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PepsiCo May Raise Prices Amid Supply Chain Issues, Report Says PepsiCo May Raise Prices Amid Supply Chain Issues, Report Says
PepsiCo May Raise Prices Amid Supply Chain Issues, Report Says PepsiCo may increase prices amid the ongoing global supply chain issues, according to a new report. Reuters reported on Tuesday, Oct. 5, that the corporation's chief financial offer shared that a shortage of cans and bottles in the past few months, along with rising demand, has impacted PepsiCo. Earlier report - COVID-19: Cargo Ships Piling Up At US Ports Amid Supply Shortages For Businesses Issues such as labor shortages and rising demand for certain products during the pandemic have impacted businesses across the country and led to product shortages in some stores. Dozens of cargo s…

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
New Alcoholic Mountain Dew Product To Launch New Alcoholic Mountain Dew Product To Launch
New Alcoholic Mountain Dew Product To Launch PepsiCo is partnering with the Boston Beer Company to create a new alcoholic Mountain Dew product. Boston Beer said in an announcement on Tuesday, Aug. 10 that "HARD MTN DEW" will hit the shelves in early 2022. The beverage will have an Alcohol by Volume (ABV) of 5 percent, the company said. Boston Beer also provided a photo of the products, listing an original Mountain Dew flavor, along with black cherry and watermelon. "The Boston Beer Company partnership combines two recognized leaders in our respective industries to address the changing tastes of drinkers and we are thrilled at the opp…

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
PepsiCo Unveils Rebranding For Aunt Jemima Brand PepsiCo Unveils Rebranding For Aunt Jemima Brand
PepsiCo Unveils Rebranding For Aunt Jemima Brand Can you imagine pouring Pearl Milling Company on your pancakes? Pearl Milling Company is the new name parent company PepsiCo came up with to rebrand its long-running, yet maligned, Aunt Jemima line of syrups and pancake mixes. (Click on the second image above to see the new brand.) In 2020, condemnation in the media rose up over the Aunt Jemima logo - a cartoonishly smiling Black woman. It was decried as a stereotype being exploited to sell breakfast foods for the benefit of white business owners. In response, in June 2020, PepsiCo announced it would maintain the flavors and recipes of Aun…

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by Kristin Palpini
Schools
COVID-19: Plans To Reopen CT Schools, Businesses Evaluated As Questions Surround May 20 Date COVID-19: Plans To Reopen CT Schools, Businesses Evaluated As Questions Surround May 20 Date
Covid-19: Plans To Reopen CT Schools, Businesses Evaluated As Questions Surround May 20 Date It is unclear when schools and non-essential businesses in different parts of Connecticut due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, though state officials are mulling various options. Earlier this month, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont met with Connecticut State Department of Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona and other advisors before announcing that schools and non-essential businesses will not be re-opened until Wednesday, May 20 or later. Advisory board co-chair Indra Nooyi, the former chief executive officer of PepsiCo, said that May 20 is not a reopening date, but is a date tha…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Sailboat Racer, Stamford Hospital, Ferguson Library Volunteer Patti Rockhill Dies At 83 Sailboat Racer, Stamford Hospital, Ferguson Library Volunteer Patti Rockhill Dies At 83
Sailboat Racer, Stamford Hospital, Ferguson Library Volunteer Patti Rockhill Dies At 83 Patricia (Patti) Rockhill died on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 at her beloved harbor-side home in Stamford, surrounded by her books, her dearly loved springer spaniel Georgia and her family. She was 83. The youngest of three children, Patti was born in Rochester, to George and Estell VanEpps and is survived by her brothers George (Grace) and Donald; both residing in Rochester. After graduating high school, Patti moved to New York City and worked at several world-class enterprises as a paralegal, including the L.A. Times and her beloved PepsiCo in Purchase. She attended The College of New Rochelle …

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by Contributed
Business
West Coast Ginger Beer Manufacturer Moving To Fairfield County West Coast Ginger Beer Manufacturer Moving To Fairfield County
West Coast Ginger Beer Manufacturer Moving To Fairfield County Reed's Original Ginger Brew is moving its headquarters from Los Angeles to Norwalk. Ginger Beer is a soft drink that has been brewed in England for at least 200 years.  Reed’s Inc makes soda the old fashioned way. It brews each batch of Reed’s, Virgil’s & Flying Cauldron naturally. "You can taste the difference!" the company proclaims on Twitter. The California ginger beer maker sold a Los Angeles production plant and is undertaking a hiring push in its executive suite, according to this report by The Hour. Reed’s has sold more than 500 million bottles of soda since its laun…

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by Jon Craig
Business
Make Your Own Soda At Home? Pepsi Acquires Cola Maker For $3.2B Make Your Own Soda At Home? Pepsi Acquires Cola Maker For $3.2B
Make Your Own Soda At Home? Pepsi Acquires Cola Maker For $3.2B Do you want to make your own soda at home? A deal just made by Westchester-based PepsiCo may allow you to do just that. Pepsi announced on Monday it will acquire an Israel-based cola maker. The deal for SodaStream of $144 per share in cash, a transaction valued at more than $3.2 billion. A SodaStream device carbonates water by adding carbon dioxide from a pressurized cylinder to create make carbonated water in which one of more than 100 types of syrups may be added to produce soda. "Today marks an important milestone in the SodaStream journey," Daniel Birnbaum, SodaStream CEO an…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
First Female CEO Of Pepsi, Headquartered In Area, Stepping Down First Female CEO Of Pepsi, Headquartered In Area, Stepping Down
First Female CEO Of Pepsi, Headquartered In Area, Stepping Down One of the most prominent women to lead a Fortune 500 company and the first female CEO in PepsiCo history will be stepping down this fall. After 62-year-old Indra Nooyi's retirement takes effect Oct. 3, the Westchester-based company, headquartered in Purchase, announced Monday morning that its president, Ramon Laguarta, will become the new chief executive  Nooyi, a Greenwich resident and native of India, will remain as chairwoman of the board of directors until early 2019, PepsiCo said. During Nooyi's 12-year tenure as CEO, PepsiCo focused on healthier drinks as sales of its signature Peps…

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by Joe Lombardi