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...The two companies currently have a distribution agreement that limits what PepsiCo can do in energy drinks....
...Cannabis-infused energy drinks are all the rage, particularly with the news that both Coca-Cola and Pepsi are exploring the space, but we're not sure the presser justifies a share price rise from $2.30 to...
...PepsiCo hopes its distribution heft will help make carbonation equipment a standard household appliance in the US and around the world. Americans increasingly do not want to buy cans of sugary cola....
...SodaStream will continue to be led by its current chief executive, Daniel Birnbaum, as Pepsi aims to expand the Israeli company by giving it access to its strong global distribution, research and development...
...“I certainly think [Coca-Cola and Pepsi] are scratching their heads and trying to figure out what JAB is going to do next, because JAB is known to be smart and inventive,” says Caroline Levy, analyst at...
...This month, the company returned to advertising’s biggest night with a 30-second advert for its trademark Pepsi cola, which was estimated to cost $5m, and a 60-second advert for Doritos and Mountain Dew....
...In soft drinks, JAB will similarly find itself up against the global consumer clout of Coca-Cola and Pepsi....
...SAB has a distribution agreement in Africa with Atlanta-based Coca-Cola, while AB InBev has a relationship with Pepsi in Latin America....
...Emmanuel Faber, Danone’s chief executive, in February accused Coke and Pepsi of “destroying value” by ramping up their water distribution in Mexico to compensate for falling soda sales hit by the tax....
...With access to many products including Coke cut off, they made their own cola – called Kola Real in Peru – in their back yard and sold it in empty beer bottles....
...Coca-Cola is served by the glass, can, bottle – and soon, the capsule....
...Earlier this week, Coca-Cola announced a revamp of its US distribution model intended to help cut costs and improve margins....
...sales of Pepsi and Coca-Cola in the country....
...Coke and PepsiCo are in a close race for dominance in the carbonated soft drink market in India, with Coke accounting for 56 per cent of sales compared with Pepsi’s 40 per cent, according to Beverage Digest...
...resurgent Coca-Cola....
...cola from Coca-Cola and Pepsi in terms of sales, and is second only to Bisleri, India’s best-selling water brand....
...Pepsi, which uses stevia in Trop50, says performance has been “outstanding”. The drink became a brand with annual sales of $150m in two years and sales are up 50 per cent year to date....
...In spite of Coke’s lead, PepsiCo has also been investing aggressively on infrastructure and distribution in China....
...The Añaños family had spotted an opportunity: because Coca-Cola and Pepsi trucks from Lima often came under attack from criminal groups, the two multinationals had limited their shipments....
...Coca-Cola, Pepsi’s main rival, earlier this week reported sales growth across leading markets during the fourth quarter for the first time since 2003, supported by strengthening consumer demand and gains...
...In the Jinqiao Carrefour in eastern Shanghai, Coca-Cola and Pepsi – kingpins of the soft drinks industry the world over – are literally backed to the wall....
...Coca Cola, the third-biggest supplier of bottled water with brands such as Dasani and BonAqua, does not break out segment sales but flagged water sales as one of its drivers of growth....
...Indeed, in its Americas Beverages division, responsible for a quarter of the $57bn in sales the group expects to make this year, Pepsi faces more aggression from Coca-Cola....
...Apart from consistent communication and local sympathy for a David fighting Goliath, the company also got ahead in terms of distribution and innovation....
...But North America requires special attention due to its maturity (fizzy drink sales are not growing), and because Coke developed its soft drink, juice and fountain businesses separately from bottler Coca-Cola...
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