Coke Names Henrique Braun Next CEO to Succeed James Quincey in March
December 10, 2025
Coca-Cola just announced that EVP and COO Henrique Braun will be the company’s next CEO beginning March 31 of next year. He succeeds Chairman and CEO James Quincey, who will become executive chairman after nine years as CEO. Braun will also become...
PepsiCo held an investor conference call this morning to answer questions about the company’s new "commercial and financial priorities” formed as part of ...
PepsiCo Announces Growth Plan With Activist Investor Elliott's Support
December 8, 2025
PepsiCo just announced a set of "commercial and financial priorities" that are supported by PepsiCo shareholder Elliott Investment Management following "constructive engagement."
Elliott argued in an early September report that PepsiCo was...
Rolling Updates on 2026 Coke, PepsiCo, KDP Innovation and More.
Hello from the NACS show in Chicago. Food and beverage manufacturers are sharing their latest innovation to convenience store operators from around the country as buyers look toward shelf sets early next year. Beverage Digest is at the show to provide rolling innovation updates for subscribers by email alert and here at Beverage Digest.com...
During today’s third-quarter investor conference call with Wall Street analysts, PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta addressed pressure from activist investor Elliott Investment Management for PepsiCo to refranchise the company’s North American beverage bottling and distribution system. “We’re going..
Company Also Previews Coming Lower Sugar Gatorade Product
October 9, 2025
As part of its third-quarter earnings report this morning, PepsiCo is previewing a new Gatorade product, as well as a three-brand protein strategy centered on Propel, Muscle Milk, and Starbucks ready-to-drink coffee. BD obtained additional details. The Propel product will...
Celsius Holdings and PepsiCo have announced a deal to make Celsius PepsiCo's "energy lead in the US,” according to an announcement this morning. PepsiCo will now distribute Celsius’s newly acquired Alani Nu in the US and Canada in return for a...
Keurig Dr Pepper announced a blockbuster deal early this morning to acquire JDE Peet’s coffee and then split the beverages and coffee businesses into two distinct U.S. listed companies. The beverage company, to be run by...