It’s the key question for any company: What do consumers want? While health and wellness is an obvious trend, consumer demands are broader and more complex than that, according to PepsiCo’s CEO.
The global functional, allergen-free, organic and other healthy foods market will push through the $1 trillion (€770m) mark for the first time in 2017, as consumer interest in preventing illness via foods snowballs, says Euromonitor International.
US health science company Forbes Medi-Tech is currently in active
discussions with several major food manufacturers regarding the
commercialisation of its cholesterol-lowering food ingredients.
Soft-drink and snack-food giant PepsiCo Inc. on Wednesday reported
a 16 per cent rise in fourth-quarter profits, but shares fell on
concerns that archrival Coca-Cola Co. is muscling in on the
company's popular Gatorade sports...
Several leading soft drinks players, including global giants
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, have expressed an interest in buying US
group Nantucket Nectars, the latest niche player to draw the
attention of the major carbonate manufacturers.
After months of baited breath soft drinks giant PepsiCo Inc.
finally obtained the approval, albeit by a hair's breadth, to buy
Quaker Oats Co. and its successful Gatorade brand.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is getting ready to vote as
early as Wednesday on whether to try to block PepsiCo Inc.'s
proposed $13.8 billion acquisition of Gatorade sports drink maker
Quaker Oats Co.
Cereal and sports-drink maker Quaker Oats Co. said on Thursday its
second-quarter profits rose, driven by strong sales and continued
strength in its sports beverage business.
American snacks and soft drinks giant PepsiCo, cleared one
regulatory hurdle in its plan to acquire Quaker Oats, after
receiving approval from the European...
Quaker Oats, the US food and beverage group, on Thursday reported a
15 per cent rise in fourth quarter profit, excluding charges, and
said its sale to...
PepsiCo, the soft drinks and snack food group, is once again the
favourite to buy Quaker Oats after French group Danone and U.S
drinks giant Coca-Cola,...
Danone, the French food group, on Thursday abandoned its attempt to
buy Quaker Oats, the US owner of sports drink Gatorade, one day
after showing an interest,...
