Top Journalists in Soft Drinks and Juices
Chloé Alverson Beverage Industry
Associate editor at Beverage Industry (BNP Media) covering new product development, category trends and news across soft drinks, waters, juices and functional beverages. Specialties: Non-alcoholic beverage news; soft drinks and juices; category reports; packaging/brand launches.
Rachel Arthur BeverageDaily (William Reed)
Editor of BeverageDaily leading daily coverage of global non-alcoholic beverages with a focus on soft drinks, juices, formulation, regulation and market trends. Specialties: Global soft drinks and juices; formulation and ingredients; regulation; sustainability; market strategy.
Brad Avery BevNET
Senior reporter at BevNET covering news and analysis across soft drinks, functional soda, energy, tea/coffee and juice brands. Specialties: Non-alcoholic beverage business; scanner data analysis; brand growth; RTD coffee/tea; functional beverages.
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James Beeson The Grocer
Drinks editor at The Grocer, reporting on alcohol and non-alcohol categories with frequent coverage of carbonates, water and juices. Specialties: UK and global drinks (incl. soft drinks & water); NPD; M&A; category marketing; regulation.
Dean Best Just Drinks (GlobalData)
Managing editor at Just Drinks overseeing global coverage, including soft drinks strategy, energy drinks innovation and corporate developments. Specialties: Global beverage industry leadership and strategy; soft drinks/energy; corporate moves and earnings; M&A.
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Melissa Bradshaw FoodBev Media
Deputy editor at FoodBev Media reporting daily on international beverage launches and trends, with frequent coverage of soft drinks and juices. Specialties: International beverage news; juice and soft drink NPD; sustainability; packaging.
Martín Caballero BevNET
Managing editor at BevNET writing news and feature coverage of the non-alcoholic beverage sector, including soft drinks and juices. Specialties: Non-alcoholic beverage industry; distribution and retail; functional soda; kombucha; better-for-you juices.
Elizabeth Crawford FoodNavigator‑USA (William Reed)
Senior editor at FoodNavigator‑USA and host of the Soup‑To‑Nuts podcast, frequently covering sodas, juices and functional beverage trends in the US market. Specialties: US food & beverage business; policy and health; soft drinks and juice trends; low/no sugar innovation.
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Christopher Doering Food Dive (Informa TechTarget)
Senior reporter at Food Dive who regularly breaks and analyzes soft drink and juice news, from launches to corporate strategy and earnings. Specialties: CPG beverage companies (Coke, PepsiCo, KDP); category innovation; M&A; channel strategy.
Fiona Holland Just Drinks (GlobalData)
Deputy editor/reporter across Just Drinks and Just Food covering global drinks, including soft drinks taxes, brand relaunches and juice category news. Specialties: Global beverage news; energy and soft drinks; regulatory policy across Europe; category moves.
Jessica Jacobsen Beverage Industry
Editor of Beverage Industry magazine leading trade coverage of non‑alcoholic categories with regular soft drink and juice reporting. Specialties: Category deep dives; brand features; bottling/operations; soft drinks, waters and juices.
Gerry Khermouch Beverage Business Insights (Beer Marketer’s Insights)
Editor of Beverage Business Insights and longtime BevNET contributor known for sharp analysis of soft drink and juice trends and go‑to‑market dynamics. Specialties: Non‑alcoholic beverage strategy; distribution; innovation; data‑driven trend analysis across soft drinks and juices.
Jeffrey Klineman BevNET
Editor‑in‑chief at BevNET overseeing reporting across BevNET’s platforms and conferences with deep expertise in soft drinks and juices. Specialties: Industry leadership; market structure; founder/brand strategy across non‑alc beverages; events programming.
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Ray Latif BevNET / Taste Radio
Editor/producer at BevNET and host of Taste Radio, frequently profiling soft drink and juice brands and category shifts. Specialties: Emerging beverage brands; founder interviews; scaling, marketing and distribution across soft drinks and functional beverages.
Greg Lindenberg CSP Daily News (Informa)
Digital editor at CSP covering convenience retail with frequent reporting on packaged soft drinks, energy, waters and juices. Specialties: Convenience retail beverage news; cold vault sets; brand and bottler deals (Coke/Pepsi/KDP); packaged beverage trends.
Ananya Mariam Rajesh Reuters (Thomson Reuters)
Reuters sector specialist/reporter who regularly covers Coca‑Cola, PepsiCo and KDP earnings and category moves in soft drinks and juices. Specialties: US consumer & retail news for listed companies; earnings coverage; macro impacts on beverage portfolios.
Lauren Sabetta Beverage Industry
Managing editor at Beverage Industry producing regular features and news across non‑alcoholic categories, including soft drinks and juices. Specialties: Trade features and production; category spotlights; carbonation/RTD tea; juice and water segments.
Lukas Southard BevNET / NOSH
Senior reporter across BevNET and NOSH covering innovation and growth in non‑alcoholic beverages, including soft drinks and juices. Specialties: Emerging beverage brands; distribution and retail expansion; functional soda and wellness beverages.
Duane Stanford Beverage Digest
Editor & publisher of Beverage Digest, the industry’s executive newsletter on soft drinks, bottlers and juices. Specialties: Executive‑level soft drink analysis; bottling system; competitive strategy; data and market structure.
Monica Watrous Food Business News (Sosland Publishing)
Managing editor at Food Business News who frequently covers beverage innovation, founder stories and major soft drink company strategies. Specialties: CPG business and innovation; better‑for‑you beverages; startup features; category trends in soft drinks and juices.
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