The third quarter earnings season brought a series of critical progress reports from Keurig Dr Pepper, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola at a time of global consumer volatility. The period also comes as KDP prepares for a massive strategic change and PepsiCo faces activist investor pressure. The following are key takeaways from the companies’ reports...

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..

PepsiCo Hands Over Energy Strategy to Celsius Holdings

Celsius Now Owns Rockstar. Alani Nu Moves to Pepsi Trucks. Daing Named CMO.

Q&A: US Beverage CEO Krishnan Discusses Deal Rationale

Celsius Holdings announced this morning that former PepsiCo and Mark Anthony Brands marketer Rishi Daing has been hired as CMO. This comes a little more than a week after Celsius Holdings and PepsiCo announced...

Independent Pepsi Bottlers Want Path to Long-term Security

But Win For Elliott Doesn’t Have to Include Bottler Refranchising

Twelve years ago, activist investor Nelson Peltz and his Trian Fund Management accumulated a $1.3 billion stake in PepsiCo and publicly pressed the company to hive off its beverage business to improve lackluster performance. Today, PepsiCo finds itself in a...