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 […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) announced today the publication of its 2008 Corporate Citizenship Report executive summary entitled “Performance with Purpose: Creating a Better Tomorrow for Future Generations.” The report details the company’s progress in addressing economic, environmental and social challenges in the 2008 fiscal year. The full report can be […]
PURCHASE, N.Y. and LAKEVILLE, Mass., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ — A healthy beverage alliance has just grown more vibrant with the announcement that Pepsi-Cola North America Beverages (PCNAB) and Ocean Spray have expanded their long-term U.S. sales and distribution agreement to include a broader array of single-serve juices and juice drinks. Beginning in February, PCNAB, a […]
ST. LOUIS and PURCHASE, N.Y., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ — Anheuser-Busch and PepsiCo have agreed to jointly purchase certain indirect goods and services in the United States and used primarily for their U.S. operations, such as information technology hardware; office supplies; travel and facilities services; transportation; and maintenance, repair and operating supplies. The agreement allows both […]
