Global market research company Euromonitor International has unveiled the top 100 megabrands whitepaper, revealing the world’s leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods(FMCG) brands ranked by retail sales value in 2017.
3G Capital burst onto the business scene a decade ago when it spent billions to buy America’s old-school food companies, including Heinz and Burger King, and then relentlessly cut costs, including mass layoffs, to create efficient production machines.
Nestlé has announced the launch of a new range of coffee products under the Starbucks brand to be available globally.
Coca-Cola will release its first new flavours in more than a decade — Orange Vanilla Coke and Orange Vanilla Coke Zero Sugar — on February 25 in the US market.
Investors and consultants alike are full of excitement about the success potential of start-ups. Phrases like “there’s never been a better time to launch a start-up” pop up frequently. Not so fast, advises food industry analyst Julian Mellentin, director of New Nutrition Business.
Pepsi is gearing up to introduce consumers to a new drink that is made with nitrogen technology.
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the start of Prohibition in America, a 13-year-long nationwide ban on alcoholic beverages. “The darkest hour is just before the dawn,” the saying goes. And in the case of the 18th amendment, the gloom of its ratification was immediately followed by a burst of DIY ingenuity that directly led to the creation of the cocktail.
As global coffee prices languish near their lowest level in nearly 13 years, farmers are wondering whether it’s worth growing beans at all.
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Unilever is to buy GlaxoSmithKline’s Horlicks nutrition business for $3.8-billion, boosting the Anglo-Dutch group’s position in India by adding the popular malted drink to its portfolio.
The Coca-Cola Company is planning to introduce an energy drinks range that will be in direct competition with its partner Monster Beverage.
Tea drinkers who seek the popular beverage's soothing flavour without its caffeine jolt could in future enjoy a new, naturally low-caffeine option.
Could there not be a more on-trend innovation than this! Israeli start-up, Better Juice, has developed innovative technology to reduce the load of simple sugars in orange juice.
Irish nutrition firm, Glanbia, has confirmed it has signed a deal to buy popular diet milkshake brand Slimfast for $350m (£264.9m) from US private equity firm, Kainos Capital.
Drink companies Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé were found to be the world’s biggest producers of plastic trash, a report by environmental group Greenpeace has asserted.
The UK and South Africa both introduced taxes on sugar sweetened beverages earlier this year. How has this affected Coca-Cola?
Coca-Cola is in talks with Canadian cannabis producer, Aurora Cannabis, about a deal to make marijuana-infused beverages, according to Bloomberg.
Nespresso has announced a long-term investment plan to revive Zimbabwe’s coffee industry and stimulate the rural economy.
In England, 16-year-olds can down a pint in a pub, if having a meal in adult company. But under a new government proposal, it would be illegal for them to buy an energy drink like Red Bull.
Coca-Cola’s swoop for Costa Coffee will cut its exposure to sugar and plastic bottles.... another take on the Coke-Costa story.