Report: Coke to Share Some Bev Alc Brand Profits With Bottlers

Dear Client: Thanksgiving might have passed, but Coke’s US bottlers could get a piece of the company’s alcoholic pie, as the company has agreed to compensate soda bottlers for its alcohol portfolio extensions, reports Beverage Digest. The news of a contract between Coke and its US bottlers comes on the heels of Coke’s introduction of Jack & Coke in Mexico through Jack Daniels maker Brown-Forman, with the spirits-based RTD slated to hit the US market next year.  Coke’s US bottlers