Starbucks takes a new sip to cut big tech reliance

Starbucks Is Reducing Its Reliance on Big Tech. Here’s What Businesses Can Learn From the Move.

The coffee chain is experimenting with creating its own software.

Coca-Cola vs. PepsiCo: Which Beverage Titan Is Adjusting to New Consumer Habits Better?

Coca-Cola leads with high margins and global reach, while PepsiCo's snack empire fuels its diversification. Explore how their financials and risks stack up.

Alternative Soda Brands Taking Over Beverage Markets

Poppi Co-Founder Allison Ellsworth describes struggles of breaking into beverage industry, warns getting product on shelves is capital intensive. Ellsworth says movement within MAHA is changing industry standards, including for beverage giants like Pepsi which purchased Poppi in 2025 for nearly 2 Billion. (Source: Bloomberg)

The global beauty playbook now has an Indian chapter

The shift comes as the industry’s growth story evolves. Having spent the past few years building brands and strengthening their presence at home, many startups are now testing whether their products can find similar traction overseas

Ex-PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi worked from midnight until 5 a.m. as a receptionist to pay for her Yale degree—and she says ‘respect went up’ because of it

The former PepsiCo CEO says grinding through overnight shifts as a Yale receptionist earned her respect no social connection could buy.

Tennessee expects major payoff from Starbucks' Nashville office

Just months after Starbucks announced plans for a 2,000-person office in Nashville, Tennessee, the city is already feeling the coffee giant's economic presence. Real estate experts warned last month that Starbucks’ lease of an entire downtown ...

Primerica: Business Shift Will Help Keep This Company Growing

Primerica: Business Shift Will Help Keep This Company Growing

Mainfreight targets India’s growing food and beverage freight market

Mainfreight targets India’s growing food and beverage freight market

The Companies Quietly Leading the Green Economy Forward

These global companies prove that sustainability and profitability can go hand in hand — and the momentum is only growing.

As China plans for demographic crisis, some sectors see opportunity

As China moves towards becoming one of the world’s fastest-ageing economies – a trend causing worry over future productivity and a widening gulf between the country’s working and retired populations – Goldman Sachs said the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors could end up the biggest winners from the demographic divide, while carmakers and technology hardware manufacturers may see fiercer headwinds. Hong Kong and mainland China are both expected to enter the top 10 ranking for the world’s...

From Shein to Pop Mart: How Chinese brands are grabbing global market share

Chinese companies are moving beyond their home base, expanding overseas and reshaping fashion, tech, and consumer markets worldwide. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery explains why.

Indonesia's MSME Minister urges modern retail, small stores to coexist

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Minister Maman Abdurrahman emphasized that modern retail chains, ...

How Big Health Care Companies Keep Drug Prices High

A handful of large corporations now control medication availability, pricing, and payment for the vast majority of Americans.

Disrupt Latin America

Microfinance revolutionized the financial services sector in Latin America over 40 years ago. Millions of individuals who were excluded from traditional financial institutions obtained access to a variety of financial products and services for the first time. Inevitably, there were gaps in coverage. In recent years, various players have been looking beyond microfinance to find ... Read more The post Disrupt Latin America appeared first on Americas Quarterly.

Biosimilars and innovation will drive Indian pharma's next growth phase: Vishal Manchanda

India's pharmaceutical sector is pivoting beyond generics, with companies aggressively pursuing growth in biosimilars, nutraceuticals, and consumer healthcare. While US FDA approvals for complex generics remain a challenge, innovation and contract manufacturing offer significant future profit pools. Experts anticipate biosimilars could generate substantial revenue, and despite a slow start, GLP-1 drugs show long-term promise. Sun Pharma is highlighted as a preferred domestic investment.

Cross River Promotes Coffee Industry for Economic Growth

As part of its broader economic diversification strategy, the Cross River State Government has intensified efforts to develop a sustainable coffee industry, positioning the crop as a viable source of jobs, value addition and export earnings. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Johnson Ebokpo, disclosed this during a press conference in Calabar, the capital [] The post Cross River Promotes Coffee Industry for Economic Growth appeared first on Voice of Nigeria.

India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air

The country's e-commerce industry runs on the efforts of millions of gig workers, but their health is at stake as Indian cities struggle to improve air quality.

Manufacturing growth seen moderating in Q1: FICCI

Manufacturing growth seen moderating in Q1: FICCI

Credable rebrands to _able after facilitating $650 million in loans across Africa

The move reflects a growing market for companies that provide the technology powering digital finance services.

Nasdaq Rises 1%, Dow Hits Record High As AI Chip Stocks Accelerate; Micron Up 3%

Major chipmakers like Micron Technology Inc. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. surged within minutes of the opening bell.

Fahmi inspects Bukit Naning coverage issues, calls on telco CEOs to witness rural connectivity gaps first‑hand

BATU PAHAT, July 5 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has described telecommunications companies as still bein...

Using piñata and clothing stores in the US, cartels keep sending millions in drug proceeds to Mexico

Modest businesses owned by Hispanic families are one of the methods that Mexican traffickers use to move the fortunes they obtain from drug sales in the US

Reliance Industries eyes low-alcohol drinks market after Campa's success: Report

With Campa Cola emerging as one of its biggest consumer brands, Reliance Industries is now exploring the low-alcohol beverages segment, signalling its ambition to tap new consumption trends in India's beverage market, according to a report.

Inside China's race for tech self-reliance

Korea Herald correspondent HEFEI, China — Far from slowing China's technological rise, US sanctions and export controls have accelerated Beijing's drive for self-reliance, pushing Chinese companies to build domestic alternatives across industries. Landlocked Anhui province, west of Shanghai, has emerged as one of the clearest examples of that effort. Home to a growing cluster of artificial intelligence, electric vehicle, battery and renewable energy companies, the province has transformed itself

YouTube Leads TV and Social Media in Marketing ROI for PH FMCG Sector

MANILA – For decades, the Philippines’ most iconic food and beverage brands have been staples in every Filipino household. Today, new data shows that these brands are finding their most

Wall Street Is in an Intern Pay War—and 1 Firm Will Pay Them $8,600 a Week

To keep AI startups and tech giants from stealing top talent, financial companies are stepping up their comp.

Beer output and consumption down; non‑alcoholic drinks still rising

The Brewers of Europe: The sector is innovating despite a difficult economic climate