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People: April 1, 2020

April 1, 2020
Pepsi Bottler Drew Allen, owner of Allen Beverages...
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People: March 18, 2020

March 18, 2020

A quick summary of the latest executive moves within the non-alcoholic beverage industry.

PepsiCo-owned SodaStream hired former Coca-Cola Glaceau and Heineken executive Matt Kahn as chief marketing officer for its US unit. Khan’s career high points include...


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People: February 21, 2020

February 21, 2020
Nestlé Waters North America CEO Fernando Mercé will leave the company today “due to..
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People: February 7, 2020

February 7, 2020

Kobe Bryant Tragedy. The Jan. 26 helicopter crash death of ex-NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, along with Bryant’s daughter and seven other people, hit close to home for Bodyarmor and the company’s minority investor, Coca-Cola...

Stevia-maker PureCircle named Peter Lai Hock Meng (pictured right) as its new CEO starting March 2. The appointment comes during an unresolved accounting probe dating back to mid-November...

Plus, people moves in the industry...


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People: January 21, 2020

January 21, 2020

Longtime Coca-Cola board director Ron Allen will retire from the post in April after 29 years and six CEOs; Allen was formerly the Chairman and CEO of Delta Airlines in Coke’s hometown, Atlanta … Coca-Cola North America has named Brazil Marketing VP


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Lugar

Q&A With American Beverage Association President and CEO Katherine Lugar

2020 Priorities Include Plastic, Choice and Transportation. On Bottle Bills: ‘No one-size-fits-all solution.' On Sugar: ‘We have to stay vigilant.’
December 5, 2019

Katherine Lugar has been busy during her first year as president and CEO of the American Beverage Association. In October, she hosted the organization’s 100th anniversary celebration and advocacy summit in Washington DC, which included hundreds of beverage industry executives from across the US. Following months of negotiation and planning, Lugar also announced “Every Bottle Back,” which is the first collaboration between Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Keurig Dr Pepper to reduce plastic waste (BD 11/13/19). The initiative incorporates expertise from the World Wildlife Fund, the Recycling Partnership and Closed Loop Partners. Next week, Lugar will present at BD’s Future Smarts conference in New York. We caught up with Lugar to discuss the past year and priorities for 2020. The following has been edited for clarity and space:


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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...


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Goldman-Exits

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


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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


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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...


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