The holidays tend to make Americans very, very thirsty. And that’s a problem this year, with supply chain snarls hitting the beverage industry — from soda to energy drinks, booze to beer — especially hard. Things could get even tougher in the next couple months.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Libation frustrations: Holiday supply chain problems hit the beverage industry
Shortages of bottles and cans, missing ingredients and trucking snarls threaten companies’ ‘liquid assets’
By Laura Reiley
December 8, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. EST