28 Feb Coca-Cola, Warren Buffett’s ‘forever stock’
The legendary investor started buying Coca-Cola in 1988 and has never sold a single share
26 Feb Coca-Cola’s game plan: reformulate and expand
As health-conscious consumers drink less soda, Coca-Cola has rolled out more waters, teas and juices, part of its goal to be known for something other than soft drinks. The WSJ interviews the company's CFO, Kathy Waller....
12 Feb Going to ground: how used coffee beans can help our gardens and health
The world's passion for coffee contributes six million tonnes of spent coffee grounds going to landfill every year - but there are many opportunities to up-cycle spent coffee grounds into valuable commodities.
30 Jan Coffee meets soda: Keurig and Dr Pepper Snapple merge to create beverage behemoth
JAB Holding Co’s audacious effort to build a food-and-beverage empire, which already includes Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Caribou Coffee, has taken a surprise turn into soft drinks.
11 Jan Major revamp for Diet Coke in the US
When Diet Coke debuted in 1982, it was aimed at a maturing baby boomer generation seeking a substitute for the sugar-filled sodas of their youth. Now, as similarly sugar-averse millennials take the reins as the country’s top consumer cohort, Diet Coke is seeking to connect with the new generation via its largest redesign effort to date.
09 Jan UK: Waitrose bans sale of energy drinks to under-16s
Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to ban sales of energy drinks to under-16s, amid concerns about high levels of sugar and caffeine and their impact on children’s health and behaviour.
09 Jan Things go better with Coke, Laxative Edition
The Japanese government has given a "gold label" to the soda Coca-Cola Plus, a designation meant to certify the drink's "health benefits".
26 Nov Stevia-only sweetened Coca-Cola on its way
Coca-Cola will launch a new Coke variant in selected markets in 2018 that's sweetened only with stevia - no sugar and zero calories and reportedly without the aftertaste problems that has put a major handbrake on the stevia journey.
06 Nov Unilever acquires Starbucks’ specialty tea brand Tazo for $384m
Unilever is to buy the Tazo brand from Starbucks, a leading brand in the fast-growing specialty tea category in a deal worth $384-million.
02 Nov The price of drinks around the world
Heading off on international travels? You might be in for a nasty shock when it comes to buying a round of drinks - but you'll be happy if you're headed to South Africa!
02 Nov Constellation Brands buys into the marijuana business
The $42-billion company behind Corona, Modelo, and Svedka is betting on marijuana’s national legalisation in the US, if not the world.
13 Oct Coca-Cola buys Mexican cult-favourite sparkling water brand Topo Chico
Coca-Cola is buying Topo Chico, the Mexican mineral water brand that has grown a cult following among Texas' hip beverage connoisseurs, and adding to its inventory of premium, healthier brands.
29 Sep Coca-Cola launches limited-edition coffee flavour
Coca-Cola has unveiled it’s most controversial flavour yet – it has mixed its imitable fizzy drink with pure coffee.
16 Sep Nestlé takes majority stake in high-end coffee chain Blue Bottle
Nestlé has announced it has acquired a majority stake in California-based Blue Bottle Coffee as the Swiss conglomerate aims to bolster its presence in the high-end coffee market.
13 Sep Diageo predicts ‘huge future’ for pink gin brand
As it rolls out its new Gordon’s Pink Gin across the UK, Diageo has said it expects it to become a “massive” brand as the gin category continues to grow.
11 Sep Unilever acquires ethical tea brand Pukka Herbs
Unilever has bought UK organic herbal tea company, Pukka Herbs, for an undisclosed sum, boosting its organic and environmental credentials.
23 Aug US: Nestlé accused of ‘colossal fraud’ over water brand
Nestlé is facing a lawsuit in the US alleging that its Poland Spring brand is “common groundwater” rather than spring water.
14 Aug Coca-Cola launches public competition to find its next sugar alternative
Coca-Cola is calling on the public via the crowdsourcing platform HeroX to develop a natural, low-to-no-calorie sweetener, but the compound must not contain, or be derived from, stevia or monk fruit.
03 Aug Goodbye Coke Zero, Hello Coke Zero Sugar
As has been anticipated for some time, Coca-Cola in the US has announced that it would stop selling Coke Zero in the US in August, replacing it with a beverage with a different recipe, design, and name: Coca-Cola Zero Sugar.
07 Jul New No Sugar Coke goes flat in Oz: leading retailer refuses to stock it
Leading Australian supermarket, Woolworths, has made the shock announcement that it won’t be stocking Coca-Cola’s new No Sugar variant.