Nestlé Waters North America, Greenwich, Conn., received the 2010 Gold Connecticut Quality Improvement Award’s Innovation Prize for the latest edition of its Eco-Shape half-liter bottle. The bottle uses 25 percent

The Genesee Brewery, Rochester, N.Y., will finish installing its new 24-ounce can production line next month and will add 12 new positions to operate the line, the company said. The

Manufacturing excellence in today’s food, beverage and consumer products companies is being driven by many factors, including product safety, sustainability, globalization, consumer demands, technology and heightened competition for resources. But

PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y., and Senomyx Inc., San Diego, entered into a four-year collaborative agreement related to Senomyx's sweet-taste technology. PepsiCo's collaboration with Senomyx will focus on the discovery, development and

The Sunny Delight Beverages Co., Cincinnati, released its 2009 Sustainability Report that outlines its environmental goals using Global Reporting Initiative third generation guidelines. By 2011, the company plans to reduce

PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y., plans to invest $250 million in Vietnam during the next three years.   The new investment will be allocated to a variety of projects, including increasing manufacturing

MillerCoors, Chicago, announced the opening of Tenth and Blake Beer Co., an independent, yet connected, company focused on craft and import beers. Tenth and Blake Beer Co. will focus on

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR), Waterbury, Vt., announced Luigi Lavazza S.p.A., Torino, Italy, will purchase $250 million in GMCR stock, which equates to a 7 percent stake in GMCR. The

In 2009, PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y., conserved more than 12 billion liters of water and reduced per-unit use of energy in beverage plants by 16 percent compared to 2006

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., Plano, Texas, launched Action Nation, a corporate philanthropy program that focuses on fostering physically active, engaged and sustainable communities. The program focuses on four areas: