A new-age thirst for beverages is emerging as a key force in India's consumer goods marketBeverage industry in India: Indian companies are seeing strong growth in drinks like coffee, ready-to-drink options, and protein beverages....
09 Jun, 2026, 07.42 PM IST
Heatwave drives surge in cold drink sales, AC and fridge demand stays weakIndia's scorching heatwave has boosted sales of soft drinks, ice-creams and dairy beverages, while higher prices and weak consumer sentimen...
26 May, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
Stocks in news: ITC, LIC, Sun Pharma, Maruti Suzuki, Fino Payments BankBenchmark indices experienced a negative close on Thursday, marked by volatile trade and profit booking. Analysts anticipate the Nifty to c...
22 May, 2026, 06.11 AM IST
Varun Beverages, PepsiCo India extend bottling pact till 2049, gets wider business freedomVarun Beverages Ltd. has extended its exclusive bottling and trademark license agreement with PepsiCo Inc. in India until April 30, 2049, r...
21 May, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
Varun Beverages doubles down on scale, Africa expansion driveVarun Beverages Ltd. is driving sales growth through capacity expansion and a strong focus on African markets. The company reported signifi...
27 Apr, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
Varun Beverages: Genie out of the bottle, grants a wish to all stakeholdersRavi Jaipuria's Varun Beverages Ltd has become a global powerhouse. Starting with one PepsiCo plant in 1987, VBL is now the second-largest ...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
PepsiCo reports growth in snacks business in India in Q2; beverages face challengesPepsiCo's international convenient foods saw a 4% organic revenue increase in Q2 2025, driven by strong performances in India and other mar...
17 Jul, 2025, 10.49 PM IST
Varun Beverages to set up production units for PepsiCo's snacks brand in Zimbabwe, ZambiaVarun Beverages Ltd's subsidiaries plan to manufacture, distribute, and sell PepsiCo's 'Simba Munchiez' snacks in Zimbabwe and Zambia. They...
15 Jul, 2024, 04.38 PM IST
Varun Beverages gets CCI nod to acquire PepsiCo's franchise rightsIn February, VBL had announced its plans to acquire franchise rights of PepsiCo in southern and western regions.
25 Mar, 2019, 01.01 PM IST
PepsiCo divests West and South bottling franchise to Varun BeveragesET had first reported in its January 14 edition that PepsiCo and RJ Corp were in advanced talks for the same.
18 Feb, 2019, 02.41 PM IST
RJ Corp set to acquire PepsiCo’s south & west bottlingThe $1.6-billion RJ Corp, among PepsiCo’s top three bottlers globally, has been associated with the beverage and snack maker since close to...
02 Feb, 2019, 05.43 PM IST
Varun Beverages gets PepsiCo's franchised sub-territory in JharkhandBottling partner of PepsiCo has got franchisee rights for all products of the soft drink major across 21 states and two union territories.
23 Mar, 2018, 01.02 PM IST
Varun Beverages surges 9% on PepsiCo’s Jharkhand dealUpon completion of this acquisition, the company will be a franchisee for PepsiCo products across 20 States and 2 Union Territories of Indi...
21 Dec, 2017, 04.10 PM IST
Franchising industry to touch $50 billion by 2017: Pepsi India CEO D ShivakumarFranchising industry in India can reach USD 50 billion by 2017 and create 11 million additional jobs, according to PepsiCo India Chairman a...
24 Nov, 2015, 05.41 PM IST
PepsiCo India and Franchise India to hold World Franchise Congress 2015The leadership convention scheduled to take place on November 24, 2015 at Hotel Pullman, Aerocity, New Delhi has been convened to fuel the ...
19 Nov, 2015, 09.18 PM IST
PepsiCo India divests 4 plants in North India to RJ CorpAs per the agreement, PepsiCo has franchised its beverage business in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pr...
19 Nov, 2014, 09.15 PM IST
Pepsi takes fan passion of IPL to the next levelFor those who can't decide what team to support, the full set of Pepsi's Premier Edition Team Cans, a unique Pepsi IPL collectible, can als...
20 May, 2014, 05.01 PM IST