Vintage Wine Estates, Santa Rosa, Calif., announced the acquisition of Tamarack Cellars, Walla Walla, Wash. 

Pepsi, a brand of Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc., unveiled this year's global creative campaign, Pepsi Generations, which is a celebration of the brand's rich history in pop culture for 120 years. 

For the first six months of the fiscal year, the company’s reported net sales increased 10 percent to $1.6 billion, compared with the prior-year period.

The company posted consolidated net sales of 544.4 million euros, with reported growth of 6 percent and an increase of 7 percent on an organic basis.

Indianapolis-based Easley Winery announced that it has completed a multi-million-dollar investment in property and equipment at its facility in downtown Indianapolis.

Compared with the prior year, revenues grew 20 percent, the company says.

Drink sales remain a dynamic and important part of the restaurant and bar business, but finding growth continues to be a challenge for operators and brand marketers alike.

Since Heineken USA, White Plains, N.Y., acquired a controlling stake of Red Stripe Beer in 2015 and returned production back to the brand’s Jamaican homeland in 2016, the company has embarked on an aggressive 10-year investment plan dedicated to building Red Stripe’s position as a truly global brand. 

After 35 years, Diet Coke, a brand of Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co. announced that it is entering a new era. 

Folgers, a brand of Orrville, Ohio-based J.M. Smucker Co., launched its Here's to Coaches campaign for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The new campaign recognizes coaches who are invested in helping athletes achieve their Olympic glory — one morning at a time, one cup at a time, the company says.