Plastic packaging waste may now pose the single-biggest risk to profitability for the global beverage industry. Some US industry leaders have suggested behind the scenes that a national per-package fee could help fund solutions faster. But would such a proposal ever fly among some of those who will be most affected – independent US Coca-Cola and PepsiCo bottlers? To find out, BD asked...

In an interview, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said the company is “not in a rush” to bring its new Costa ready-to-drink coffee to the US given the lack of awareness for the Costa brand in this market. “Our focus will be...

A new report by Zenith Global found that the global market for bottled alkaline water grew by volume at an average annual rate of about +12% between 2013 and 2018. Zenith analysts expect that average annual volume growth rate to accelerate during...

The fallout from a video showing alleged animal abuse at a dairy farm tied to milk producer Fairlife has led to slower sales growth for the company’s chief product. According to retail data confirmed from several sources..

In the midst of a reorganization to turnaround its US carbonated soft drink business, PepsiCo continued to underperform the category and its primary competitors at retail during the first half of this year...

Coke filed a US trademark application this month to protect the logo for its new Coca-Cola Energy product ahead of a possible launch in its home country. In a July 23 interview, Coke CEO James Quincey said the company is...

A three-person arbitration panel has cleared the way for a possible US launch of Coca- Cola’s new canned energy drink, which is already available in Europe and Japan...

Starting this month, New York City Health Department will force food service operators to discard or return to suppliers...

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...