Coca-Cola is testing a Diet Coke variant in Minnesota sweetened with monk fruit and stevia instead of the artificial sweeter aspartame. The drink, packaged in 7.5-oz minicans, boasts the words “plant-based sweeteners” front and center under the Diet Coke logo. The can has a light green metallic look, instead of the...
Allow me to catch you up on plans for our Future Smarts conference on Dec. 5. Our return to New York City after two years of successful virtual shows promises to deliver an expert lineup as good as we’ve ever hosted.
Just yesterday I confirmed our most recent speaker addition: Michael Del Pozzo, the new president and general manager for PepsiCo’s Gatorade Performance Portfolio. The unit includes Propel, Muscle Milk, Evolve plant-based protein shakes, and now Fast Twitch energy drink for athletes. We haven’t announced Del Pozzo’s appearance, so consider this a sneak peek. BodyArmor in recent years has re-ignited a category that had become sleepy. It’s now a free-for-all and Gatorade hasn’t backed away from...