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07.16.2024
You may have seen the headlines: Dr Pepper has now surpassed Pepsi to become the second most popular soft drink in the United States. While this shift may come as a surprise for many, for those who have been tracking...
Read Full Post04.29.2024
A Shift in the Beverage Landscape In a move that's sending ripples through the restaurant industry, Subway recently announced its decision to switch from Coca-Cola to PepsiCo products. The news has left many wondering what this means for the future...
Read Full Post11.17.2022
Photo by PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company The introduction of Coca-Cola Freestyle and Pepsi Spire was the largest change to the fountain soda industry since the transition from 5-gallon (“figal”) premix kegs to bag-in-box postmix syrup. Not only did the...
Read Full Post01.17.2022
The beverage industry is innovating at a pace faster than ever seen before. New product categories are being created, existing product lines are being extended, and once distinct product segments are now being blurred. Last year, one client of ours...
Read Full Post09.15.2020
COVID-19 has changed everything. While I’m not usually one to over-dramatize events, and I do think the signals of a “new normal” have generally been overplayed (humans are creatures of habit, after all, and I expect and hope a few...
Read Full Post08.25.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #8 What can an FBI-trained agent teach us about negotiation? Are you framing your entire negotiation in the wrong way? What makes negotiating with billion-dollar brands different? In this episode, Dan Kelly, Founder and Senior...
Read Full Post10.22.2017
There are few contracts that impact your bottom line more than your beverage deal. And beverage deal negotiations are like chess games (at least the beverage companies treat them that way). Following are 4 principles that will help you during...
Read Full Post03.27.2017
Over the last 15 years, the rise of bottled water as a product category has been nothing more than stunning. Currently at 33 percent (and rising) of all bottled beverages sold, bottled water has cemented itself as not only a...
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07.16.2024
You may have seen the headlines: Dr Pepper has now surpassed Pepsi to become the second most popular soft drink in the United States. While this shift may come as a surprise for many, for those who have been tracking...
Read Full Post04.29.2024
A Shift in the Beverage Landscape In a move that's sending ripples through the restaurant industry, Subway recently announced its decision to switch from Coca-Cola to PepsiCo products. The news has left many wondering what this means for the future...
Read Full Post11.17.2022
Photo by PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company The introduction of Coca-Cola Freestyle and Pepsi Spire was the largest change to the fountain soda industry since the transition from 5-gallon (“figal”) premix kegs to bag-in-box postmix syrup. Not only did the...
Read Full Post01.17.2022
The beverage industry is innovating at a pace faster than ever seen before. New product categories are being created, existing product lines are being extended, and once distinct product segments are now being blurred. Last year, one client of ours...
Read Full Post09.15.2020
COVID-19 has changed everything. While I’m not usually one to over-dramatize events, and I do think the signals of a “new normal” have generally been overplayed (humans are creatures of habit, after all, and I expect and hope a few...
Read Full Post08.25.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #8 What can an FBI-trained agent teach us about negotiation? Are you framing your entire negotiation in the wrong way? What makes negotiating with billion-dollar brands different? In this episode, Dan Kelly, Founder and Senior...
Read Full Post10.22.2017
There are few contracts that impact your bottom line more than your beverage deal. And beverage deal negotiations are like chess games (at least the beverage companies treat them that way). Following are 4 principles that will help you during...
Read Full Post03.27.2017
Over the last 15 years, the rise of bottled water as a product category has been nothing more than stunning. Currently at 33 percent (and rising) of all bottled beverages sold, bottled water has cemented itself as not only a...
Read Full PostJoin over 10k other industry experts who receive Enliven's advice direct to their inboxes.
We want to dramatically increase how much money you make - or save - with respect to beverages. And then we want to earn a small percentage of that new money you realized. That’s our pay-for-performance model. It ensures that our incentives are aligned. It's why our clients think of us as a true strategic business partner and not just a vendor.
We want to dramatically increase how much money you make - or save - with respect to beverages. And then we want to earn a small percentage of that new money you realized. That’s our pay-for-performance model. It ensures that our incentives are aligned. It's why our clients think of us as a true strategic business partner and not just a vendor.