Coca-Cola

Top 10: Pringles’ new packaging, Coca-Cola’s recovery plan and Kroger’s e-commerce success

12/11/2020

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Kellogg’s debut of a new look for Pringles’ packaging was this week’s most clicked story.

Top 10: Pizza at Panera, panic shopping at Walmart

10/30/2020

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The pandemic fueled business decisions at companies including Panera, Walmart, Coca-Cola and General Mills.

Top 10: Burger King’s Restaurant of Tomorrow, Jelly Belly branches out into chocolate

9/11/2020

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Restaurant chains including Burger King, Taco Bell and Shake Shack unveiled new formats for the pandemic era.

Top 10: Whole Foods chooses permanent dark store location and Wendy’s adds pretzel bun burger to the menu

9/4/2020

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This week, readers were also interested in Coca-Cola’s restructuring and how to make simple chef-approved chicken dishes at home.

Voice Tech Zeitgeist: Super Bowl ads reveal our complex, ever-evolving relationship with AI

2/4/2020

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RAIN’s Eric Turkington explores how Amazon, Google and Coca-Cola incorporated voice AI into their Super Bowl advertising campaigns.

Top 10: Reflecting on 2019 and looking ahead to 2020

1/3/2020

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Many of the most popular stories among SmartBrief food and beverage readers this week had to do with either looking back at trends from the past year (or decade) or plans and trends that are gaining steam as we head into the new year.

Producers debut flavor, cold brew, energy variations at NACS show

10/8/2019

Product debuts at the National Association of Convenience Stores' 2019 show include three flavors of S.Pellegrino's zero-calorie Essenza line and Dunkin Donuts' new cold brew drinks, which are the result of Dunkin Donuts partnering with Coca-Cola for a January launch. Nestle's Poland Spring brand is releasing a line of sparkling energy waters in three flavors, and Vita Coco is introducing two flavors to its pressed coconut water line.

Retailers, restaurants tap into a powerful resource that’s in their employees’ own pockets

10/7/2019

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Letting employees use their own smartphones for scheduling, training and other work tasks is gaining popularity with restaurants and retailers, and the practice can boost productivity and retention.

Coca-Cola produces bottle made with 25% marine plastic

10/7/2019

Coca-Cola has partnered with recycling technology firms to pilot a bottle made with 25% marine waste from the Mediterranean Sea. The project is contributing to Coca-Cola's revised goals in Western Europe to replace every can or bottle sold with one collected and produce packaging with 50% recycled content by 2025.

Coca-Cola announces functional launches, new Fanta flavor

10/4/2019

Coca-Cola product launches include Gomega, a line of beverages featuring a high content of omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants, and Odwalla's keto-friendly smoothies. The beverage company is also adding Pina colada as a new flavor for Fanta as well as its Simply Tea line of brewed black tea-juice blends in three flavors.