Coca-Cola leaves traditional corporate websites behind

The company calls Coke Journey its "global media and content hub."

By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 13, 2015

US kombucha makers to again face fines over alcohol labeling

Federal authorities still say kombucha's alcohol levels are over the current limit, but producers are asking for new federal alcohol tests.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 13, 2015

Explore the Trendline➔

Mergers and acquisitions

Declining sales and slowing consumption have more companies divesting brands, opening the door for smaller players and private equity firms to expand their portfolios.  

By Food Dive staff

SodaStream CEO: Sparkling water is 'the future of beverage'

The company plans to turn around falling U.S. sales with its new branding as a sparkling water maker rather than an at-home soda machine.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 12, 2015

AB InBev raises its SABMiller bid to $103.6B

Will AB InBev's new offer be enough?

By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 12, 2015

Light beer aims to remedy lighter market share with marketing shift

Market share for major light beer brands has fallen to 31.8% from 35.5% in 2007, when that market share had peaked.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 11, 2015

Sugary drink tax raises prices in Berkeley, CA

In the first three months following the tax's implementation, the city's soda prices inched up by seven-tenths of a cent per ounce.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 9, 2015

Diet Pepsi fumbling for a sweet spot

Ouch: PepsiCo's diet soda sales fell more in the four weeks surrounding the new Diet Pepsi rollout than the entire year before.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 9, 2015

Cookie crumbles — milk ads feature pairings with sweet, spicy foods

Research is backing up recommendations to drink more milk. Whole milk may have been good for consumers all along.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 7, 2015

SABMiller rejects AB InBev's offer (again)

SABMiller also rejected AB InBev's first two takeover offers.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 7, 2015

Crown Royal is first alcohol brand shipped in US to feature nutrition facts

Most Crown Royal sold in the U.S. is expected to feature the nutritional info by 2016, though the cases are making their way to stores in the New York and Washington metropolitan areas.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 7, 2015

PepsiCo taps 'Back to the Future II' for latest promotion

Pepsi had a cameo in 1989’s "Back to the Future II" with a unique bottle shape that inspired its latest collectible promotion.

By David Kirkpatrick • Oct. 6, 2015

SABMiller rejects $100B takeover offer from AB InBev: Bloomberg

The takeover offer was too low for SABMiller, Bloomberg sources said.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 6, 2015

Bud Light venturing into e-commerce with new smart fridge

When the Bud-E Fridge is running low on beers, consumers can enable notifications and connect to alcohol delivery app Saucey.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Oct. 5, 2015

PepsiCo announces over $375M in savings from sustainability initiatives

The company surpassed several sustainability goals.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Sept. 29, 2015

Keurig Kold officially launches — but will that be enough to solve the company's problems?

Amid a 26% drop in brewer and accessory sales, it's created a cost-cutting program that includes laying off about 5% of its workforce.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Sept. 29, 2015

AB InBev to acquire yet another craft brewery, Golden Road

Five's a crowd: This is the company's fifth craft brewery acquisition in five years.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Sept. 24, 2015

Pepsi to reduce use of caramel color chemical

This is part of a settlement of a California Proposition 65 lawsuit.

By Carol Wiley • Sept. 23, 2015

AB InBev, looking to take over SABMiller, is giving agencies a sour aftertaste

Even though the potential takeover of SABMiller by Anheuser-Busch InBev hasn’t happened or passed regulatory muster, ad agencies are already concerned.

By David Kirkpatrick • Sept. 17, 2015

AB InBev: Looking toward SABMiller takeover

The two companies have a combined market capitalization of $245 billion, which would easily make this potential merger the largest in the industry to date.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Sept. 16, 2015

MillerCoors to shutter NC brewery

The fast growth of craft beer is taking its toll on the company's volumes and revenue.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Sept. 14, 2015

'Diet' dilemma: Study links diet soda to unhealthy eating

Drinking diet soda can backfire when it comes to high-calorie foods, according to the study.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Sept. 14, 2015

Unilever debuts new Lipton single-serve machine

The machine is meant to compete with Nestle SA's Special.T.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Sept. 14, 2015

PepsiCo product expansion to add more fizz to SodaStream

The major players in at-home beverage partnerships could all use a win.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Sept. 13, 2015

Nestle expands Nespresso production for US market

It launched its VertuoLine brand to appeal to the North American market's love of huge cups of coffee.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Sept. 11, 2015

MillerCoors taps craft beer with Saint Archer acquisition

Welcome to the craft beer arena, MillerCoors.

By Carolyn Heneghan • Sept. 11, 2015