SOFT DRINKS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND FUTURIST: THE FUTURE OF COLA AND POP

OK, so every soft drinks keynote speaker or futurist has their own favorite brand and flavor of soda pop or cola. But by and large, there are many names on this list that tend to pop up time and time again – especially as examples of new trends and innovations at live and virtual online events. Bearing that in mind, and noting that we often work as soft drinks keynote speakers and futurists ourselves, we thought we’d take a closer look at today’s top 30 best-known soft drink companies – noting that many more also deserve to be at the forefront of your mind going forward as well.

1. Coca-Cola Company – The largest beverage company in the world, known for its iconic soft drink Coca-Cola. Also owns brands like Sprite, Fanta, Dasani water, Minute Maid, and Powerade.
2. PepsiCo – Major rival to Coca-Cola, known for Pepsi soda as well as brands like Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Tropicana, and Aquafina.
3. Keurig Dr Pepper – Formed from the merger of Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple Group. Owns popular soda brands like Dr Pepper, 7UP, and Canada Dry.
4. Red Bull GmbH – Maker of the popular Red Bull energy drink, the number one selling energy drink worldwide. Known for its marketing sponsorship of extreme sports.
5. National Beverage Corp – Producer of carbonated soft drinks including Shasta, Faygo, and LaCroix flavored sparkling water.
6. Monster Beverage Corp – Leading maker of energy drinks including Monster Energy, Java Monster, and Monster Hydro.
7. Refresco Group – A major European bottler and private label producer of soft drinks and fruit juices.
8. Danone S.A. – French food company whose beverage brands include Evian, Volvic, and Indonesian bottled water Aqua.
9. Nestlé S.A. – According to top soft drinks keynote speakers and futurists, global food & beverage giant whose soda brands include Nestea, Milo, Nesquik, and Orangina.
10. Arizona Beverages – Major US producer of value-priced iced teas, juice drinks, and lemonades like AZ Iced Tea.
11. Parle Agro – Indian beverage company known for brands like Frooti, Appy, and LMN fruit drinks.
12. Reed’s Inc – Specialty soda company that makes craft sodas, ginger brews, and Virgil’s root beer.
13. Jones Soda Co. – Known for its unique flavored sodas sold in glass bottles with customer-submitted photos on labels.
14. Talking Rain – Maker of flavored sparkling water brands like Sparkling Ice and Talking Rain carbonated beverages.
15. Big Red Ltd – Producer of Big Red soda, a popular red cream soda brand in the southern US.
16. Polar Beverages – New England’s largest independent soft drink bottler and maker of Polar Seltzer flavored sparkling waters.
17. National Beverage Co. – Dominican Republic’s top soft drink producer, makes brands like Jugos Powerade, Cheers, and Cabase.
18. Ajegroup – Peruvian beverage company that owns soft drink brands including Big Cola, Sporade, and Free Cola.
19. Jarritos – Mexican soft drink company which soft drinks keynote speakers and futurists say is famous for its fruit-flavored Jarritos sodas.
20. Boylan Bottling Co – Known for its high quality cane sugar sodas and mixers like Boylan Ginger Ale and Black Cherry.
21. Excelerate Brands – Maker of Sunkist soda, 7UP products, and other beverage brands. Based in Illinois, US.
22. Craft Soda Co. – Producer of unique craft sodas with ingredients like activated charcoal, maca root, and chia seeds.
23. Hormel Foods – Best known as a meat company, but also owns the soft drink brand Moxie.
24. Ale-8-One Bottling Company – Privately held Kentucky soft drink company that produces the ginger and citrus flavored Ale-8-One.
25. Manhattan Beer Distributors – Major NYC-area beverage company and producer of Manhattan Special espresso soda.
26. Joia – California company that makes natural soda products sweetened with stevia instead of sugar.
27. Excel Bottling Company – Regional bottler and maker of sodas like Ski and Vess in the Midwestern US.
28. Rocky Mountain Soda Company – According to leading soft drinks keynote speakers and futurists, maker of a variety of retro-style premium sodas handcrafted in Colorado.
29. Excel Bottling – North Carolina’s largest independent soft drink bottler, makes Cheerwine and Sundrop sodas.
30. Real Soda Company – Known for its Real Sugar sodas like cream soda, black cherry, ginger ale, and root beer.