This summer, Pepsi, a brand of Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo, will sponsor a 12-week free music entertainment summer series featuring Latino music acts called Sabados de Verano (Summer Saturdays).

The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, marked its 125th anniversary with a weekend of special events and new package releases. The first Coca-Cola was served on May 8, 1886, and this year,

Maker’s Mark, Loretto, Ky., will make its first entry into TV advertising with an exclusive partnership with Discovery Communications.The centerpiece of Discovery's exclusive partnership with Maker's Mark are four 30-second

For the first time in its six year history, American Craft Beer Week events will be hosted in all 50 states. Nationwide events make this year’s American Craft Beer Week

Nestlé Waters North America Inc., Stamford, Conn., has signed an agreement to acquire the Austin-based Sweet Leaf Tea Co., which includes the Sweet Leaf and Tradewinds beverage brands. Nestlé Waters

SABMiller plc, London, and Molson Coors Brewing Co., Denver, reported that MillerCoors’ first quarter underlying net income, excluding special items, increased 8.7 percent to $236 million in the United States

PepsiCo and Dunkin’ Donuts have partnered to introduce the new Mountain Dew Coolatta at Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants.The beverage combines the lemon and lime citrus flavors of Mountain Dew and Dunkin’

Kraft Foods, Northfield, Ill., opened its new $80 million manufacturing facility in Pernambuco, Brazil. The plant is part of an approximately $200 million investment Kraft plans to make in Brazil

The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, reported strong first quarter 2011 operating results, with worldwide volume growth of 6 percent, cycling 3 percent growth in the prior year quarter.   The North

Lipton Iced Tea, a product of the Pepsi Lipton Tea Partnership, launched a new line of beverages with all-natural ingredients. The new 100 Percent Natural Lipton Iced Tea line will