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Editor's Note

Adaptability and flexibility are critical components of project planning

April 15, 2019

Being able to adapt on the fly is great, but it's a lot easier to do when you've accounted for as many potential contingencies as possible.

Industry News

PepsiCo announces senior leadership appointments

CEO: Leadership appointments support PepsiCo's strategic priorities and growth agenda

Wayne Labs

March 5, 2019

PepsiCo has announced changes to its senior leadership to reflect the company’s future business strategies.

Nestle co-founds Future Food Initiative to advance science related to food trends, sustainability

The Future Food Initiative brings together Swiss academic and industrial partners leading in nutritional science and food technology.

February 4, 2019

Nestlé USA, Arlington, Va., launched the Future Food Initiative, a joint research program between Swiss universities and industrial partners that will support Nestlé in the development of trend-based, nutritious and sustainable food and beverage products.

Editor's Note

Top 100 companies face challenges

Top 100 companies are not immune to consumer demands, market pressures

Casey Laughman

September 7, 2018

There may not be a lot of changes in where the world's largest food and beverage companies rank compared to each other, but the challenges they are facing are still very real.

Top 100 in 2018: The World's Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies

The world's largest food and beverage companies continue to find success despite challenges

Alex Clere

September 4, 2018

Nestle, PepsiCo and Anheuser-Busch InBev hold on to the top three spots.

Industry News

Indra Nooyi to end tenure as PepsiCo CEO

Ramon Laguarta elected to replace Nooyi

August 6, 2018

After 12 years as chief executive officer (CEO) of PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y., Indra Nooyi announced that she will step down Oct. 3. Nooyi has been with the company for 24 years. She will remain chairman until early 2019.

Mergers and Acquisitions

ConAgra Brands will acquire Pinnacle Foods for $10.9 billion

The acquisition creates a major player in frozen foods and an expanded presence in snack foods

Wayne Labs

June 27, 2018

Conagra Brands is buying Pinnacle Foods in a cash and stock deal worth almost $11 billion.

Plant Construction

Arca Continental to build new Coca-Cola bottling facility in Houston

Plant will be first Coca-Cola production facility built in the U.S. in a decade

Casey Laughman

May 31, 2018

Arca Continental has announced that its Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages subsidiary will build a new production and distribution plant in Houston.

Sweets and Snacks Expo

NCA names top candy and snack products of the year

The National Confectioners Association names the winners of the 2018 Most Innovative New Product Awards.

May 29, 2018

The winners, chosen from more than 300 entries, were announced at an awards ceremony at the Sweets & Snacks Expo, held May 22-24 at McCormick Place in Chicago.