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…
People walk by the Burberry store on East 57th Street during Memorial Day weekend on May 25, 2025 in New York City. Craig T Fruchtman | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images American shoppers are buying into the allure of British heritage fashion, providing a glimmer of hope for beleaguered Burberry‘s turnaround even as U.S….
With expectations that prices will rise throughout the economy over the summer as more tariffs stack up, a group of legislators on Capitol Hill, highlighted by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), introduced a bill to target price gouging by the market’s biggest companies. The Price Gouging Bill of 2025 — introduced on Thursday by Warren along…
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….
Shoppers walking past a Cartier store at the high-end shopping district of Ginza in Tokyo, Japan. Anadolu | Getty Images A currency-fueled spending splurge in the key Japanese luxury market has finally abated, weighing on sales at Cartier-owner Richemont. The Swiss luxury group’s Japan sales declined 15% year-on-year at constant exchange rates in the fiscal…
The Starbucks headquarters is seen at Starbucks Center on July 3, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. David Ryder | Getty Images Starbucks corporate employees will have to return to the office four days a week starting in October, the company announced Monday. For workers who would prefer to leave the company instead of heading back to…
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…
A variety of school supplies, including lunch boxes and backpacks in different colors and patterns, are on display for the upcoming school year. Deb Cohn-Orbach | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Although inflation is cooling, President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates are threatening to drive prices higher, which could leave some parents in a bind…
A general exterior view of the Brunello Cucinelli luxury fashion label store in Sloane Street, Knightsbridge on February 17, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Soaring sales at exclusive Italian fashion line Brunello Cucinelli indicate the super-rich are shrugging off tariff concerns even as lesser luxury brands…
