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It makes and sells sparkling waters, sodas, and juice drinks, mostly under its own brands.
National Beverage Corp. is a drink company that mostly sells its own brands rather than other people's. Its star is LaCroix, the fizzy flavored sparkling water that became a cult favorite. It also sells Shasta sodas, Faygo pop, Everfresh juices, Rip It energy drinks, and Mr. Pure juices. You'll find its stuff in grocery stores, big-box retailers, convenience stores, and gas stations, plus vending machines and food service. It sells to everyday shoppers, not fancy restaurants. Think of it as the scrappy independent bottler that owns its own quirky labels instead of renting out space to Coca-Cola or Pepsi.
The business is simple: make drinks cheaply, ship them out, and keep the brands catchy. Sparkling water like LaCroix is the growth engine and the reason investors care, while soda and juice are steadier, more old-school categories. It runs its own plants so it controls production and keeps costs low, which matters because drinks are heavy, cheap per unit, and expensive to ship. That means scale and logistics decide who wins. The company is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it's been run for decades by CEO Nick Caporella, who owns a big chunk of the stock and runs the place in a very hands-on, no-frills way.
What makes National Beverage interesting is the contrast: a small player punching above its weight against giants ten times its size, with a fierce loyal following for LaCroix. It generates solid cash, pays a dividend, and has bought back a meaningful slice of its own shares over the years. The catch is that growth has stalled at times as sparkling water got crowded with copycats, and the company is famously tight-lipped with investors, which some find charming and others find frustrating. Still, it's a rare case of a family-style operator competing in a category dominated by two of the biggest corporations on Earth.
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