ON TOP The Coca-Cola Co., Inc. announced that Brian P. Kelley has been appointed to lead the integration of The Coca-Cola Company’s and Coca-Cola Enterprises’ North American operations. Kelley currently serves as president and general manager, still beverages and supply chain, Coca-Cola North America. Link From Beverage Spectrum Magazine: Bottled Water Still Effervescent – Many […]
CHICAGO, March 23 /PRNewswire/ — In the next stage of its evolution from sports drink to sports performance innovator, The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), will launch G Series Pro – a new variant of its recently launched G Series – through a distribution alliance with GNC, the nation’s premier specialist retailer […]
BRONX, N.Y., March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), the world’s second-largest food and beverage company, today announced new global goals in the areas of nutrition, the environment, and workplace practices at its investor conference here at the Legends Suite Club in Yankee Stadium. The goals are designed to advance PepsiCo’s commitment to deliver sustainable […]
PURCHASE, N.Y. (March 18, 2010) /PRNewswire/ – One year after PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) and the Carbon Trust launched an innovative partnership that began with certifying the carbon footprint of Tropicana Pure Premium® orange juice, Tropicana is announcing a groundbreaking pilot program that could drastically reduce its lifecycle carbon footprint and have a dramatic impact on the […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) announced today it is voluntarily adopting a new global policy to stop sales of full-sugar soft drinks to primary and secondary schools by 2012. The industry-leading policy establishes for the first time a consistent global approach to the sale of beverages to schools by a major […]
ON TOP Expo West: No Fermentation Vacation – Kombucha, the vinegary, sour product of tea fermentation, has some pretty sweet growth prospects, if last week’s Natural Products Expo West is any measure. Link PepsiCo announced that Chief Financial Officer Richard Goodman will be succeeded at the end of this month by Hugh Johnston, a 23-year […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) announced today that Chief Financial Officer Richard Goodman will be succeeded at the end of this month by Hugh Johnston, a 23-year company veteran who currently serves as executive vice president of PepsiCo Global Operations. “It is with very mixed emotions that I am making this […]
PURCHASE, N.Y. – Mar. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ – PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) announced today that it has completed the $7.8 billion strategic acquisitions of its two largest bottlers, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. and PepsiAmericas, Inc. With the completion of the mergers, PepsiCo today is the largest food and beverage business in North America and the […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today announced that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, for its previously announced acquisitions of The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (NYSE: PBG) and PepsiAmericas, Inc. ( PAS). In […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ — Does the morning grind have you so tired you can barely get out of bed and out the door. Answering the call of energy-deprived souls everywhere, AMP Energy is introducing its new AMP Energy Juice, a 100% juice infused with all the power of AMP Energy. A new alternative […]
ON TOP Deadline Today: 2010 Energy Guide – The beverage industry’s guide to energy drinks, energy shots, powders, tablets, and suppliers to the energy drink category. Your brand will be promoted to 17,000 print readers in Beverage Spectrum and 50,000 digital readers via BevNET.com. Link DS Waters, owner of the Sparkletts and Alhambra bottled water […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) today announced in connection with its proposed acquisitions of The Pepsi Bottling Group (NYSE: PBG) and PepsiAmericas, Inc. (NYSE: PAS) that it signed a consent decree proposed by the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) providing for the maintenance of the confidentiality of certain information […]
ON TOP Coconut Water Cut-Downs Accompany Category Buildup – Even during the shortest, least tropical month of the year, the long knives came out this week in a series of skirmishes over the emerging coconut water category. Link A new Nestle-sponsored study finds that water has the least environmental impact of any beverage choice, and […]
CHICAGO, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Building on the momentum from its brand refresh with the G campaign last year, The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo (PEP), is expanding on its hydration expertise and staking out new ground by delivering a broader product line to help address the sports performance needs of more athletes. Scientists […]
