Last week, Coca-Cola and Keurig Dr Pepper joined PepsiCo in reassuring investors that — for now at least — US consumers are still willing to spend on packaged refreshment beverages. More importantly, executives at the companies insisted they know how to adjust if consumers get skittish. Coca-Cola reported third-quarter earnings on Oct. 24, followed by Keurig Dr Pepper on Oct. 26. PepsiCo had already reported its third quarter on...

The stock market was not kind during the first half of this year to most US-traded beverage and retail companies tracked by BD. As shown in the table, Starbucks...

In December, PepsiCo disclosed for the first time a stake in online bulk grocery retailer Boxed. The disclosure was prompted by the start of trading for Boxed as a public company by way of a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. PepsiCo had first invested in the privately held Boxed ...

Late last night, Nestlé announced an agreement to sell its Pure Life and regional bottled water brands, as well as its ReadyRefresh beverage delivery unit, to private equity firms...