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Coca-Cola, PepsiCo And Nestlé Are Top Plastic Polluters: Is Hemp The Answer To Nanoplastics In The Oceans??
Monday, May 13, 2024 - 6:25pm | 520According to a new study published in Science Advances, fifty-six brands led by Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP), and Nestlé (SWX: NESN) are responsible for more than half of the plastic pollution found across the globe. The study reveals a direct correlation between the...
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Pepsico Reportedly Initiated Grocery Breakup Over Price Hike Dispute, Not Carrefour: 'Mischaracterized The Chain Of Events'
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - 7:37am | 614PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) stated on Monday that it was the one to initiate the split with French supermarket giant Carrefour (OTC:CRRFY), not the other way around. What Happened: The Wall Street Journal reported that PepsiCo announced its decision to stop supplying Carrefour’s European stores...
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From Controversial To Profitable: Why Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo And Other CPG Brands Should Embrace Cannabis
Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 11:21am | 1225The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Market worldwide is expected to reach $2.3 trillion by 2027. However, CPG companies face multiple challenges such as how to strengthen consumer loyalty in a highly saturated market, differentiate their brands from other brands and attract consumers with volatile...
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US Navy Warns Sailors About Drinking Pepsi's Hempseed Extract-Infused Energy Drink
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 - 8:12pm | 274PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) announced in February that it was launching an energy drink infused with hemp seed extract called Rockstar Unplugged, which is meant to boost good vibes and turn up your mood with its B vitamins and 80mg of caffeine. Unfortunately, ...
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Pepsi Versus Coke: The Cola Wars Are Back
Friday, October 2, 2020 - 11:24am | 874Just like its rivals Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) and Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (NASDAQ: KDP), the snack and beverage giant has taken a hit during the pandemic due to restaurant closures and other pandemic-related disruptions. But, PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) had a joker in its deck of cards....
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Pepsi To Acquire One of China's Largest Snack Brands In $705M Deal
Monday, February 24, 2020 - 3:14am | 306PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) has announced that it will acquire Be & Cherry, a large Chinese snackmaker from Haoxiangni Health Food Co., Ltd. What Happened PepsiCo said in a statement released Sunday that it would purchase Hangzhou Haomusi Food Co. Ltd., also known as Be & Cherry, for $...
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Tesla Semi Electric Trucks Roll Into Frito-Lay Plant
Friday, October 4, 2019 - 2:29pm | 483PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) is introducing 15 Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) Semi electric trucks at its Frito-Lay manufacturing site in Modesto, California, as part of a broader plan to replace diesel-powered freight equipment with zero-emission and near-zero emission trucks. The rollout comes after the...
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Lots Of Earnings In The Mix as Market Digests PepsiCo Results, Awaits Costco
Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 10:08am | 2250After that dramatic two-day drop, things seem to be stabilizing a bit this morning. Don’t forget that this has been a very resilient market, but also keep in mind that with payrolls looming tomorrow, the big down-move we’ve had, and more jitters about geopolitics, it could still be a...
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Pepsico: A Trucker In Shipper's Clothing
Monday, June 24, 2019 - 11:32am | 529If there is one shipper that knows what it's like to be a motor carrier, it's Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) chosen by FreightWaves as a "shipper of choice." The $63.5 billion beverage and snack food giant ranks first among U.S. private fleet operators with 11,100 tractors, 17,500 trailers, 3,500...
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Losing Its FAANG: Market Struggles In 2018 As Tech Rally Slows
Sunday, December 23, 2018 - 10:35am | 4961Maybe it was that day in early October when Fed Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates remained “a long way” from neutral even after three rate hikes in the three quarters leading up to his speech. Or it could have been mounting trade and tariff tensions between China and the U.S. as...
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Coca-Cola Enters Hot Beverage Market With $5.1B Purchase Of British Chain Costa Coffee
Friday, August 31, 2018 - 11:23am | 559In an effort to further diversify from the soda industry, The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) has announced new plans to keep up ina highly competitive market. Following the news of Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX)’s licensing deal with Nestle, as well as the merged Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NYSE:...
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Sugar And Spite: Big Cities Taxes On Beverages Irking Big Soda
Thursday, August 24, 2017 - 1:17pm | 726How sweet it isn’t to be hated by you. Chicago, Philadelphia and, soon, Seattle and San Francisco are just a few of the cities taxing soda pop as both a health threat and source of revenue, and the beverage industry says the cash municipalities are making on non-carbonated quaffs is costing...
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From Worm Waste To A Zero-Waste World, The Vision Of Tom Szaky
Friday, June 2, 2017 - 7:54am | 1036Do you know what Tom Szaky thinks of everything you own, eat, wear, poop and drive, from the plastic container that contains your hair product to the pricey phone you tuck into your back pocket to the discount drone you use to wage drunken dogfights with your next-door neighbor? It’s garbage...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, November 7: Boehner Reveals Intentions To Modify Obamacare
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 8:50am | 1521With Republicans in full control of the U.S. Congress, the stage is set for a very rocky two years as Democratic President Barack Obama finishes his final term in office. Speaker of the House John Boehner said Thursday that he plans to put Obamacare up to another vote and that although Obama...
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#PreMarket Primer: Thursday, October 2: Hong Kong Protests Threaten To Escalate
Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 7:59am | 1184On Thursday, tens of thousands remained throughout the streets of Hong Kong calling for the region’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to resign. The protesters have been blockading Hong Kong’s roadways for days now, pushing for full democracy and the ability to elect their own...