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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…
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…
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…
Too much marketing, and a bad discount, hurt McDonald's last quarter
A K-Pop Demon Hunters promotion was the first in a string of McDonald's marketing last quarter. | Image courtesy of McDonald's. McDonald's threw a lot at its customers last quarter. And maybe that was the problem. The fast-food giant, pushing for…
Solar-charged rock bed powers coffee roaster with heat stored for days
Michael Sweeney roasts coffee beans using energy from the sun at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility at Sandia National Laboratories. Sweeney has been collaborating with Sandia as part of a program to use solar energy to heat his coffee…
Starbucks announces Pumpkin Spice Latte return date
Starbucks announced on Monday that its classic Pumpkin Spice Latte will be returning to store menus later this month. The popular drink will be joined by new beverages and food items, as well as limited-time merchandise collections. While the…
Starbucks Korea teams up with local farmers to support small cafes
Starbucks Korea has unveiled its eighth “shared growth” beverage — a Sangju Shine Muscat Ade crafted with locally sourced grapes from North Gyeongsang Province — as part of an ongoing initiative to help independent…
My Wife Drinks Celsius: Top Defensive, Value, Growth Pick Rolled Into One (NASDAQ:CELH)
Celsius Holdings commands a 21% U.S. energy drink market share, trailing only Red Bull and Monster Beverage. CELH offers investors a unique combination of defensive, value, and growth characteristics after a dramatic share price drop from almost…
Could Minnesota's THC drinks industry have been saved?
Minnesota's THC drinks category has received a reprieve from a proposed federal ban. db looks at the details and considers how far the sector has come in a state that has been at the forefront of the trend. The reprieve, which was part of a bill…
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