Last year at this time, Dairy Foods had good news to share about the ready-to-drink juice/juice drink categories. The two largest of the four categories — refrigerated juices/drinks and shelf-stable bottled juices — made impressive dollar and unit sales gains during the 52 weeks ending March 21, 2021, according to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI.
This year, those categories’ gains were much smaller. However, one category that failed to impress last year saw significant dollar and unit sales increases.