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PepsiCo is pursuing a North American turnaround built around cost reductions, better execution and more integrated logistics. CEO Ramon Laguarta said the company is performing well in hydration and energy beverages but is underperforming in soft drinks.
3:24 PMConsumer Goods Technology
Coca-Cola, Molson Coors, Keurig Dr Pepper, Ocean Spray and other consumer-goods companies have announced leadership changes aimed at accelerating growth. The moves reflect an industry-wide focus on resetting commercial and operating strategies.
5:16 PMConsumer Goods Technology
General Mills has selected Dana McNabb as its next leader, replacing Jeff Harmening as he moves into the role of executive chair of the board.
2:00 PMConsumer Goods Technology
Packaging groups challenging California’s labeling requirements are seeking to expand their lawsuit, arguing that the law violates free-speech protections. An amended complaint says constitutional and interpretive problems affecting one labeling statute also apply to another.
12:00 PMPackaging DiveSummary
PepsiCo is pursuing a North American turnaround built around cost reductions, better execution and more integrated logistics. CEO Ramon Laguarta said the company is performing well in hydration and energy beverages but is underperforming in soft drinks.
PepsiCo’s problem is uneven category performance, not a broad collapse across beverages. The plan directs
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PepsiCo must improve soft-drink performance without sacrificing the beverage categories that are already growing.
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Coca-Cola, Molson Coors, Keurig Dr Pepper, Ocean Spray and other consumer-goods companies have announced leadership changes aimed at accelerating growth. The moves reflect an industry-wide focus on resetting commercial and operating strategies.
Leadership turnover is becoming a tool for companies facing slower growth and greater pressure to
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Executive changes signal that major consumer-goods companies see execution, not just demand, as a central constraint on growth.
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General Mills has selected Dana McNabb as its next leader, replacing Jeff Harmening as he moves into the role of executive chair of the board.
The leadership change separates day-to-day management from board oversight while preserving Harmening's involvement in the
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The transition will test whether General Mills can maintain strategic continuity while giving its next CEO room to reset execution.
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Packaging groups challenging California’s labeling requirements are seeking to expand their lawsuit, arguing that the law violates free-speech protections. An amended complaint says constitutional and interpretive problems affecting one labeling statute also apply to another.
The legal challenge could broaden the fight beyond a single labeling requirement and increase uncertainty
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A broader lawsuit could delay or reshape California packaging rules with consequences for national labeling and compliance strategies.
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The Sioux Honey Association's president and CEO explains how the cooperative produces and markets honey, and how its member-owned structure has supported the business for a century.
9:14 AMChief ExecutivePepsiCo raised €1 billion in Europe’s public bond market, returning for the second time this year. The deal came one day after the company lowered its profit outlook because of rising costs in North America.
5:02 AMBloomberg MarketsSummary
The Sioux Honey Association's president and CEO explains how the cooperative produces and markets honey, and how its member-owned structure has supported the business for a century.
The cooperative model remains the central advantage, giving beekeepers a shared platform while preserving organizational
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Sioux Honey offers a durable alternative to conventional CPG ownership as producers seek more control over value creation.
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PepsiCo raised €1 billion in Europe’s public bond market, returning for the second time this year. The deal came one day after the company lowered its profit outlook because of rising costs in North America.
The bond sale shows that weaker earnings expectations have not closed PepsiCo’s access to debt
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PepsiCo can still fund its operations and strategy on favorable enough terms despite deteriorating profit expectations.
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