1.   Alternative beverages soon followed, including coffee, bottled water and juices.

2.   Concerns about alcohol abuse created interest in alternative beverages, prompting the beer industry to develop a new line of alcohol-free beers.

3.   In addition, alcohol-free wines are more expensive than other alternative beverages, such as sparkling water or apple cider.

4.   In America, water is an alternative beverage.

5.   Offer plenty of alternative beverages, especially bottled water, to help control alcohol consumption.

6.   Quaker Oats had paid a big premium at the peak of explosive growth enjoyed by alternative beverages.

7.   Snapple has been beset by distribution problems and advertising missteps, as well as a slowdown in the market for so-called alternative beverages.

8.   The core cola business of the biggest companies has been growing far more slowly than have alternative beverages, such as iced teas and juice-based drinks.

9.   They wanted their restaurant crews to emphasize the broad array of alternative beverage selections available, with the hope of reducing tap water incidence.

10.   Worse yet, the field in which Snapple has competed, known as New Age or alternative beverages, has lost momentum as fickle shoppers returned to soft drinks.