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Mountain Dew debuts Rise, an energy drink designed to replace your morning coffee

Sorry Starbucks. The Dew is coming.

Mountain Dew debuts Rise, an energy drink designed to replace your morning coffee

PepsiCo says it will reach net-zero emissions by 2040

In two decades, the giant food and beverage company plans a major shift to renewables and changes throughout its supply chain.

PepsiCo says it will reach net-zero emissions by 2040

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé lead the ’10 worst plastic polluters’ of 2020

Break Free From Plastic says multinational corporations are pumping out so many single-use plastics that harmful plastic production could double by 2030.

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé lead the ’10 worst plastic polluters’ of 2020

PepsiCo wants to help the caffeinated masses get better sleep with its new relaxation drink

Say hello to Driftwell. The perfect nighttime antidote to . . . soda?

PepsiCo wants to help the caffeinated masses get better sleep with its new relaxation drink

Starbucks, PepsiCo, and BMW partner to fix a global problem worth trillions

COVID-19 made it clear: The supply chain desperately needs an upgrade.

Starbucks, PepsiCo, and BMW partner to fix a global problem worth trillions

Why Cheetos is taking its Flamin’ Hot brand into mac and cheese

PepsiCo is combining powers from Frito-Lay and Quaker to take an unofficial fan favorite to grocery store shelves.

Obesity researchers say Coke and Pepsi should stop targeting communities of color with ads

Black children and teens see more than twice as many sugary drink ads (256 and 331 ads per year) as their white counterparts.

Obesity researchers say Coke and Pepsi should stop targeting communities of color with ads

PepsiCo is retiring the Aunt Jemima brand—and it’s about damn time

Despite several makeovers and image redesigns, the company is finally set to erase the 130-year-old brand with racist foundations.

Rival snack brand trolls PepsiCo with ‘Better Snacks,’ a DTC website to counter Frito-Lay

One week after Frito-Lay unit entered the e-commerce fray, an upstart snack rival called PeaTos is launching its own direct-to-consumer effort.

Pepsi and Frito-Lay want you to buy all these snacks online with their new DTC websites

Snacks.com lets you buy Frito-Lay brands such as Tostitos, Cheetos, and Ruffles—as well as dips, crackers, and nuts—online.

Pepsi and Frito-Lay want you to buy all these snacks online with their new DTC websites

Disposable plastic is bad for the environment, but is it illegal? Coca-Cola and Pepsi are about to find out

A landmark suit filed in California is putting some of the biggest producers of plastic on trial.

Disposable plastic is bad for the environment, but is it illegal? Coca-Cola and Pepsi are about to find out

PepsiCo’s U.S. operations will be powered by 100% renewable electricity this year

It’s part of the company’s global goal to cut emissions 20% by 2030.

PepsiCo’s U.S. operations will be powered by 100% renewable electricity this year

The next decade of design will be about fixing the last century of excess

As experts weigh in with predictions for the year 2030, one thing is clear: We’ve gone too far.

The next decade of design will be about fixing the last century of excess

Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo are the world’s biggest plastic polluters—again

Here’s an idea: If they’re not going to change it, make them pay for it.

Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo are the world’s biggest plastic polluters—again

Meet the mastermind inventing fast food’s craziest menu items (Cheetos mozzarella stick, anyone?)

Dena vonWerssowetz is the queen of cheese.

Meet the mastermind inventing fast food’s craziest menu items (Cheetos mozzarella stick, anyone?)

‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ author Jeff Kinney and PepsiCo want you to become awesome at recycling

Kinney’s character Rowley Jefferson stars in a new school-based campaign.

‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ author Jeff Kinney and PepsiCo want you to become awesome at recycling

Bottled water’s next trick is making the bottle disappear

Water now offers minerals, protein, even fiber. Its next job? Making us feel less bad about the container it comes in.

Bottled water’s next trick is making the bottle disappear

KFC unleashing Cheetos chicken sandwich on humanity on July 1

Beware, there’s dangerous cheesiness ahead.

KFC unleashing Cheetos chicken sandwich on humanity on July 1

Pepsi is suing 4 Indian farmers for potato infringement

Turns out you can go to court for planting the wrong potatoes.

Pepsi is suing 4 Indian farmers for potato infringement

Beware of this new dark pattern popping up in ads and packaging

Intentionally or not, e-cig maker Blu desensitized users about the dangers of nicotine with perfectly placed fake warnings.

Beware of this new dark pattern popping up in ads and packaging

Impact

The oil and gas industry is in denial about its own demise

How can we better dispose of PPE so it doesn’t keep polluting our oceans?

These maps show how many days a year your coastal city could flood

News

Compass IPO day: CEO Robert Reffkin on how his mom inspired him to launch the real estate unicorn

Some Big Tech companies may be tapping the brakes on the work-from-home-forever trend

This Amtrak train map imagines an optimistic future with a lot more rail service by 2035

Co.Design

Your COVID-19 vaccine could be in the back of a van

These MIT-designed clothes will correct your slouch

Hand dryers can spread ‘a cloud of fecal matter’ around bathrooms. Why are they still everywhere?

Work Life

How to reinvent yourself successfully post-pandemic

I’ve always loathed networking. Here’s why a virtual format makes it bearable

Executive bonuses might work better than you think