Coke Zero from The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, will celebrate its fifth birthday this year. The zero-calorie carbonated soft drink is the only soft drink on the market to post double-digit

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Denver, finalized its previously announced transaction to establish a joint venture with the Hebei Si’hai Beer Co. of China through a purchase a 51 percent controlling

The 2010 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition attracted 3,523 beers vying for gold, silver and bronze medals Sept. 16-18 in Denver. Presented by the Brewers Association, Boulder, Colo., this

The Corn Refiners Association (CRA), Washington, D.C., petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow manufacturers to use the term “corn sugar” as an alternative to “high fructose

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., Plano, Texas, and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union agreed on a new three-year labor contract for hourly workers at the company’s Mott’s production

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR), Waterbury, Vt., announced it will acquire all outstanding shares of LJVH Holdings Inc., known as Van Houtte, for $890 million. Van Houtte is headquartered

The Grocery Manufacturers Association Manufacturing Excellence Conference, co-located with Pack Expo on Nov. 1-2 at McCormick Place in Chicago, will feature a retailer-manufacturer panel that will include members sharing success

PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y., has improved water use efficiency by more than 15 percent over 2006 levels, achieved “positive water balance” in India and plans to provide access to clean

New Leaf Brands Inc., Old Tappan, N.J., will host delegates from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Special American Business Internship Training Group, which offers business leaders from Europe and Asia

Starbucks, Seattle, expanded distribution of its Via Ready Brew to 13,000 additional distribution points through international grocery channels in Japan, Canada and the United Kingdom. “Customers have enthusiastically made Starbucks