Drink industry

The drink industry (or drinks industry, also known as the beverage industry) produces drinks, in particular alcoholic beverage, ready to drink and soft 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 bottled in glass, plastic or in can. Innovations in the drink industry, catalysed by requests for non-alcoholic drinks, include Hot-fill or cold-fill, drink plants, processing, and packing.

Largest companies

Largest beverage companies worldwide in 2021:

Rank	Name	Country
1	AB InBev	Belgium
2	Nestlé SA	Switzerland
3	The Coca-Cola Co.	United States
4	PepsiCo Inc.	United States
5	Starbucks Corp.	United States
6	Heineken N.V.	Netherlands
7	Diageo PLC	United Kingdom
8	Suntory Holdings Ltd.	Japan
9	Keurig Dr Pepper	United States
10	Molson Coors Beverage Co,	Canada/United States

See also

• Alcoholic beverage
• Alcoholic beverage industry in Europe
• Brewing industry
• List of drinks
• Soft drink
• Bottled water
• Food industry
• Container-deposit legislation
• Beverage Digest

Further reading

• Principles of Food, Beverage, and Labor Cost Controls. Paul R. Dittmer, J. Desmond Keefe. John Wiley & Sons. 3 December 2008
• Lea, Andrew Geoffrey Howard; Piggott, John Raymond (2003). Fermented Beverage Production. Springer. ISBN 9780306472756.