In 2022, Pepsi invested a whopping $550 million in Celsius, a deal that allowed the energy drink company to open more distribution channels, including food service. Foodservice currently represents 11% of the company’s PepsiCo revenue in the second quarter. Its food service division includes restaurants, colleges and hotels. Click here Read more…
If you weren’t already buying the Reddit IPO rumors, the internet’s beating heart of deeply niche microcultures just introduced a rebrand, refreshing its iconic logo and rolling out some new visual vibes. Click here to read the story at techcrunch.com. Discussion Questions:
This was not the stuffing we expected to be talking about during the back half of November. Click here to read the story at thehustle.co. Discussion Questions:
Humane, a five-year-old artificial intelligence startup founded by former Apple designers Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, announced its first product on Thursday — a $699 pin you wear on your lapel. Click here to read the story at cnbc.com. Discussion Questions:
Is the beloved American fast-food-franchise model facing a reckoning? Click here to read the story at fastcompany.com. Discussion Questions:
Ian Miller, owner of the Slaughterhouse in Des Moines, Iowa, makes a living out of scaring people to death. Click here to read the story at thehustle.co. Discussion Questions:
Toys “R” Us stores are making another comeback — this time it’s at airports and cruise ships. Click here to read the story at cnn.com. Discussion Questions:
The J.C. Penney Company on Thursday said it would invest more than $1 billion to improve areas like customer experience and operations, the latest turnaround bid by the embattled department store chain. Click here to read the story at marketingdive.com. Discussion Questions:
Take heed, heat seekers and hot sauce heads. Cholula, makers of one of the most iconic, unique, and popular Mexican hot sauces, has just announced that it’s branching out with a line of three different salsas and three varieties of taco seasoning. Click here to read the story at tastingtable.com. Discussion Read more…
After cutting ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, Adidas now plans to sell its stock of unsold Yeezy shoes and donate the proceeds to charity. Click here to read the story at npr.org. Discussion Questions: