BD caught up with Celsius and A Shoc during the recent NACS show in Atlanta. Celsius CEO John Fieldly said the company has embarked on aggressive plans to...

PepsiCo announced accelerated plastic waste reduction efforts last month, including a new 2025 target to cut the company’s use of virgin plastic for packaging by 35%. Such targets are becoming more critical for beverage makers as consumer backlash against single-use plastic grows. In addition

Franchise bottlers for Coca-Cola North America met in Atlanta last month to evaluate innovation and system marketing plans for 2020. The theme of the meeting was “Ready to Execute.” CCNA President Jim Dinkins reiterated that the system’s strategy is dependent on...

PepsiCo brought together executives from its US bottling system in August to review new product and marketing plans for 2020. The company hosted the meeting at its Purchase, New York headquarters. Attendees included company-owned and independent franchise bottling executives. The gathering came six months after PepsiCo reorganized its North America beverage business into five divisions, four in the US and one in Canada. The meeting’s theme was...

A 100% stevia-sweetened variant of Coca-Cola first launched in New Zealand has moved closer to the US. The product, called Coca-Cola Stevia, gets prominent billing on...

Coca-Cola’s Dasani brand has overhauled the technology behind its PureFill water dispenser to accelerate the machine’s push into the office and institutional market. The first-generation PureFill, launched...

The meal replacement shake category is worth watching. One such purveyor, Huel, is planning a bricks-and-mortar expansion in the US, according to CEO James McMaster, who spoke to BD this week from New York...

Mtn Dew is one of three core beverage brands PepsiCo has pledged to turn around after share losses dating back to 2017. In a July 9 interview after PepsiCo reported second-quarter earnings, CFO Hugh Johnston said...

In an exclusive interview, Jones Soda CEO Jennifer Cue discuses a $9 million investment by Canadian hemp and CBD holding company HeavenlyRX ...

PepsiCo is the latest beverage maker to announce plans to reduce the use of virgin PET for some of its most high-profile brands. Starting next year, single-serve versions of Bubly will be...