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Molson Coors Beverage Co. Cl B stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors despite daily gains
Shares of Molson Coors Beverage Co. Cl B TAP advanced 1.54% to $42.77 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.17% to 7,785.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA…
Call Her Daddy' host Alex Cooper's Unwell beverage business is shutting down
Top podcaster Alex Cooper's beverage business is shutting down, demonstrating the challenges online creators often have in diversifying their work away from content. Cooper's Unwell Beverage Co., which she launched in partnership with Nestlé…
Are Innovative Beverages Enough to Turn McDonald's Around?
McDonald's (MCD -1.25%) is making a bold bet that new, innovative drinks can spur much-needed growth. The fast-food giant has been testing new beverages in select markets and will introduce even more interesting options this fall. Most notably, a…
Call Her Daddy's Alex Cooper Shutting Down Unwell Beverages After Less Than 2 Years: Report
Alex Cooper is reportedly shutting down her drinks brand, Unwell Beverages, less than two years after entering the marketplace. Bloomberg reported on Thursday, August 13, that Cooper's company will release new Halloween-themed drinks later this…
Alex Cooper's Unwell beverage business shutting down after one year
Alex Cooper's Unwell Beverage business is reportedly shutting down after only a year. Cooper, 31, founded the company in 2025 in partnership with Nestlé USA initially as Unwell Hydration, a line of drinks that contained electrolytes…
Abu Dhabi temporarily closes Indian beverage shop for posing risk to public health
A branch of The Lassi shop has been administratively closed by authorities in Abu Dhabi for posing a risk to public health. The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority said on August 14 that it has issued a decision to 'temporarily…
The CEO Succession Process at Olipop Heads Out of the Office
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Subway tries to keep franchisees from closing stores
Why is Subway taking a stand on closures? This week's episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the latest controversy involving Subway, which is making it harder for franchisees to close stores. It is also about…
The exec behind YouTube Shorts on the future of short-form video
YouTube has already conquered the living room—according to a Nielsen report in 2025, it represented 12.5% of TV viewing in U.S. households. Where it's still a rising competitor is in short-form video, where YouTube Shorts has amassed 200…
Energy Drinks Overtake Coffee As Gen Z's Primary Caffeine Source
Filippo Falorni, Citi's lead US equity-research analyst covering beverages and household and personal-care companies, published his latest survey of 2,400 US energy-drink consumers, revealing a significant generational shift in caffeine…
Police record 46% decline in assault cases after recall of illicit alcohols
Cases of assault and battery recorded by Rwanda National Police (RNP) fell by nearly half in the two weeks of the recall of hundreds of illicit alcoholic brands, police have said. A total of 188 cases of assault and battery were recorded between…
What are we eating and drinking? Food safety must come before profit
We talk frequently about food security in Rwanda and across Africa. We ask whether we produce enough to feed our populations, whether families can afford nutritious food, whether agricultural productivity is improving and whether African countries…
Starbucks and McDonald's Keep Pushing These Drinks. I Have a Distressing Theory Why.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Imagine you're a young college graduate living in a metropolitan area in the U.S. You make less than $60,000 per year…
Navigating the Future of California Restaurants
The California Restaurant Association (CRA) came to Santa Barbara on Wednesday for a wide-ranging discussion with local hospitality leaders on the various trends in the industry, such as the increasingly high costs of food and staffing, legal…
San Antonio explores a new way to drink
As Americans rethink alcohol, beverage brands and businesses — including a new San Antonio shop — are betting on drinks that promise social connection without the hangover. Why it matters: Consumers are increasingly choosing beverages…
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