Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR), Waterbury, Vt., announced that it has successfully completed its acquisition of Van Houtte, or LJVH Holdings Inc., for an aggregate cash purchase price of

Beam Global Spirits & Wine Inc., Deerfield, Ill., made donations of 1,000 meals to military families at Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Campbell, Ky.; and Naval Station Great Lakes, located near

Paula Boggs, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Starbucks Coffee Co., Seattle, was named to the newly formed White House Council for Community Solutions by President Barack Obama.

The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, announced that it is collaborating with Chromocell Corp. for research on flavor innovation. This partnership agreement includes the discovery and development of sweetness enhancers, natural sweeteners

New York Spring Water, New York, announced that Tyreke Evans, point guard for the National Basketball Association’s Sacramento Kings, has endorsed VBlast! vitamin water and Aqua84. Evans joins Queen Latifah,

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), Plano, Texas, announced a multi-year agreement with MTVN Music Group, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, to nationally promote and distribute Sun Drop, a citrus

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, which is a collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry partners. The partnership aims to significantly reduce

PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y., agreed to acquire 66 percent of leading branded food and beverage company Wimm-Bill-Dann in Russia for $3.8 billion. The transaction will establish PepsiCo as the largest food

SupplySide West attracted more than 8,500 dietary supplement, food, beverage and cosmeceutical executives from 58 countries Oct. 19-23. This year’s show took place in Las Vegas and featured 1,216 booths, which broke last year’s record with an 8 percent increase in the number of booths, reports the show’s producer.