Two states, Arkansas and Indiana, announced waiver requests today to eliminate soft drinks from their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs. Beverage Digest recently reported on the growing risk of such actions.
Arkansas has asked the USDA for permission to ban "soda, low and no-calorie soda, fruit and vegetable drinks with less than...
There’s a question Pam Stewart has consistently fielded from friends and family in recent years about her work at Coca-Cola: When is Costco’s iconic $1.50 hot dog combo going to include Coke again? Stewart, who is chief customer officer for retail within Coca-Cola’s North America Operating Unit, answered that question this year when her team won back Costco pouring rights from PepsiCo after a dozen years. “I finally get an A on the report card after so many years of hard toiling,” she said in an interview with BD. Stewart gets an A from more than just family and friends. During her 25-year career in the Coca-Cola system, Stewart has earned a reputation as an agile leader and strong collaborator who is a rising star within Coca-Cola. Her experience across the Coca-Cola System, including at Coca-Cola Enterprises, spans finance, sales, operations, and general management. She also serves on the board of directors for snack company Utz Brands. Before her career at Coca-Cola, Stewart spent several years in the telecommunications industry. BD spoke to Stewart to get her view of the current retail customer environment in the US.
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The following interview has been condensed and edited for clarity:
Momentum is growing within the Trump Administration to cut carbonated soft drinks from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. US Health Department Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced late last week...
