Convenience retailers express more optimism for 2025 beverage sales

Retailers have higher hopes for beverage sales this year as the months pass by. According to Goldman Sachs' second quarter Beverage Bytes survey, beverage sales trends in the convenience store channel accelerated in the second quarter to +3.4%, which in turn drove retailers' more optimistic growth outlook this year by roughly 70 basis points to +3.7% versus the firm's Q1 survey.