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5.5 million drink containers recycled under beverage container return scheme since Apr 1
SINGAPORE: A total of 5.5 million empty drink containers have been collected under the nationwide Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS) since its launch on Apr 1, with more than one million successful transactions so far. 'We expect this number…
Amazon.com vs. Dutch Bros: Which Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026, the E-Commerce Giant or the Fast-Growing Beverage Company?
Choosing between a global e-commerce titan and a rapidly growing beverage chain requires balancing massive scale with aggressive expansion. Amazon.com (AMZN -2.32%) and Dutch Bros (BROS -1.34%) both aim for a share of your spending in 2026. Amazon…
Axum Capital agrees to acquisition of beverage brand Barcode
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Senate funding bill seeks delay of hemp THC ban
Makers of hemp THC products were thrown a lifeline when senators in a stopgap spending bill included a delay of a federal ban on their products. The Senate's government funding bill set to be considered this week would delay the upcoming…
Brindisa Tapas Appoints Adrian Castro as Beverage Director
Castro steps into the role after almost a decade with Brindisa Tapas, where he has played an integral role in shaping the group's beverage offering. Having joined the business in 2016 as Group Bar Manager before progressing to Operations Manager in…
Japan's nominal wages rise again, backing BOJ rate hike case
Japanese wage growth remained firm in June on the back of solid corporate earnings and a tight labor market, bolstering the case for another Bank of Japan interest rate hike in coming months. Nominal wages climbed 3.4% in June from a year earlier…
Natural food dyes are winning the snack wars
American shoppers are increasingly buying food made from natural colors. Since last year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has moved to phase out synthetic dyes from food. Now, research shows that consumer demand is trending in the same…
McDonald's Is Suffering From Americans' Affordability Concerns
McDonald's posted mixed results at its quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, beating expectations for earnings per share but missing expectations for revenue growth, and an analyst from Consumer Edge noted that recent affordability concerns could be…
Police raid Starbucks Korea's headquarters in Seoul over 'Tank Day' event
South Korean police searched Starbucks Korea's headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday, Yonhap News reported, as part of an investigation into a marketing campaign that has become one of the country's biggest recent corporate public-relations crises.
Cann's Jake Bullock on Reimagining Social Drinking with THC
What if the next big opportunity in beverage marketing wasn't about alcohol, but about reimagining social drinking altogether? In this episode of Adspeak by ADWEEK, host Mark Stenberg speaks with Jake Bullock, co-founder and CEO of Cann, about…
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Both Saw the Health Trend Coming. Only One of Them Actually Got Ahead of It.
For years, both Coca-Cola (KO -0.85%) and PepsiCo (PEP -0.84%) talked about the same shift: Consumers were pulling back from sugar and reaching for lighter, healthier drinks. Seeing a trend and getting ahead of it are two very different things…
'Peanut butter' pay raises are out, as employers shift to merit-based hikes
More companies are moving away from broad 'peanut butter'-style pay raises for workers in favor of merit-based and other kinds of compensation sweeteners for top employees, according to new insights from Payscale. The trend toward rewarding strong…
Indonesia's Economic Growth Slowed While Beating Estimates -- Update
Southeast Asia's largest economy grew 5.29% from a year earlier in the April-June period, slowing from 5.61% in the first quarter, data from the country's statistics agency showed Wednesday. The reading beat the median forecast of 5.1% growth from…
Why has FSSAI issued prohibition-of-sale orders against liquor makers? | Explained
The story so far: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) initiated enforcement action (prohibition-of-sale orders) on August 2, 2026 against several liquor makers, accusing them of two main violations. One is allegedly adding…
What Sponsors Actually Get for Their Millions in Sports Partnerships
A few months ago, crowds lined the 18th green at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, as 26-year-old American golfer Jacob Bridgeman secured his first PGA Tour victory at the 2026 Genesis Invitational. But the tournament…
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