Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (nyse: ABV ), commonly known as AmBev, is a Brazilian-based alcoholic beverage producer.

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In that same year, Cultiba was the only producer and distributor of beverages in Mexico with nationwide operations and was the country's second-largest beverage company based on combined sales volume of soft drinks and water.

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The top 10 new food and beverage products thrived on home-based consumption.

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The following month Kalbe set up a joint venture company with Milko Beverage Industry called Kalbe Milko Indonesia to produce milk-based healthy foods and beverages.

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Based in Israel, SodaStream is a global leader in the home beverage carbonation market, producing soda making systems that enable consumers to easily transform ordinary tap water into carbonated drinks instantly.

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Fast forward and Nantucket Nectars was acquired by Cadbury Schweppes in 2002, and today it is part of Plano, Texas-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), an integrated refreshment beverage business marketing more than 50 beverage brands throughout North America.

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Estimated based on publicly available US CSD market figures (volume) reported by Beverage Digest.

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Based on current trajectories, Michael Bellas, the CEO of the industry tracker Beverage Marketing Corp.

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Wahaha, based in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, says it has been China's biggest beverage maker over the past 11 years.

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