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Fawn Weaver, the founder behind the Uncle Nearest portfolio of brands, has been officially inducted into the American Marketing Association New York Marketing Hall of Fame for 2025 — becoming only the third African American woman in history to receive this honor.

Milo’s Tea Co. announced three new flavors just in time for summer: Lemon Sweet Tea, Strawberry Lemonade and Raspberry Lemonade. 

Purchase N.Y-based PepsiCo announced that it has closed the acquisition of poppi, Austin, Texas, for $1.95 billion, including $300 million of anticipated cash tax benefits for a net purchase price of $1.65 billion. The transaction also includes a performance-based earnout contingent on achieving certain performance metrics.

Miller Lite, a brand of Chicago-based Molson Coors Beverage Co., and Kingsford, Oakland, Calif., are heating summer up once again with the return of Kingsford x Miller Lite Beercoal, charcoal briquets made with real beer.

The Geismar facility was designed to support Southern Glazer’s long-term growth on the market, it adds, serving as a strategic anchor in Louisiana and ensuring scalability for the next 30 years.

RECOVER 180, Los Angeles, an organic sports drink from Lance Collins, announced a high-powered partnership with country music icon Jason Aldean — launching just in time for the kickoff of his electrifying Full Throttle Tour.

Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, announced its expanded commitment to creating and sustaining U.S. manufacturing jobs by announcing it will invest $300 million in its facilities across the United States.

With an overall registration count of 52,223 and 1,160 exhibitors, ProMat included 659,000 net square feet of exhibit solutions and 215 educational sessions across three show halls at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

BMC reports that, after surpassing 36.4 billion gallons in 2022, total liquid refreshment beverage volume slipped to 36 billion gallons in 2023 before climbing to almost 36.4 billion gallons in 2024.

New data from SipSource, a wine and spirits data source with real wholesaler depletion data, shows that both the spirits and wine categories had a difficult first quarter of 2025. Volume and revenue declines accelerated across the board, SipSource notes.