Beverage Products

Highlights

Mergers & Acquisitions

Atkins, Quest Parent Company Acquires RTD Protein Shake Company

May 1, 2024
Simply Good Foods Co. will add Only What You Need (OWYN) to its portfolio for $280 million in cash, to help diversify the ready-to-drink protein shake offerings.
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Marketing

Bacardi Taps Former Kraft Heinz Exec to Bolster Marketing Leadership Team

April 12, 2024
Irina Rodina will become the spirits company’s senior vice president for marketing strategy and operations after spending two years leading Kraft Heinz’s northern European marketing...
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Capital Spending

PepsiCo Commits $400 Million for Two Vietnam Plants Powered by Renewable Energy

March 22, 2024
Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage will operate a $300 million beverage factory in Long An province and a food processing plant in Ha Nam province.
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People on the Move

Hain Celestial Appoints New President of North America Business

March 18, 2024
Chad Marquardt moves to Hain from Glanbia Performance Nutrition, where he served as chief customer officer-Americas.
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People on the Move

Constellation Brands Names New EVP, President of Wine & Spirits Division

March 14, 2024
Sam Glaetzer, previously senior vice president of global operations and international sales for the company, moves into the new role effective March 11.
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People on the Move

Boston Beer Co. Names New President and CEO

March 1, 2024
Former Nike executive Michael Spillane, who has been lead director for Boston Beer, will step into role vacated by the retiring Dave Burwick.
Beverage Products

Keurig Dr Pepper to Close Williston, Vermont, Plant, Shift Production to Essex Junction

March 1, 2024
KDP says all 150 employees will be given the opportunity to transfer to the Essex Junction facility.
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People on the Move

Campbell Soup Co. Names Chief Customer Officer for Meals & Beverages Division

Feb. 21, 2024
Anthony Kyles joins the company after several years in leadership roles at PepsiCo.
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People on the Move

Juice, Beverage Processor Suja Life Appoints New CEO

Feb. 19, 2024
Sapporo-Stone Brewing Co. CEO Maria Stipp will take over for the retiring Bob DeBorde.
Mergers & Acquisitions

Kent Precision Foods Group Acquires Australia’s Frosty Boy Global

Dec. 8, 2023
Subsidiary of Muscatine, Iowa-based Kent Corp. adds dessert, beverage, savory ingredient and wellness products business to significantly expand the company’s global footprint....
Legal Issues

Three Men Charged in Dr. Pepper Syrup Theft, Resale Scheme

Dec. 6, 2023
Former employees charged with stealing pallets of Dr. Pepper syrup and reselling the product to an Oklahoma City gas station for approximately half the price.
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Capital Spending

Anheuser-Busch’s Cartersville, Georgia, Brewery Gets $13 Million in Upgrades

Nov. 29, 2023
Enhancements to energy systems, dry-hopping, bottling and can-packaging operations among the significant investments made by Anheuser-Busch.
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Business Strategies

Nestlé to Shutter Freehold, N.J., Instant Coffee Plant

Nov. 16, 2023
75-year-old plant will shut down and be decommissioned over the next few months, Nestlé confirms.