Chipotle Mexican Grill’s new Adobo Ranch dip Source: Chipotle Mexican Grill Restaurant brands are hoping hot new menu items will drive visits among younger customers. Hot, in this case, is literal. Spicy items like chicken sandwiches, seasoned sides and sauces are cropping up more often on menus at major fast-casual and quick-service chains. The idea…
Budweiser beer cans displayed for sale in a supermarket. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of AB InBev plunged as much as 11% Thursday after the world’s largest brewer posted a worse-than-feared decline in second-quarter volumes, even as revenues and profits surged ahead. The Budweiser maker said volumes declined 1.9% year-on-year over the…
Kit Kat Chunky packaging are seen at a store in Poland on July 15, 2025. Nurphoto | Getty Images Swiss food giant Nestle said Thursday that prices for its KitKat bars and Nespresso coffee pods could rise further in the second half of this year, as U.S. tariffs risk exacerbating existing commodity price pressures. CEO…
A man walks past shelves of Coca-Cola bottles and cans at a shopping mall in Lagos, Nigeria November 5, 2019. Temilade Adelaja | Reuters Coca-Cola plans to introduce a version of its namesake cola made with cane sugar in the U.S. this fall, the company announced on Tuesday. Coke has used high-fructose corn syrup to…
A 12-pack of Coca-Cola is displayed on a counter in a 7-Eleven convenient store in Austin, Texas, on July 17, 2025. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Coca-Cola on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations as strong demand in Europe offset weaker volume in other markets. Shares of the company fell less…
Pepsi Prebiotic Cola. Courtesy: PepsiCo PepsiCo on Monday announced that it will launch a prebiotic cola under its namesake soda brand, starting this fall. Pepsi Prebiotic Cola comes just four months after the beverage giant announced its $1.95 billion acquisition of upstart Poppi. Soda consumption has broadly fallen over the past two decades in the…
Olga Rolenko | Moment | Getty Images ORBE, Switzerland — For almost a century, a nondescript factory in an unsuspecting town beneath the Swiss mountains has played host to some of the most widely consumed coffee trends brewed up by caffeine giant Nescafe. From the 1938 launch of its flagship soluble powdered coffee to freeze-dried…
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) signage displayed on the side of a grain storage bin at an ADM grain elevator in Niantic, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of high fructose syrup producer Archer-Daniels-Midland plummeted on Thursday after President Donald Trump announced that he had persuaded Coca-Cola to use real cane sugar in its drinks…
Cases of Pepsi soda are displayed at a Costco Wholesale store on April 25, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images PepsiCo on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations, despite weaker demand for its food and drinks in North America. Shares of the company rose roughly 2% in premarket trading….
Connor Blakley Jams founder Jams The classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich is getting a modern day upgrade and backing from some top athletes. Jams, a new company created by 26-year-old Connor Blakley, launched Monday and hopes to take on Smucker’s Uncrustables as the next locker room and lunch box staple. Like Uncrustables, the sandwiches…
