Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), Plano, Texas, announced a $15 million, three-year commitment to KaBOOM!, a national non-profit organization dedicated to building communities. The commitment will be used to build

United States Beverage (USB), Stamford, Conn., an importer of premium beer, accepted a minority equity investment from S.A. Damm, one of Spain’s largest beverage companies. USB currently imports and markets

Samuel Adams announced the early December launch of Infinium, a crisp, champagne-like beer. The sparkling beer is the culmination of a two-year collaboration between Jim Koch, brewer and founder of

The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, has joined Activision Publishing Inc.’s DJ Hero 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock video games to bring gamers exclusive downloadable content from DJ Tiesto and

Campbell Soup Co., Camden, N.J., reported its U.S. beverage sales grew 10 percent during the quarter ended Oct. 31, according to the company’s first quarter of fiscal 2011 results. Overall,

PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y., today announced the appointment of Timothy P. Cost to the newly created position of executive vice president, global corporate affairs.   Effective Dec. 1, Cost will be

Lifeway Foods Inc., Morton Grove, Ill., reported its third quarter sales increased more than three percent. The third quarter represented the company’s second highest quarter in terms of sales in

Starbucks Coffee Co., Seattle, launched its holiday seasonal beverages and red cups today. In addition to its holiday-themed beverage lineup, the company debuted Starbucks Via Ready Brew Christmas Blend and

PepsiCo’s Gatorade brand announced a joint venture agreement with nutritional retailer GNC to develop and sell fortified coconut water products. Planned under the Phenom brand name, the line will address

Icelandic Water Holdings ehf, Ölfus, Iceland, raised an additional $8 million in equity funding from private investors to invest in its growing sales force in the United States and to