Published: May 01, 2013 By: News Editor

Bacardi USA, the US import and distribution arm of Cuba-based Bacardi, has expanded the BACARDI Classic Cocktails Light collection of ready-to-serve low calorie beverages with the addition of new flavor, Light Strawberry Daiquiri.

Published: Apr 30, 2013 By: Andy Morton

The Coca-Cola Co has elected another VP as it readies its latest quarterly dividend.

Published: Apr 30, 2013 By: Sophie Langley

Sales of bottled water will overtake carbonates as the leading global soft drinks category in the next two years, according to data from beverage market research company Canadean.

Published: Apr 28, 2013 By: Duane D. Stanford and Noah Buhayar

Warren Buffett, who controls the largest stake in Coca-Cola Co. (KO), knows how to steal a show.

Published: Apr 28, 2013

According to a new study out today evidence suggests that just one 12-ounce serving of a sugar-sweetened beverage can significantly raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Published: Apr 27, 2013

Wirtz Beverage Group, Chicago, formed a joint venture with McLane Co. Inc., Temple, Texas, and together entered into an agreement with St. Louis-based Missouri Beverage Co.

Published: Apr 27, 2013

PepsiCo India has introduced a new carbonated soft drink - Pepsi Atom – in time for the summer.

Published: Apr 27, 2013

As has been the case for the past 12 months, Starbucks Corp. is experiencing “strong, continued growth” from its food platform, especially in the United States, said Cliff Burrows, president of Americas & U.S.

Published: Apr 26, 2013 By: FoodMate Team

New Leaf Brands, which earlier this year announced plans to expand business operations via strategic acquisitions, has purchased Beverage Network of Maryland, a distributor in the Mid-Atlantic market

Published: Apr 26, 2013 By: FoodMate Team

A new report from the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) states that in 2012, overall consumption of bottled water jumped by 6.2 percent to 9.67 billion gallons, while sales increased by 6

Published: Apr 26, 2013 By: News Editor

Global coffee chain Starbucks is persuading US authorities for tax breaks as they move closer to overhauling the tax code for the first time since 1986 in the country.A number of companies and corpora

Published: Apr 25, 2013

Pulse Beverage, a US-based producer of functional beverages, has expanded the distribution of its Cabana 100% Natural Lemonade to 250 Albertsons grocery stores and all 105 Food City grocery stores in the US.

Published: Apr 25, 2013

It was not that long ago that the idea of buying water in a bottle seemed outrageously quirky to most people, but over the past few decades the demand for packaged water has rocketed exponentially.

Published: Apr 25, 2013

The Coca-Cola Co. kicked off its newest teen-focused campaign, “The Ahh Effect” with dozens of new digital experiences that create a multi-dimensional feeling after drinking a Coke, the company says.

Published: Apr 25, 2013 By: Elinor Comlay

Mexico's Coca-Cola Femsa, Latin America's biggest Coke bottler, said higher costs triggered a 7.7 percent drop in its first-quarter profit, sending its shares down more than 7 percent in morning trading.

Published: Apr 24, 2013

The previously announced merger between Canada-based dairy Agropur Co-operative and Farmers Co-operative Dairy has been completed.

Published: Apr 24, 2013

As a major retailer of single-serve bottled water, Dallas, Texas-based 7-Eleven Inc. is giving away free 1.08-ounce bottles of Mio Energy Black Cherry liquid water enhancer at participating 7-Eleven stores.

Published: Apr 24, 2013 By: Max Rothman

The campaign, titled “The AHH Effect” and created by Wieden+Kennedy, a global advertising agency, focuses on digital gaming experiences for adolescent consumers.

Published: Apr 23, 2013

Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo’s Pepsi Next brand partnered with actor William Levy to debut the "Wheel of Levy" promotion.

Published: Apr 23, 2013

Malaysia-based kopitiam restaurant chain The OldTown White Coffee (OTWC) plans to open between 20 and 30 new stores nationwide by the end of 2013.