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 […]
ON TOP Jones Soda Co. announced that it has received written indication of interest from Big Red Holdings Corporation, the parent company of Big Red, Inc. which is interested in acquiring Jones for a cash purchase price of $0.30 per share of common stock. Link If you haven’t already, take a look at BevNET’s “Best […]
ON TOP PepsiCo to air no drink ads during 2010 Super Bowl – After 23 years of producing and airing the kinds of soft drink commercials that people talk about for months (or years), PepsiCo will keep its beverage brands out of this year’s Super Bowl. Link PepsiCo plans to revamp Gatorade in New Year […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) said today that it has reached an agreement with Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (DPS) to manufacture and distribute certain DPS products following completion of PepsiCo’s acquisition of its two anchor bottlers, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG) and PepsiAmericas, Inc. (PAS). Under the terms of […]
CHICAGO, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ — The Gatorade Company and FOX Sports Net (FSN) have announced a national broadcast and digital partnership to build on the success of REPLAY, the popular original program created by Gatorade that restages classic games from great sports rivalries. The Gatorade/FSN partnership will include the national broadcast of the inaugural season […]
PLANO, Texas, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Just in time for the holiday season, 7UP is reintroducing a seasonal favorite, Pomegranate 7UP, now with antioxidant Vitamin E. Pomegranate 7UP Antioxidant is a perfect blend of natural pomegranate flavor and the crisp, clean, refreshingly bubbly taste of America’s original lemon-lime soft drink. “With its natural pomegranate flavor […]
