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Mountain Dew, Doritos, Pepsi see double digit sales lift following Super Bowl ads, reports goPuff

13-Feb-2018 By Elizabeth Crawford

The Philadelphia Eagles were not the only big winner during the Super Bowl LII earlier this month, Mountain Dew, Pepsi and Doritos also were victorious with commercials that not only grabbed headlines and generated social media buzz, but also drove near...

PepsiCo to ‘shake up’ sparkling water category with new launch ‘bubly’

08-Feb-2018 By Rachel Arthur

PepsiCo is launching calorie-free sparkling water ‘bubly’ in the US this month, further expanding its water portfolio following the introduction of premium brand LIFEWTR last year.

PepsiCo to rebalance push on lower calorie beverages

05-Oct-2017 By Rachel Arthur

PepsiCo says its focus on introducing new lower calorie beverages in the US this summer has come at the expense of its core Pepsi and Mountain Dew brands: with the company now pledging to step up marketing, shelf space, and low/no calorie options for...

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PepsiCo joins the lineup at FOOD VISION USA 2017: ‘We’re learning a lot from tech companies and smaller brands…’

02-Oct-2017 By Elaine Watson

To what extent can big companies behave like smaller, more agile ones? And how are they organizing themselves in order to be more nimble and responsive?

NEW HIRES GALLERY: Foraker to exit Annie’s, Dr Pepper waves Bai to Ben Weiss; all-change at PepsiCo, Mondelez

07-Aug-2017 By Elaine Watson

Check out who’s moving onwards and upwards at General Mills/Annie’s, PepsiCo, Bai Brands, JM Smucker, Mondelez, Campbell Soup, Beanfields Snacks and Tyson Foods in FoodNavigator-USA’s latest round-up of new hires in food and beverage.

LIFEWTR on track to generate $200m in retail sales on annualized basis

PepsiCo CEO navigates brave new retailing world: ‘The lines are blurring between channels’

11-Jul-2017 By Elaine Watson

As the lines between channels continue to blur and sales increasingly shift to untracked channels, CPG companies will have to think about growth opportunities in a more holistic manner, the CEO of PepsiCo told analysts and investors this week.

Nestlé Waters North America joins How2Recycle

24-Apr-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Nestlé Waters North America, Campbell Soup Company and Unilever have joined How2Recycle as PepsiCo plans to roll-out more products with the label.

‘We have a tremendous opportunity to use our global scale to influence positive change’

PepsiCo launches Nutrition Greenhouse incubator: ‘The latest food innovation is coming from both big & small players’

12-Apr-2017 By Rachel Arthur

PepsiCo has launched an incubator programme to help nurture the ‘best and brightest’ entrepreneurs in the nutrition, health and wellness sectors. Eight ‘breakthrough brands’ will benefit from a €25,000 ($26,500) grant each, and access to experts from...

PepsiCo prepares to make a splash at Super Bowl LI with premium & zero calorie products

25-Jan-2017 By Mary Ellen Shoup

PepsiCo will use next month's Super Bowl to debut its new premium water brand, LIFEWTR, and promote its zero-calorie soda, Pepsi Zero Sugar.

Pepsi won’t be rolling out Mug Root Beer with Sweetmyx 617 nationwide

Senomyx natural sweetener to move to the development phase

28-Oct-2016 By Elaine Watson

Senomyx is focusing on advancing a new high intensity natural sweetener claimed to more potent than Reb-A into the ‘development phase,’ says its CEO.

PepsiCo & TB Alliance partner to improve tuberculosis drug taste

27-Oct-2016 By Rachel Arthur

PepsiCo and TB Alliance are partnering to improve the bitter and unpleasant taste of today’s tuberculosis (TB) treatments - important in the treatment of children.

Sabra 'well on its way' to becoming our next $1bn brand, says PepsiCo

29-Sep-2016 By Elaine Watson

Hummus and dips brand Sabra now generates an estimated $800m in annual retail sales in the US, and is “well on its way to becoming $1bn brand,” according to joint venture partner PepsiCo.

Mountain Dew launches Mtn Dew Black Label

04-Apr-2016 By Douglas Yu

No puppy monkey baby this time. Mountain Dew's recent Black Label launch will appeal to a classier and more refined crowd, says the brand.

Grow the core and add more: PepsiCo reports Frito-Lay profit up 6%

11-Feb-2016 By Vince Bamford

Frito-Lay has benefited from improved productivity and lower commodity costs in the past 12 months, PepsiCo has reported in its full-year results.

