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People: November 26, 2019

November 26, 2019

PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta has joined the board of directors for credit card company Visa … Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi was recently honored with a portrait in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery along with dignitaries including Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos...

Seth Goldman Says Bye to Honest Tea. Headed For Mystery Venture

November 26, 2019

Honest Tea’s Seth Goldman said he’s leaving the organic beverage company he founded almost 22 years ago. In a Nov. 14 blog post, Goldman said he will step down as TeaEO Emeritus of Honest at the end of this year to focus on a new venture

People: November 13, 2019

November 13, 2019

McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook has resigned after acknowledging a consensual relationship with an employee that violated company policy. The executive also resigned from Walmart’s board of directors. He was replaced by former PepsiCo and Kraft Heinz executive

People: October 28, 2019

October 28, 2019

Coca-Cola North America Sparkling Business Unit President Stuart Kronauge, who is leaving the company in January, has been named...

People: October 15, 2019

October 15, 2019

PepsiCo has named Simon Lowden as the company’s first chief sustainability officer. He previously served as president of the company’s Global Foods Group.

Plus more beverage industry executive moves.

Celsius, Adrenaline Shoc See Expansion

October 15, 2019

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...

Q&A Deep Dive: ‘Alternative Spirits.’

Ritual Zero Proof Co-founder Marcus Sakey Discusses Burgeoning Category. ‘Mad Cooking,’ Not ‘Mad Science.’

October 15, 2019

In 2015, UK-based Seedlip pioneered a now small but fast-growing category of distilled non-alcoholic drinks that mimic spirits. Sometimes referred to as “alternative spirits,” these drinks have tapped into the growing consumer desire for low- or no-alcohol bar choices. The alternative spirits category is far less defined in the US, which is why startup Ritual Zero Proof caught our attention after its launch last month. According to co-founder and crime novelist Marcus Sakey, Ritual soon will announce “significant” funding from a strategic investor. We reached out to Sakey to learn more about the category. The following interview is edited for clarity and space...