The emerging market in “alternative” beverages is front and center at the 2004 NRA Show. Consumers looking for non-traditional tastes from their beverages have a variety of new options to choose from, as smaller beverage companies carve out niches in upscale carbonated and non-carbonated beverages, the energy-drink sector continues to grow, and international tastes and flavors penetrate the American market
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