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Coca-Cola has debuted its most recent innovation in the form of a Coke&Go cooler vending machine. This cutting-edge machine is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision, creating an upgraded, efficient, and personalized vending experience…
PepsiCo has announced the launch of Pepsi Prebiotic Cola, a significant development in the traditional cola category that it hasn’t seen in two decades. The Modern Twist to Classic Pepsi The new product brings a fresh perspective to the conventional Pepsi…
PepsiCo has appointed Kyle Faulconer – its current CEO for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) – to a wider role, including responsibility for IndoChina Foods. Faulconer moved from the US in 2021 to join the company as its new leader in the ANZ market. According…
The World Health Organization reaffirmed its recommended intake of aspartame Thursday, but the agency’s classification of the sweetener as a possible carcinogen could still scare away diet soda drinkers and lead to new beverage formulas. Soda consumption has…
Coca-Cola Vietnam set a world record for the largest Vietnamese Tet meal table with the participation of 1,000 multi-generation families in Ho Chi Minh City on January 8. The meal was recognized as a record-setting event by the World Records Union…
For years, brands have been perfecting personalization strategies that resonate with consumers and make them feel like individuals. For many B2C brands like PepsiCo, classic personalization has meant plugging simple forms of data like email, names, addresses…
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is partnering with the University of California Berkeley (UCB), US, to develop methods of converting captured carbon (CO2) into sugar. The collaboration hopes its work will slash the emissions of some of the world’s most…
Coca-Cola has appointed Matthias Blume as its new VP of marketing, ASEAN and South Pacific. Based in Singapore, Blume will lead the company’s marketing and brand initiatives across Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands and serve on…
The cola category has been around for over a century. While it’s had its share of flavor and packaging innovation, one thing has remained the same since the category’s inception – the bubbles. Pepsi is taking on its most ambitious feat yet, reimagining the…
The Coca-Cola Company on Thursday said it will aim for 25% of its packaging globally to be reusable by 2030, a move hailed by environmental groups who have called out the soft-drink maker for worldwide plastic pollution. Coca-Cola is a top target for…
Shareholders at Coca-Cola Amatil have voted “overwhelmingly” to approve Coca-Cola European Partner’s $13.50 per share takeover offer. The vote was held at 10 am on Friday, April 16, and saw 97.6 percent of shares proxy vote in support of the takeover –…
PepsiCo is poised to purchase Chinese online snack vendor Be & Cheery owned by Haoxiangni Health Food Co. PepsiCo had proposed the Be & Cheery acquisition before the coronavirus outbreak began in China. Valued at US$705 million, the acquisition will help…
Processed food prices rose in January, with soybean paste, sugar and cola all jumping up around 10 percent compared to a year earlier. The Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) said Monday that 18 of 26 major processed foods measured both in 2018 and 2019 cost more in…
Coca-cola bought Costa Coffee for GBP3.9 billion (US$5.1 billion) recently. As a result of the deal, the US-based fizzy drink company will gain a strong cafe presence across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. So far, Costa has about 2,400…
Bacardi has made several personnel changes to its Asia Pacific Global Travel Retail (GTR) division. The company said late last week that Irving Holmes Wong, formerly regional director of Asia Pacific for Bacardi GTR, would take on the newly-created role of…
As one of the most popular destinations in the world, Bali represents Indonesia on the global scene. To contribute in keeping Bali’s beaches clean and safe, Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia and Quiksilver are holding Bali’s Big Eco Weekend 2015 from August 14-16,…
