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...

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...

Lower Drinking Rates Opportunity for Non-Alcohol Producers?

A new Gallup Poll found that the proportion of US adults who consume alcohol — 54% — reached the lowest point since the survey was started in 1939, according to a...

PepsiCo’s July announcement that it will launch a Pepsi Prebiotic Cola this fall drew responses about prebiotic sodas from executives at both Coca-Cola and Keurig Dr Pepper during the companies’ earnings conference calls that followed. “Given its...

Plus, Latest U.S. Retail Data Shows CSD Pricing Accelerated

Fourth of July promotional activity for carbonated soft drinks appeared...