United States

Soft drink giant The Coca-Cola Company (Coke) has announced that is has gained a majority stake in US coconut water firm Zico after buying a further unspecified stake. The move gives... 2012-04-13

US food group Sara Lee has announced that it will buy Brazilian coffee firm Expresso.Coffee, which sells coffee to Brazil's bakeries and small businesses as well as through vending... 2012-04-11

Japanese retail group Seven & I Holdings is reported to have opened 600 new outlets of its 7-Eleven convenience store chain in the US during 2011 and has announced plans to accelerate... 2012-04-11

US discount retailers Family Dollar and Dollar General have both reported results that suggest continued momentum in the discount sales channel, albeit at a slightly reduced rate. There... 2012-03-29

The US Wine Institute, the trade association for Californian producers, has unveiled its 2011 figures for the US wine industry and they point to buoyant domestic demand. The figures,... 2012-03-26

US beer producer Craft Brew Alliance has reported rising sales and a big jump in earnings for its latest financial year. In the 12 months to the end of December, CBA's revenues increased... 2012-03-22

US beer producer Craft Brew Alliance has reported rising sales and a big jump in earnings for its latest financial year. In the 12 months to the end of December, CBA's revenues increased... 2012-03-22

Selling more than US$36bn worth of beer a year, AB InBev is a beast of a company and nearly 1.7 times the size of Heineken (see first chart). Borne out of the Belgian-Brazilian giant... 2012-03-14

The world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI), has reported flat volumes but increased revenues and earnings for its latest financial year. In the 12 months to end December... 2012-03-13

US food firm Kraft has announced that it expects its underlying earnings to increase by 9% in 2012 after it posted strong revenue and earnings growth for 2011. During the year the firm... 2012-03-09