Category Managers

Beverages

A-B InBev, SABMiller Merger Talk Heats Up

Deal could mean selling off MillerCoors branch

Snacks & Candy

Lindt & Sprüngli Buying Russell Stover

Deal brings Lindt, Ghirardelli, Russell Stover, Whitman's brands under one roof

Aggressive price positions on mainstream teas, juices, energy drinks and flavored waters have often been de rigueur. But as competition percolates across single-serve subcategories, it’s not uncommon to see aggressive pricing for premium and superpremium brands, too. This troubles some retailers.

A look at highlights from our latest print issue (infographic)

What is displacing gum for U.S. "share of mouth"?

When Hess Corp. filed for a tax-free spinoff of its retail business in January, could deal makers ever have imagined that the convenience store brand as they knew it would completely cease to exist in just three short years? The iconic bold green-and-white logo will soon make way for another icon, albeit a Midwestern one: Speedway’s red-and-white logo.

When Stan Alvey started Stan’s Shake Shak in 1984, it was a literal shack of milkshakes. Today it’s a destination restaurant and expansive c-store on a highway packed with summer traffic.

Western Region sales director previously was with Santa Fe

Gasoline price down on Libya, Iraq, says Lundberg

Launches Gold Emblem Abound line, Fit Choices tagging program

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