United States

US-based Diamond Foods has signed a deal to buy snack brand Pringles from Consumer goods giant Proctor & Gamble in a deal worth US$2.35bn. The move will more than triple Diamond's... 2011-04-06

Over the last six months The Coca-Cola Company (Coke)'s strategy has been focused on restoring growth momentum in its North American business. This has meant that emerging market (EM)... 2011-04-01

A new Rabobank report has suggested that private label grocery products could represent 50% of the global market by 2025, up from 25% at present. The report focuses on the impact that... 2011-03-25

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... 2011-03-25

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... 2011-03-25

The latest results from US discount operator Dollar General conform to our strengthening view that the trend towards discount stores in the US has peaked. The firm reported a 10.5%... 2011-03-24

An interview with the CEO of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo in The Wall Street Journal points to a thaw in the firm's icy relationship with Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI), which owns a 50.2%... 2011-03-17

US-based craft brewer Boston Beer has seen its share price retreat sharply over the past week despite posting strong results for 2010. For the 12 months to the end of December Boston... 2011-03-15

US Coffee shop operator Starbucks has signed a deal with coffee capsule producer Green Mountain Coffee Roasters that will see Starbucks coffee become available for Green Mountain's... 2011-03-11

Americans like to eat out, so when the economy starts to do better restaurants are usually one of the first places we look for tell-tale signs. This is exactly what transpired in 2010.... 2011-03-10