Kraft Foods, Northfield, Ill., opened its new $80 million manufacturing facility in Pernambuco, Brazil. The plant is part of an approximately $200 million investment Kraft plans to make in Brazil

The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, reported strong first quarter 2011 operating results, with worldwide volume growth of 6 percent, cycling 3 percent growth in the prior year quarter.   The North

Lipton Iced Tea, a product of the Pepsi Lipton Tea Partnership, launched a new line of beverages with all-natural ingredients. The new 100 Percent Natural Lipton Iced Tea line will

Designer Protein LLC, Carlsbad, Calif., has purchased certain operating assets of Next Proteins Inc., including the Designer Whey Protein sports nutrition brand and its line of products.Designer Protein is a

PET plastic bottled water containers are again the single most recycled item in nationwide curbside collection programs, and its recycled rate has grown to 31 percent.   “We are really

Starting today, an All-Star cast of baseball greats and current players will hit TV screens nationwide as they appear in the first of two new advertisements from zero calorie Pepsi

Miller Lite is encouraging beer drinkers to "save their summer" by collecting Taste Points and submitting them for the chance to win prizes.   The Taste Points program allows consumers

Caribou Coffee, Minneapolis, expanded its line of beverages with 40 percent fewer calorie offerings. Caribou’s new Northern Lite beverages include mochas, lattes, tea lattes and blended drinks and are available

Francis Ford Coppola purchased the Inglenook trademark from The Wine Group. Going forward, Coppola’s Rubicon Estate, Rutherford, Calif., will be known by its original name, Inglenook.   Inglenook and its

Skinny Nutritional Corp., Bala Cynwyd, Pa., announced that Skinny Water is available at all 75 Quality Food Centers in the metropolitan areas of Seattle, and Portland, Ore.   Quality Food