PURCHASE, N.Y., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — In anticipation of the previously-announced mergers with its two largest bottlers, The Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) and PepsiAmericas (PAS), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) today announced plans to form a new entity comprising the bottling businesses, effective upon closing of the mergers. The new unit will be called PepsiCo Bottling North […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) today announced that Michael D. White, Vice Chairman and PepsiCo International CEO, has decided to retire from PepsiCo later this year after nearly 20 years with the company. To ensure a smooth transition, White will continue leading the work of planning the integration into PepsiCo of […]
ON TOP BevNET Live Announces Distributor Panel – Four veteran beverage distributors will provide their insight for a distribution panel at BevNET Live Dec. 8 in Santa Monica, Ca. Link mix1 Beverage Company announced the appointment of Matthew M. Riegner as chief financial officer. Link A report published online by the New England Journal of […]
ON TOP BevNET.com presents two opportunities to promote your brand: BevNET’s 2010 Beverage Guide and BevNET’s Best of 2009 awards. And they go hand-in-hand! Link Coke investment in Zico marks change in coconut water: Despite an investment for the beverage giant, the arrangement won’t alter ZICO’s immediate plans. Link mix1 Beverage Company announced it has […]
Aug. 19 – CBS announced today an exciting new entertainment marketing breakthrough… the first-ever use of video in a print advertisement. The revolutionary VIP (Video-in-Print) technology, to be packaged in a print ad spread in the Fall TV preview issue of Entertainment Weekly, is the centerpiece of an exclusive partnership between CBS and PepsiCo’s Pepsi […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) announced today it has agreed to acquire Amacoco Nordeste Ltda. and Amacoco Sudeste Ltda. (Amacoco), Brazil’s largest coconut water company. The agreement is the most recent step in PepsiCo’s strategic transformation of its beverage portfolio and marks the company’s entry into the fast-growing market for […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Despite mixed economic signals and other tough issues facing the country, most Americans are optimistic. According to the second survey issued on behalf of the Pepsi Optimism Project (POP), Americans are more optimistic now than in 2008 about their: -Relationships with family and friends (91% vs. 81%); -Overall well-being […]
PURCHASE, N.Y. – August 5, 2009 – For the first time in the brand’s history, Mountain Dew is introducing a flavored line extension available exclusively in a diet version. Diet Mountain Dew UltraViolet, on store shelves for a limited time beginning next week, combines the light citrus flavor of Diet Mountain Dew with a refreshing […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., SOMERS, N.Y. and MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (August 4, 2009) — PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP ) today announced that it has entered into definitive merger agreements with The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (NYSE: PBG ) and PepsiAmericas, Inc. (NYSE: PAS ) under which PepsiCo will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock it does […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo Americas Beverages (PAB) today announced a succession in marketing leadership. Jill Beraud, who served most recently as global chief marketing officer for PepsiCo, was named PAB CMO and president-joint ventures. She succeeds Dave Burwick, chief marketing officer for PAB’s North America Beverages Division, who confirmed his decision to […]
ON TOP Huge Growth, Tiny Footprint: Energy shots are taking share and usage occasions away from energy drinks, according to analyst Bill Pecoriello. Link Diageo announced has purchased mixer brand Stirrings, LLC. Link Twitter: Follow @BevNETcom for new product photos, gossip and additional news. PepsiCo introduced two new zero-calorie flavors of SoBe Lifewater and a […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., June 17, 2009 – PepsiCo’s SoBe Lifewater is set to slither across the country this summer, reaching millions of consumers through an array of bold product and marketing initiatives to further accentuate the hottest brand in the enhanced water category. Riding the wave of its new zero calorie product line and the introduction […]
PURCHASE, N.Y., June 16 /PRNewswire/ — The PepsiCo Foundation and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian agency which fights hunger worldwide, today announced a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing the ability of WFP to deliver food and relief to the most vulnerable communities around the globe. The PepsiCo Foundation has committed […]
On Top • Sambazon announced that it has completed its financing round with southern California-based Rustic Canyon/Fontis Partners. Link • Judge Thomas P. Griesa granted the IBWA, Nestle Waters North America, and Polar Beverages a preliminary injunction, stopping New York State’s recently enacted Bottle Bill Expansion law from commencing on June 1. Link • New […]
