Coca-Cola & Costa Coffee: What went wrong?
Coca-Cola’s £3.9bn Costa Coffee acquisition is rumoured to be heading for splitsville, following years of underperformance
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The AI tech giving Coca-Cola an ‘incredible opportunity’ to tackle emissions at source
Earlier this year Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) announced a partnership with AI-driven plant breeding start-up Avalo. The project hopes to find sugarcane varieties that offer better yields from lesser quantities of water and fertiliser, explains...
Coke sweetened with cane sugar to launch in the US this fall
Coca-Cola confirms a cane sugar sweetened Coke will launch in the US in a matter of weeks: but as an additional option in its existing portfolio rather than a reformulation of the flagship drink. From Diet Coke to Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, we take a look at...
Coca-Cola caught in the crosshairs? Trump and RFK take sides on sugar
President Trump’s declaration that Coke is “just better” when made with “REAL Cane Sugar,” runs counter to HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s assessment that it is “poison,” but it pulls a page from RFK’s playbook to spur change without regulatory review
Gut health: The next battlefield in the soda wars?
Long-time rivals in soda, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have now entered a new battlefield: gut health soda
Complex challenges: Coca-Cola’s plastic footprint continues to grow
Coca-Cola’s plastic use continues to grow - despite a clear opportunity to change, says international ocean advocacy organisation Oceana.
How Coca-Cola creates billion dollar brands
The Coca-Cola Company now boasts 30 billion-dollar brands: from classics such as Coca-Cola and Sprite to newer winners like Smartwater, Fairlife and Fuze Tea. How does it create billion dollar brands?
Gatorade, Powerade and Bodyarmor: Market data reveals how the top trio shape the US sports drink category
The US sports drinks market is dominated by big guns Gatorade (PepsiCo), Powerade (Coca-Cola) and Bodyarmor (Coca-Cola). Which brand takes the crown – and how are innovations from the trio driving the market forward?
5 trends to watch in sports drinks
From booming personalization options to unexpected functional ingredients, we take a look at some of the trends redefining the sports drinks category.
Can Coca-Cola Zero conquer a country hooked on sugar?
Mexico is one of the highest consumers of sugary beverages in the world. Can Coca-Cola Zero win over consumers in the country and across Latin America?
How will Coca-Cola’s prebiotic drink launch shake up the gut health soda category?
Coca-Cola enters the prebiotic soda market with Simply Pop: a move projected to take the fast-growing category to the next level...
Coca-Cola enters prebiotic soda category with Simply Pop
Coca-Cola’s prebiotic soda will launch this month under the Simply brand: helping turbocharge the fast-growing gut health soda category.
Coffee and energy boom for Coca-Cola Hellenic
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company saw coffee volumes rise 23% and energy volumes up 30% in FY2024 as the bottler embraces strong momentum in the two categories
Coca-Cola brushes off threats of aluminum tariff, GLP-1 drugs and ‘potential regulatory changes’
The beverage giant is ready to manage, mitigate and adjust to the “dynamic macro environment,” including potential tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imports into the US and regulatory changes to food ingredients
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners recalls drinks over contamination fears
The manufacturer fears that drinks imported to some European countries may be contaminated with chlorate.
CCEP readies big NPD launches and capacity investment for 2025
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has exclusively revealed a glut of global NPD will land in 2025, supported by line investment at several sites.
CCEP boasts ‘solid year’ in strong €5.4bn Q3 results
Summer revenues for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners were stung by poor weather, though Euro football and the Paris Olympics contributed towards what is shaping up to be a “solid year” for the group.
Coca-Cola to deliver on full-year guidance with ‘all-weather strategy,’ despite Q3 volume slowdown
Coca-Cola beat Wall Street estimates for its third quarter despite volumes and revenue declines, as the beverage giant pursues an “all-weather strategy" and offsets challenges with innovation in Sprite, Fanta and Topo Chico, company CEO James Quincey...
Coca-Cola Consolidated recalls ‘zero sugar’ drinks that contain sugar
Coca-Cola Consolidated LLC has recalled cartons of Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade: which in fact contained regular Minute Maid Lemonade.
Policymakers call on Coca-Cola, General Mills, PepsiCo to address pricing practices
Letters sent by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Madeleine Dean (D-Penn.) to the CEOs of Coca-Cola, General Mills and PepsiCo express concern over pricing and tax practices that, according to the policy makers, “squeeze profits out...
Coca-Cola & Bacardi to launch RTD cocktail as innovation heats up in the space
With Coca-Cola and Bacardi’s RTD cocktail announced for a 2025 launch, we take a look at some of the other big name partnerships between soft drink giants and beverage alcohol heavyweights in this space.
Advancing ASEAN: Philippines sales lead growth for Coca-Cola Europacific in Asia Pacific region for first half of 2024
Coca-Cola Europacific (CCEP) has seen its newest acquisition of Coca-Cola Philippines pay off with strong sales contributing to significant APAC growth in the first half of the year.
Coca-Cola boosts Powerade production in Australia
Powerade grew an impressive 12% in Australia over the last year. As a result, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is ramping up production capabilities for the sports drink with its largest ever investment in Australian manufacturing.
Rich pickings: Coca-Cola India promotes sustainable mango cultivation in alignment with government initiative
Coca-Cola India has launched a programme to back sustainable mango cultivation in India to increase yields and maximise sustainability, in alignment with the government’s vision of self-reliance for the country.
Coca-Cola leverages AI, technology to drive sales, volume in difficult economic climate
The Coca-Cola Co. is “leveraging digital and tech-enabled innovations” in marketing and price-pack architecture to drive incremental sales and volumes of new products in the critical second year after launch – helping the CPG giant beat expectations in...
