Soft drinks
Coke moves secret formula to its own vault
09 Dec 2011
On the 125th anniversary of its inception, iconic aerated drinks maker Coca-Cola Co has shifted its secret formula to the World of Coca-Cola Museum at its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and put it on ‘public display’
Coca-Cola to invest $2 bn in India over the next five years
14 Nov 2011
India ranks among the company’s top 10 markets by volume globally and is the largest market in Eurasia and Africa.
PepsiCo acquires Brazil's cookie and cracker producer Grupo Mabel
11 Nov 2011
PepsiCo outbid global rivals Bunge Inc and Mexico's Grupo Bimbo to acquire one of Brazil's biggest cookie and cracker producers's.
Coke in no rush to hike prices despite inflation
11 Jan 2011
PepsiCo is Russia's biggest foods firm with Wimm-Bill-Dann deal
29 Dec 2010
WBD is Russia's largest maker of dairy products, and a leading producer of juices and beverages in Russia and the CIS nations
Russian watchdog to approve $3.8-bn PepsiCo-WBD deal
28 Dec 2010
The deal is PepsiCo’s largest acquisition outside the US, and is in line with the company’s strategy of creating a $30-billion nutrition business by 2020
PepsiCo to invest $2.5-billion in China
22 May 2010
The investment , is in addition to the $1 billion investment PepsiCo announced in November 2008, and is aimed at helping it compete with rival Coke, which has double of Pepsi's market in China
Tata Tea, PepsiCo in beverages alliance
09 Apr 2010
Tata Tea and PepsiCo plan to team up to produce non-carbonated ready-to-drink beverages, focused on health and enhanced wellness
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