Swap shop: PepsiCo promotion gives shoppers chance to shape Lay's line-up

22-Jan-2016 By Vince Bamford

PepsiCo is giving US consumers the chance to transform its Lay’s potato chip line-up with a major new promotion.

What to do about Diet: How Pepsi, Coca-Cola and Dr Pepper are tackling diet drink declines

27-Jul-2015 By Rachel Arthur

Diet drinks have been in decline for some time now: so what are the big brands doing to improve the category's fortunes?

Diet Pepsi with aspartame will be available online when recipe switches to sucralose, says PepsiCo

10-Jul-2015 By Elaine Watson

While Diet Pepsi will go aspartame-free in August, PepsiCo says fans of the original formula should still be able to buy it online.

PepsiCo on CSDs: How it thinks it can kick the industry’s Achilles’ heel

23-Feb-2015 By Rachel Arthur

PepsiCo’s 2015 launches will see an increased focus on products with health benefits, while it will push smaller packages to make the most of growth in its on-the-go business.

‘Snack and beverage co-purchases beat peanut butter and jelly!’ Frito-Lay CEO Tom Greco champions PepsiCo's 'Better Together' policy

20-Feb-2015 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Frito-Lay CEO Tom Greco insists snacks and beverages occupy common ‘demand spaces’, and PepsiCo’s ‘Better Together’ approach gives it the scale to outpace its rivals at retail level.

PepsiCo releases FY2014 results

Stoking up the ‘innovation engine’: PepsiCo fired up for 2015 despite global challenges

12-Feb-2015 By Rachel Arthur

PepsiCo has met or exceeded its 2014 financial targets, and CEO Indra Nooyi says the company’s innovation pipeline is possibly its strongest ever, forecasting resilience to a volatile global macro environment.

Most beverage ads targeting kids still promote sugar and caffeine, not health, says report

19-Nov-2014 By Elaine Watson

American children were exposed to significantly fewer TV ads for sugary drinks in 2013 compared with 2011. But not every soda giant got the memo, says a new report, which claims that children aged 2-11 saw 29% more TV ads for PepsiCo sugary drinks in...

PepsiCo CEO: ‘Our innovation is becoming more durable’

10-Oct-2014 By Elaine Watson

If you’ve got enough money - and clout - it’s not hard to make a big splash with a new product launch in year one. The real test comes in years two, three and four. And PepsiCo is proving that its innovations are still delivering after the initial hype...

PepsiCo CEO on the threat of fresh: Indra Nooyi plots mastery of muted US retail market

24-Jul-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi says the company is positioning itself as the highest growth food and beverage manufacturer in a ‘relatively low growth’ US retail landscape where fresh food is trending strongly.

PepsiCo to drive ‘better-for-you’ NPD with Mexico baking innovation center

18-Jun-2014 By Kacey Culliney

PepsiCo has inaugurated its first R&D facility in Mexico – a baking innovation center that will be dedicated to strengthening its better-for-you portfolio across brands like Quaker, Lay’s and Sabritas.

Energy drinks in US suffer Easter hiccup not seismic slowdown

29-May-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Energy drink sales growth in the US slowed to its lowest in over a year in the month ending May 10 but the ‘Easter shift’ may be the main reason why, while Monster continues to out-gun Red Bull.

Snacks stretch PepsiCo’s global reach 3%: Kantar Worldpanel

15-May-2014 By Kacey Culliney

PepsiCo gobbled up more global interest last year, fueled by three ‘star’ brands – Lay’s, Doritos and Cheetos, according to Kantar Worldpanel's Brand Footprint report.

Coca-Cola removing BVO from Powerade

05-May-2014 By Elaine WATSON

UPDATED - Coca-Cola is removing BVO (brominated vegetable oil) from Powerade and other products by the end of this year.

Dr Pepper TEN…A dead duck? Analyst warns of ‘continued deceleration’

17-Apr-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Dr Pepper Snapple’s TEN platform ‘continues to decelerate’ in the US and many C-store operators are suggesting that they plan to pull the line from shelves and coolers, one analyst warns.

‘Whatever happened to my beverage rock ‘n roll?'

Reset or risk drinks 'destruction' in North America: Peltz warns Pepsi

17-Mar-2014 By ‘Whatever happened to my beverage rock ‘n roll?'

PepsiCo must return to its roots as a ‘lean, hard-hitting’ $30bn+ revenue beverage business under standalone management as the current strategy risks destroying its North American arm, Nelson Peltz warns.

