Drink industry


The drink industry produces drinks, in particular ready to drink products. Drink production can vary greatly depending on the product being made. ManufacturingDrinks.com explains that, "bottling facilities differ in the types of bottling lines they operate and the types of products they can run". Drinks may be canned or bottled, hot-fill or cold-fill, and natural or conventional. Innovations in the drink industry, catalysed by requests for non-alcoholic drinks, include: drink plants, drink processing, and drink packing.

Largest companies

The largest global players in 2017 were:
  1. AB InBev
  2. The Coca-Cola Company
  3. PepsiCo
  4. Nestlé SA
  5. Suntory Holdings Ltd.
  6. Heineken NV
  7. Starbucks Corp.
  8. SAB Miller
  9. Diageo
  10. Unilever