The Board of the Beverage Forum has selected Craig E. Weatherup, Former Chairman and CEO of The Pepsi Bottling Group; Former CEO of Pepsi-Cola Company; and Former President of PepsiCo, Inc. as the recipient of the Forum’s Lifetime Achievement Award. A special ceremony will be held in his honor at the 12th annual Beverage Forum 2005.

Beverage Marketing Corporation and Beverage World magazine will also present its annual awards to the best of the large companies (over $1 billion) and best of the small companies (under $1 billion). The Beverage Forum 2005 Companies of the Year Awards will be presented during the Forum Luncheon on Wednesday, April 27th.

The Beverage Forum 2005 Companies of the Year

Miller Brewing Company 
 
POM Wonderful

All Forum attendees are invited to attend the Awards Luncheon and Cocktail Reception.

Past winners include:

2004 Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees

Donald R. Keough

The Beverage Forum 2004 Companies of the Year

Cott Corporation
Hansen Natural Corporation

Beverage Aisle’s Excellence in Beverage Retailing 2004

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.



2003 Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree

August A. Busch III
The Beverage Forum 2003 Companies of the Year

Anheuser Busch, Inc.
Red Bull North America, Inc.

Beverage Aisle’s Excellence in Beverage Retailing 2003

7-Eleven


The Beverage Forum 2002 Companies of the Year

Constellation Brands, Inc.
Guinness Bass Import Company

Beverage Aisle’s Excellence in Beverage Retailing 2002

Wal-Mart


The Beverage Forum 2001 Companies of the Year

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
Heineken USA Incorporated

Beverage Aisle’ s Excellence in Beverage Retailing 2001

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