougher fo keep eer peated le THE TERLATO WINE GROUP cna LUE LL FARWER BROS. CO. Coca-Cola manages tt oe last yeer, adding an extra $1.2 TRINGHERO FAMILY ESTATES ton n 2005 sales vs. 2004 ST HELENA, CALE “Te company eres he ED AUC Irate ts flor to ea tae shar inthe RTD seg- mere ater sng shave to pr yoa) anc growing sors, ce and wate war ‘do. One tp so, et wore sare in teow or cOnpato Nortand cafes as you, Te improve Ot the chars. 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I's not merely trendy, become pat of pop culture andi is extand: ing ts influence beyond the cates shop. ‘Starbucks row has an entertaiant ahv- sion, Starbucks Entertainment, that's esigned to creat market ing ventura olin Eo] unrren stares BEVERAGE STAMFORD, COMM, Gy sazenac co, SPIRITS, WINE 1 NEW ORLEANS, LA [57 .c. YUENGLING & SON BEER a POTTSVILLE, PA, CCRUZAN INTERNATIONAL Wit SriRiTs 106 |_WEST PALM BEACH, LA ‘SOFT DAIKS 102 | Beer theband wth tims, muse nd books — cases wih a WHITE ROOK DISTCLERIES fnancal LEWISTON, MAME. — oa ‘SMUCKER QUALITY BEVERAGES INC. ‘he conpany's Serre Tre comsany. GLACIER WATER SERVICES 7 backing Lonegate’s wisiacaue TMDUNTAW VALLEY SPRING OD Wwarea | ‘Akeelah and the Bee (the equity stake was not alisclosed), released this sping. Chairman Howard Schutz recent told USA Today. “Our customers have given us| permission to extend the experience” HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, ARK, : VERMONT PURE HOLOWOS LTD. 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Last year, sales grew 28.9 per- cent to land the company at $25 blo. ‘This summer, the company plans to add ‘one more variation to ts mix... larger 16.6-0unce version ofthe products being tested in Las Vegas. While many competitors ‘have launched comparable cnergy drinks at this larger size (as opposed to the ‘wactonal -ounce ‘energy din size) ‘th price points hovering around esp ices, Red Bull ic pricing ts 16.6- ‘unee product at $88.58, We want ta see the impact ‘of a promium- priced 16-ounce product onthe overall eateno- 1 says Red But ‘spokesperson Patrice adcan. 38 Beverage oT TULLY'S COFFEE CORP. SEATTLE, WASH [EIDRIOH COFFEE IRVINE, CALIE FUZE BEVERAGE ENGLEWOOD CLIFES, PYRAMID BREWERIES SEATTLE, WASH. ‘NEW BELGIUM BREWING FORT GOLLINS, COLO, LAIRD & 00. OBEYVILLE, Na “CRYSTAL GEYSER ROXANE WATER SAN FRANCISCO "TALKING RAIN BEVERAGE GD. INE PRESTON, WASH, 'WISSANICKON MOUNTAIN SPRIIG WATER It PHILADELPHIA THE LION BREWERY ING WILKES-BARRE, PA. LEADING BRANDS INC. ICHMOND, CANADA ‘SOMES S0DA.CO. SEATTLE, WASH, WIDMER BROS. STREWN 0. PORTLAND, ORE. REDHOOK ALE BREWERY INC WOODINVILLE, WASH, UUNITED STATES DISTILLED PRODUCTS CD. UNCETON, ‘3G FAST SPORTS & BEVERAGE CO, DENVER, COLO, LARSRURN (NG, WATEBTOWN, WIS. ‘BROOKLYN BREWERY BROOKLYN, NY. LE BLEU CORP. ADVANCE, N.C. SIDNEY FRANK TPORTING C0. NEW ROCHELLE, NL. BROOKLYN BOTTLING. LVL. PITTSBURGH BREWING CO, PITTSBURGH, PA ‘MERIDIAN BEVERAGES ATLANTA LN, PHILLIPS i. ESPARTO, CALIE FREIXENET USA SONOMA, CALIE ‘WHITE ROCK CORP. .WOTESTONE, WY. BRAVO FOODS. 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