Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (CCBCC), Charlotte, N.C., announced that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent with Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co., to expand the company's distribution territory in northern Ohio. 

Building on its longstanding partnership with the NFL and a season-long activation for its food and beverage brands, Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc.’s North America Beverages division will be out in full force on air, online and on the ground during Super Bowl LI, which takes place Feb. 5 at NRG Stadium in Houston. The company will spotlight two zero-calorie products during this year’s game — LIFEWTR and Pepsi Zero Sugar, it says.

Mountain Dew, a brand of Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc., is kicking off 2017 with a new global Do the DEW campaign centered on the belief that there’s no feeling like doing, the company says. 

Excel Bottling launched two dessert-flavored craft soda flavors: Gooey Butter Cake and Apple Pie. 

Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co. and Anheuser-Busch InBev  (AB InBev), Leuven, Belgium, have reached an agreement regarding the transition of AB InBev's 54.5 percent equity stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) for $3.15 billion, after customary adjustments. 

Utmost Brands Inc., doing business as GuS Grown-Up Soda, introduced GuS Soda Cocktail Mixers in select markets. 

The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved the recommendation of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Muhtar Kent for an evolution of the company’s senior leadership structure. Under the new structure, company veteran James Quincey, president and chief operating officer (COO), will succeed Kent as CEO, effective May 1, 2017.