Cone to Take on Soft Drinks

May 13, 2013Dear Client: Cone Distributing, blue-silver distributor in Ocala, Florida, is the latest beer distributor to also take on a major soft drink line. Starting next month, Cone will take on around 500k cases and 211 SKUs of Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPSG) brands in 18 of his 22 counties. Cone chief Doug Cone told BBD that DPSG is giving him the brands, and he expects that through increased market penetration they will be able to double sales in