Building on a global coffee alliance formed in 2018, Nestlé and Starbucks have announced a new collaboration to bring Starbucks RTD coffee drinks to select markets in Southeast Asia, Oceania and Latin America from 2022.
Coca-Cola’s Topo Chico Hard Seltzer has entered a buzzing – but also competitive – hard seltzer market. What has the company learned from its first months in the US and other markets? And with the brand representing Coca-Cola’s first global push into...
The Coca-Cola Co. plans to build on the strong momentum in its second quarter that allowed it to raise its full-year guidance by intensifying the amount and efficacy of promotions going forward and continuing to innovate with a ‘disciplined approach to...
More than two and a half years after teasing the launch of Nitro Pepsi – a cola carbonated with nitrogen instead of carbon dioxide creating a velvety, smooth texture – PepsiCo says it is putting “the finishing touches on our roll out plans.”
Three high-profile acquisitions put the spotlight on how PepsiCo is shaping its beverage portfolio for the future: tapping into a new consumption model with SodaStream; eying up the opportunity for protein and sport with CytoSport, and building its presence...
Having launched during the pandemic with a strong focus on the off-trade, one of the opportunities for Bud Light Hard Seltzer moving forward will be the on-trade. New product innovations are also set to follow.
PepsiCo’s net sales surged 20.5% to $19.22bn in the firm’s second quarter, zipping past expectations of $17.96bn, thanks in part to increased consumer mobility boosting demand for the firm’s iconic beverages at restaurants, events and across channels...
Nestle Indonesia has high hopes for the prospects of the growth of the ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages segment in the country, having recently broken grown on a new factory dedicated to beverage production.
As new measures come into force to reduce plastic waste in the European Union, Coca-Cola is calling for a dramatic improvement in the region’s recycling capacity to help it achieve its ambitious target of using 100% recycled rPET bottles across its total...
PepsiCo has released its 2020 Sustainability Report, which outlines the progress of its social and sustainability agenda across its supply chain during what was a tumultuous year.
PepsiCo has set out an ambition to cut the sugar in its drink brands and shift its snacks portfolio towards ‘healthier options’ in Europe. FoodNavigator hears more on how it plans to do just that.
Harmless Harvest and majority stakeholder Danone Manifesto Ventures (DMV) are exploring opportunities to take the organic coconut water into international markets, says CEO Ben Mand, who says the San Francisco-based brand also has the potential to stretch...
After a ‘hectic’ year in which sales outpaced expectations, the premium coffee brand Nespresso is shifting its business strategy and operational focus to better highlight and accelerate its fundamental belief that carefully crafted, high-quality coffee...
In an industry first, food-grade PET plastic bottles produced entirely from enzymatically recycled plastic have been developed for brands Perrier, Orangina, and Pepsi Max.
The bottled water division of Nestlé says that from 2025 onwards, it will help nature retain more water than its business uses in its operations. FoodNavigator finds out what this means in practice.
Coca-Cola Japan has developed a barley tea, green tea and coffee freeze-dried cube under the 1,2,CUBE brand to bring an innovative, convenient, and environmentally friendly solution to the instant beverage market.
Brands with heavy, bulky and perishable products that are difficult or expensive to ship direct-to-consumer need not write-off e-commerce as cost prohibitive or lag behind competitors in other consumer categories when it comes to online sales penetration,...
Consumers have a right to expect transparency from producers, according to Gloria Gabellini, PepsiCo’s Director of Environmental Policy, who is advocating for an EU-wide, harmonised environmental labelling scheme.
Belgian beer brand Grimbergen has unveiled its new Grimbergen Abbey Brewery: marking the first time in 200 years that beers have been brewed inside the walls of the abbey.
The European Commission has launched a probe into Coca-Cola over potential violations to competition rules. The news comes as debate over implementation of the bloc’s approach to Unfair Trade Practices (UTPs) intensifies, with retailers flagging the negotiating...
Molson Coors Beverage Company has announced investments to increase hard seltzer production capacity in its Canadian operations by 300% and balance Canadian hard seltzer production between owned facilities and trusted third parties.
NEXE Innovations Inc. has installed its proprietary equipment for the assembly of its fully-compostable Nespresso-compatible pods, and the assembly line has passed its site acceptance test (SAT) at NEXE's facility.
SIG’s on-the-go combismile carton pack enters the French market for the first time this month, with a new fruity-flavored range for adults and kids from natural mineral water brand Volvic.
Coca-Cola has announced it will be discontinuing Coca-Cola Energy in North America, a beverage brand the company introduced early last year to establish a foothold in the energy drink category dominated by the likes of Monster Energy and Red Bull.
Pulpex, a sustainable packaging tech company established by Diageo, and Stora Enso are partnering to industrialize the production of eco-friendly paper bottles and containers made from wood fiber pulp.
AB InBev’s Beyond Beer business – which includes brands such as Mike’s Hard, Flying Fish and Bud Light Seltzer - generated more than $1bn in 2020 and grew by more than 40% in Q1, 2021.
Functional beverage firm Nutrixin has launched its latest functional beverage, a cocoa essence to improve heart health and prevent the onset of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
PepsiCo has launched Soulboost, a new functional sparkling water brand infused with ingredients L-theanine and panax ginseng, targeting wellness-focused consumers and the $11.3bn global enhanced water category.
PepsiCo R&D Fellows are a ‘select’ group of innovation specialists with ‘exceptional expertise’ and a proven track record of ‘significant technical innovation’. FoodNavigator speaks to Chief Medical Officer and executive program sponsor, Antonio...
Nestlé Waters North America -- now BlueTriton Brands -- has been issued a Cease & Desist order by California's State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to cease 'unauthorized' water extractions from the San Bernardino National Forest,...
The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company and Unilever have joined AB InBev’s 100+ Accelerator to fund and pilot sustainable innovation in supply chains.
EverGrain, a barley ingredients company backed by brewing giant Anheuser-Busch that makes proteins and fibers from AB InBev’s spent grains; and Bright Future Foods, a subsidiary of Post Holdings utilizing oats grown on zero CO2 emission farms; are teaming...
Canopy Growth Corporation has named alcohol distributor Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits as the distribution partner for its US portfolio of CBD-infused beverages.
Heineken will ensure it offers two zero-alcohol options in the majority of its markets by 2023: driven by Heineken 0.0 and a portfolio of 130 non-alcoholic line extensions.
PepsiCo sales during the first three months of the year sailed passed the high bar set last year when the pandemic inspired pantry loading, despite challenges during the quarter, including temporary business disruptions due to the severe winter storms...
Truss Beverage Co – the joint venture of Molson Coors Canada and Hexo Corp – is launching six new products with CBD and THC in Canada. Having emerged as the category leader, what has it learned from its initial 2020 launches – and where does it see the...
Bottled water evian’s brand story goes back some 200 years: and over that time it’s been very much focused on its core natural mineral water. But this month it is expanding into new categories of sparkling flavored, functional and canned products with...
Guillaume Chesneau, managing director at Nespresso UK and ROI, has outlined key 2020 consumer trends and how these would influence food and drink production and sales growth in 2021.