Spicy and swicy heat up beverage flavor innovation
Jalapeno, pepperoncini, chili and more: spicy and 'swicy' flavors are trending across the beverage universe in 2024.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners sells Feral Brewing Company
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Australia is selling Feral Brewing Company: the craft brewery it acquired in 2018.
Coca-Cola fights ‘flat to modest growth’ in North America with innovation, in-store displays & RGM
The Coca-Cola Company anticipates “flat to modest growth in volume” in North America despite characterizing the US consumer as “in good shape” with only modest “compression” among lower-income shoppers, and reporting positive response to stepped-up...
Coca-Cola turns to Microsoft's cloud and generative AI capabilities in $1.1bn deal
Microsoft and The Coca-Cola Company have announced a five-year strategic partnership: which will see the companies jointly experiment with new tech such as Azure OpenAI Service.
Sprite Chill: The drink that gets colder as you drink it
Sprite Chill debuts in the US this week with a ‘unique cooling sensation that intensifies with every sip'.
Small bottles, big difference: Coca-Cola debuts lightweight single-serve bottles
With on-the-go single-serve bottle sizes representing the largest volumes of products sold, The Coca-Cola has turned its attention to light-weighting these sizes. The result? Annual plastic savings which equate to 800 million bottles a year, according to...
Coca-Cola debuts Coca-Cola Spiced as permanent addition to portfolio
Coca-Cola is adding a new permanent offering to its trademark portfolio with the launch of Coca-Cola Spiced in North America.
Why Coca-Cola is betting on water security innovation
With climate change exacerbating water stress and scarcity, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is backing new tech solutions to help future-proof the beverage industry.
Sprite removes labels from bottles in UK trial
Coca-Cola will remove labels from Sprite bottles in select UK convenience stores, in a move to cut down on packaging materials and simplify recycling.
Pepsi rolls out rebrand globally: with new look that’s ‘unapologetically current and undeniably Pepsi’
Having unveiled a new logo and visual identity system in the US last year, Pepsi is now rolling out its new look globally in a bid to appeal to younger consumers and help ‘shake up the cola category’.
Unpacking Coca-Cola’s digital strategy: From AI to next-gen tech
The Coca-Cola Company has been boosting its digital investments and developing its digital capabilities. How is this transforming the company?
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners announces $1.8bn joint acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, further building on Asia expansion
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) and Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) will jointly acquire Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, the companies announced this morning.
Beverage giants in hot water over plastic bottle recycling claims
Environmental and consumer rights organisations are taking legal action against Nestlé, Danone, and The Coca-Cola Company, over recyclable claims made about their plastic bottles. They have raised an external alert to both the European Commission and the...
Wecheer wins Coca-Cola HBC’s start-up challenge
Bottle-as-a-Service platform and app Wecheer – whose patented ‘smart bottle opener’ can track every bottle opened to pinpoint the time, location and brand of consumption – has been named as the winner of Coca-Cola HBC’s €100k Start-Up Challenge.
Coca-Cola Co. raises full-year guidance on Q3 2023 results, focuses on digital investments
The Coca-Cola Company continues to invest in sustainable packaging through its World Without Waste program and digital capabilities to fuel future growth, executives shared during the company's third quarter 2023 earnings call this morning.
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Coca-Cola showcases Olyns' reverse vending machine at NACS
Coca-Cola addresses high traffic trash disposal – and by extension stubborn recycling challenges – in c-store locations by featuring Olyns' reverse vending machine that collects and sorts plastic, aluminum and glass packaging during the National...
Coca-Cola opens new canning line at UK manufacturing site
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has officially opened a new canning line at its facility in Sidcup, London.
Absolut Vodka & Sprite RTD cocktail to launch in 2024
The Coca-Cola Company and Pernod Ricard are teaming up to launch Absolut Vodka & Sprite as a ready-to-drink pre-mixed cocktail in 2024.
Coca-Cola's economic contribution in the US revealed
The economic contribution of The Coca-Cola Company and 64 independently-owned bottlers – collectively called ‘the Coca-Cola system’ – has been estimated by a new study.
Coca-Cola finds new alternative to plastic shrink wrap: launching cardboard and paper version
Coca-Cola has launched new secondary packaging for 1.5 liter multipacks of Coca-Cola, Fanta and Sprite in Austria: which will save plastic and significantly reduce production energy costs, says the company.
‘Taste the future’: Coca-Cola uses AI to create its latest beverage launch
The launch of Y3000 Zero Sugar represents the ‘first futuristic flavor co-created with human and artificial intelligence from Coca-Cola'.
More than the Real Thing: Chinese consumers want emotion and culture, not just drinks - Coca-Cola
Product innovation, technology and data alone are no longer sufficient to make strides in the China beverage sector with consumers increasingly wanting ‘emotion and culture’ alongside their drinks, claims Coca-Cola.
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling to expand Rancho Cucamonga facility; marking first new Coca-Cola production facility in California in nearly 60 years
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling has revealed plans for a substantial expansion of its operations at its current facility in Rancho Cucamonga: adding full production capabilities.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners invests in CO2 upcycling tech for plastic production
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced an investment into carbon conversion research: eying up the potential to create more sustainable packaging materials.
Capri Sun to take back sales and distribution from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in Western Europe
Kids fruit juice drink pouch company Capri Sun Group Holding AG will take back the sales and distribution of its pouch drinks in France, Monaco, Great Britain, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Sweden, Spain, and Portugal in 2024: ending a sales and...