'Pepsi's been outmaeuvered by coke, outshone by dr pepper' - crusading investor

‘Coke has mediocre PepsiCo on its heels’: Peltz’s withering verdict

21-Feb-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Nelson Peltz insists that Coke has PepsiCo on the back foot and says the latter is even outshone by Dr Pepper despite a stellar beverage portfolio including Gatorade, Tropicana and Mountain Dew.

SUCCESSFUL MORNING DRINK 'PLAYS AROUND THE ENERGY SPACE'

$150m+ Mountain Dew Kickstart ‘right for the masses’: PepsiCo shuns energy M&A

14-Feb-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi says the firm will not buy brands in the lucrative energy drinks space and insists existing $150m+ offer Mountain Dew Kickstart is ‘right for the masses’.

PepsiCo: New non-cola beverages with stevia and sugar launching in US this year; colas in other markets

13-Feb-2014 By Elaine WATSON

New non-cola products sweetened with stevia and sugar will hit the US market this year, while cola products combining stevia and sugar will be tested in other markets, says PepsiCo.

Competing with PepsiCo: How to be a top 10 snack player

20-Nov-2013 By Kacey Culliney

PepsiCo holds six slots in the top 10 global snack brands and fighting for a space is a huge challenge for other snack makers but not impossible, an analyst says.

AND dismisses report alleging junk food corporate sponsors exert 'vice grip' over FNCE

19-Nov-2013 By Elaine WATSON

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) has rejected claims in a new report that corporate sponsors such as PepsiCo and Coca-Cola exert such a “vice grip” over its annual Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) that its integrity could be...

PepsiCo to invest $5.5bn in India by 2020: ‘We've only scratched the surface of the long-term growth opportunities’

11-Nov-2013 By Elaine WATSON

PepsiCo has announced plans to invest Rs. 33,000 crores ($5.5 billion) in India by 2020 to strengthen its agricultural footprint, manufacturing capacity, R&D capability and distribution network.

Wells Fargo: The c-store sector is entering a ‘new era of growth and sophistication’; serves as great incubator for new products

21-Oct-2013 By Elaine WATSON

The US convenience store sector is poised for continued growth driven by the growing number of Hispanic consumers (heavy users of c-stores), and increased demand for ‘grab n go’ convenience, better-for-you options and foodservice offerings, according...

PepsiCo: Disruptive innovation, not "ridiculous pricing", the answer to diet soda slowdown

16-Oct-2013 By Elaine WATSON

The recent drop in diet soda sales in North America has been “a little more rapid than we expected” says PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, but PepsiCo remains convinced that “significant disruptive innovation” rather than “ridiculous pricing” is the best way to...

DPS defends Dr Pepper TEN as analyst warns of distribution declines

09-Sep-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Dr Pepper TEN risks sharing the fate of ‘countless other’ product extensions’ that fail to cut it as independent brands, given declining distribution in the US C-store channel, one analyst warns.

Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation: We’ve delivered on promise to cut calories in the marketplace

03-Jun-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

America’s top food and beverage companies have exceeded their goal of reducing 1.5 trillion calories in the US marketplace, says the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF).

PepsiCo: We’ll reinvent the North American cola category

19-Apr-2013 By Elaine WATSON

PepsiCo says it is investing heavily in R&D to ‘reinvent’ the flagging cola category in North America.

OC&C top 50 global CPG companies

SPECIAL FEATURE: Where do US firms sit in the ranking of the world’s top 50 CPG companies? Part 2

11-Apr-2013 By Elaine WATSON

In part two of this FoodNavigator-USA special looking at the OC&C index of the world’s top 50 CPG companies, we look at which emerging markets present the juiciest opportunities for food and beverage firms.

PepsiCo bids to crank up AMP energy a notch

01-Feb-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

PepsiCo has reportedly strengthened its relationship with US PR firm Weber Shandwick, by briefing the latter to oversee an extension of its AMP energy portfolio that taps the brand’s racing heritage.

FDA: Brominated vegetable oil (BVO), is safe, so removing its interim status is ‘not a priority’

29-Jan-2013 By Elaine WATSON

While brominated vegetable oil (BVO) has been sitting on a list of food additives “permitted on an interim basis pending further study” for decades, it is not in ‘regulatory limbo’ and is safe to use in fruit-flavored beverages, insists the Food and Drug...

PepsiCo cuts flame retardant BVO from US Gatorade but not Mountain Dew

28-Jan-2013 By Ben BOUCKLEY

A 16-year-old student is claiming victory after PepsiCo announced it will remove emulsifier Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO) from Gatorade in the US, but the firm says it will continue to use the patented flame retardant in Mountain Dew.