Tag: Food and drink
Coca-Cola launches Simply Pop prebiotic soda to rival Olipop, Poppi
Coca-Cola is launching a prebiotic soda brand called Simply Pop, taking on upstarts Olipop and Poppi.Starting in late February, consumers on the West [...]
Here’s how two apps connect Black-owned restaurants with new customers
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsEatOkra's mobile app lists nearby Black-owned restaurants.Courtesy: EatOkraWhen Anthony Edwards Jr. and his then-g [...]
Olipop prebiotic soda valued at $1.85 billion in funding round
Super Bowl ad of Poppi.Source: PoppiPrebiotic soda brand Olipop said Wednesday that it was valued at $1.85 billion in its latest funding round, which [...]
Coca-Cola discusses Trump aluminum tariffs
Coca-Cola bottles are seen at a shop in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Jan. 28, 2025.Firdous Nazir | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesCoca-Cola will shift more [...]
Coca-Cola (KO) Q4 2024 earnings
James Quincey, CEO of Coca-Cola, speaking on CNBC's "Squawk Box" outside of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025.Gerry Mil [...]
Companies holding the line, working behind the scenes
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2025.Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency [...]
PepsiCo (PEP) Q4 2024 earnings
Bottles of Pepsi soda are seen on display at a Target store on February 09, 2024 in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn borough New York City.Michae [...]
FTC sues PepsiCo over price discrimination
Cans of Pepsi are on display at a Target store in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, on Feb. 9, 2024.Michael M. Santiago | Getty Im [...]
Grubhub to pay $25 million in FTC settlement over harmful practices
An app-based delivery worker waits outside of a restaurant in New York City on July 7, 2023.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesGrubhub will pay $25 million t [...]
Trump tariff plan threatens to make Modelo more expensive
Packages of Modelo Especial beer are displayed for sale in a grocery store on June 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesShare [...]
McDonald’s to invest over $100 million in E. coli outbreak recovery
A Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries and a drink arranged at a McDonald's restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024.David Paul Morris | [...]
A fast-changing Chinese coffee market awaits Starbucks CEO Niccol
People seen around the Starbucks coffee store in Shenzhen, China.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesOn Starbucks' fourth-quarter earnings call, n [...]
Starbucks will stop charging extra for dairy substitutes
Starbucks offers oat milk as a dairy-free option.Source: StarbucksStarbucks said Wednesday that it will remove the surcharge for dairy substitutes, sa [...]
Gatorade signs Duke basketball’s Cooper Flagg to NIL deal
Cooper Flagg #2 of the Duke Blue Devils moves the ball against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on October 27, 2 [...]
Coca-Cola (KO) Q3 2024 earnings
Coca-Cola on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations, thanks to a boost from higher prices that offset sl [...]