The board of directors for Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), Plano, Texas, authorized the repurchase of shares of common stock totaling $1 billion during the next three years. The company

Campbell Soup Co., Camden, N.J., outlined long-term growth plans for its core businesses in healthy beverages, baked snacks and simple meals during a meeting with investors at its recently completed

Famous Products Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., has acquired all of the assets, liabilities and contract rights, as well as Grass Roots Beverage Co. Inc. from DNA Beverage Corp., the maker

A blast from the past and premium packaging rounded out some of the biggest beverage packaging news this month. The Coca-Cola Co., Apple Rush Co. Inc. and Beam Global Spirits

PepsiCo’s Pepsi Refresh Project, a more than $20 million grant initiative, is pledging $1.3 million to fund ideas to support communities in the Gulf states. The Pepsi Refresh Project: Do

The global brewing technical team at SABMiller, London, developed technology to reduce the energy needed in its breweries’ boiling process, which can account for up to 40 percent of total

Cheerwine, Salisbury, N.C., and Krispy Kreme, Winston-Salem, N.C., have teamed up to release “Cheerwine Kreme Filled Doughnuts” in select North Carolina and South Carolina grocery stores. The doughnuts are available

3M Food Safety, St. Paul, Minn., will present a symposium on Key Trends in 21st Century Food Safety during the IAFP Annual Meeting in August. All IAFP attendees are invited to

Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, Ill., was acquired by Metropoulos & Co., Greenwich, Conn. Metropoulous & Co. is an investor in and manager of branded consumer products and is owned by

PepsiCo and MillerCoors announced summer programs that will provide support to U.S. veterans. PepsiCo’s Dream Machine Summer Recycling Challenge will support the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) when