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Henrique Braun will become the beverage giant’s new CEO in March next year
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Coca-Cola names new CEO
Executive vice president and chief operating officer Henrique Braun will take over as CEO of The Coca-Cola Company: succeeding James Quincey, who has led the drinks giant for nine years.
Finlandia embraces ‘slow joy’ storytelling to expand reach in global travel retail
The vodka category is one of the largest in travel retail: and Finlandia sees this channel as an exciting way to reach new audiences. But how can the brand stand out?
Coca-Cola eyes return of bolt-on deals, but is there a viable pipeline?
CEO James Quincey says bolt-on M&A will become a ‘bigger feature’ for Coca-Cola and the larger industry, but the timing hinges on innovation cycles and the beverage giant’s prolonged IRS dispute
Where the magic happens... How Coca-Cola’s R&D hub creates the drinks of tomorrow
How Coca-Cola brings global power and local consumer innovation together
Fanta’s fractured formula – how sugar taxes and colour bans rewrite the recipe
Behind Fanta’s fizz lies Coca‑Cola’s toughest challenge: keeping one brand iconic while navigating a maze of laws, tastes and taxes worldwide
Coca-Cola launches boba juice innovation
Coca-Cola has released its first ever boba product with the launch of a bubble tea-style juice: designed to deliver a unique sensorial experience
Coca-Cola leans into protein, ‘zeros and diets’ as GLP-1 users reshape beverage habits
Even as appetite-suppressing drugs dampen full-sugar soda sales, the beverage giant reports higher revenue and market share gains powered in part by its ‘reinvigorated sparkling portfolio’ thanks to no- and low-calorie options and its protein offerings,...
Coca-Cola HBC to acquire Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
Coca-Cola HBC will become the second largest Coca-Cola bottling partner in the world after taking a 75% stake in CCBA for $2.6bn
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Genetic puzzle: Coca-Cola and Avalo’s project to decarbonise sugar is more complicated than it looks
Coca-Cola and Avalo are overcoming the complexity of developing more sustainable sugarcane by using artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle the crop’s complex genetics and perennial nature.
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
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.