In partnership with Keurig Dr Pepper, The Save Mart Companies has launched its annual “Friends Feeding Friends” holiday food drive, running through Jan. 1 at all stores across California and western Nevada. The partners have committed a combined $120,000 in matching donations to encourages shoppers to support food banks throughout the region. “‘Friends Feeding Friends’ […]
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Keurig Dr Pepper To Acquire JDE Peet’s, Split Into Two Companies
Keurig Dr Pepper has announced its intention to acquire JDE Peet’s in an all-cash transaction that also will combine KDP’s Keurig with JDE Peet’s portfolio of coffee brands. After the acquisition closes, Keurig Dr Pepper plans to separate into two independent, U.S.-listed publicly traded companies – Beverage Co. and Global Coffee Co. The acquisition of […]
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Beverage Companies Unite For ‘Every Bottle Back’ Initiative
The Coca-Cola Co., Keurig Dr Pepper and PepsiCo launched the Every Bottle Back initiative, an effort to reduce the industry’s use of new plastic by making significant investments to improve the collection of the industry’s valuable plastic bottles so they can be made into new bottles. These competitors are coming together to support the circular […]
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KDP Will Market McDonald’s McCafé Packaged Coffee Next Year
McDonald’s USA and Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) have signed a long-term master licensing and distribution agreement for McCafé packaged coffee in the U.S. The McCafé packaged coffee business launched with Kraft Heinz in 2014. Under the agreement, KDP will continue to be the exclusive manufacturer of McCafé K-Cup pods in the U.S. KDP will also […]
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Keurig Dr Pepper Reveals New Corporate Responsibility Commitments
Keurig Dr Pepper on June 3 announced unified Corporate Responsibility (CR) commitments to deliver positive impact, less than a year after the merger of Burlington, Massachusetts-based Keurig Green Mountain and Dallas, Texas-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group. KDP’s new “Drink Well. Do Good.” CR platform was developed following extensive analysis across the company’s expansive hot and […]
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Collins Retiring From Keurig Dr Pepper, Per Merger Plans
Rodger Collins, president of direct store delivery for Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., will be retiring from the company, consistent with succession plans established at the time Keurig and Dr Pepper merged. Collins will remain with the company as a consultant following his retirement in mid-July. Dr Pepper is based in Plano, Texas; Keurig is based in […]
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KDP And Runa Partner To Expand Beverage’s Distribution, Availability
KDP (Keurig Dr Pepper), headquartered in Plano, Texas, is the national distributor for Runa Clean Energy, an organic energy drink. Runa Clean Energy is made from the guayusa leaf. Guayusa is a caffeine- and antioxidant-rich leaf from Ecuador that is an alternative to traditional sources of caffeine. The brewed leaf provides sustained energy, mental clarity […]
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Keurig Dr Pepper Relocating Texas HQ To Cowboys Campus
Keurig Dr Pepper announced Feb. 21 that it will move its Texas headquarters from Plano to a new 350,000-s.f., build-to-suit leased facility at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The new location will be ready in 2021 and serve as one of the company’s two headquarters; the other is located in Burlington, Massachusetts. The Star is […]
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Keurig Dr Pepper To Acquire Core Nutrition By End Of 2018
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) will acquire Core Nutrition LLC, maker of enhanced waters. The acquisition will be funded with KDP common stock, and the transaction is expected to close by the end of 2018. The deal is valued at $525 million, or approximately $435 million net of anticipated tax benefits. Founded in 2015, Core Nutrition’s […]
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Fiji Water Ends Distribution Partnership With Keurig Dr Pepper
Fiji Water, a supplier of imported bottled water, is making a change to its distribution network that will result in the brand directly handling more of its own product delivery. Fiji is discontinuing its distribution partnership with Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) in favor of a new distribution model that “will ensure a focused, superior experience for […]