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5 Companies That Are Empowering Women
Friday, July 11, 2014 - 3:54pm | 1068During an interview with The Atlantic, last week, PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) CEO Indra Nooyi told a crowd at the Aspen Ideas Festival that women “can't have it all,” meaning that you can't always succeed at both your home life and work life. “We pretend we can have it all,...
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Beverage Stocks Are A Better Way To Profit From The Restaurant Group
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 10:54am | 618Ken Friedman, the co-owner of five very successful restaurants, stated in an interview in the February 2014 issue of Food & Wine magazine that, “As every restaurateur knows, you make much more money selling a drink than you do selling a plate of food.” For every investor, that should bring...
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Microsoft Bing Is Growing Market Share (MSFT)
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 12:20pm | 646Not everybody “Googles” every time they perform an Internet search. According to comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) in July, almost 18 percent of searches were conducted using Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)’s Bing. While it’s true Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) retained its sizable lead with 67 percent, Bing’s gain over...
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Trian's Nelson Peltz Urges PepsiCo to Buy Mondelez (PEP, MDLZ)
Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 9:24am | 535As a rule, when activist shareholders and large corporations lock horns, sparks fly. Such was the case with Trian Fund Management LP’s Nelson Peltz and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP). According to Bloomberg, Peltz, who has been involved in several large food industry deals, said Wednesday that the world...
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These Companies are Hoping for NHL and NBA Playoff Drama This Year
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 9:19am | 646In the expensive, high stakes world of sports advertising, winning is not everything. It’s something – just not everything. Brand exposure is everything. Since most corporations sponsor the event, not specific teams, they don’t really care who wins. They care whether fans are engaged, tuning in...
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America's Hottest New Food Is Made from WHAT?
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 8:46am | 536The boom is on and some U.S. farmers are falling all over themselves to plant this ancient legume that just happens to be a main ingredient in one of the country’s fastest growing food crazes. The legume? The lowly chickpea. The food craze? Hummus, that creamy, low-fat, Middle Eastern inspired...
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Goldman Sachs Comments On New PepsiCo Drink, Pepsi Next
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 9:03am | 109According to Goldman Sachs, PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) management announced today at the Beverage Digest (an industry trade publication) conference that the company will be launching Pepsi Next (60% lower calorie cola) in two test markets in July. Goldman Sachs said that management believes that this...
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Morgan Stanley Provides Color on the Beverages Sector
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 8:11am | 109Morgan Stanley provided color on the Beverages sector. In an eternal struggle between Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) and Coke (NYSE: KO), Morgan Stanley prefers Pepsi at the moment. In a research report published today, Morgan Stanley states, "We continue to prefer OW rated Pepsi (our top pick on Morgan...
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Morgan Stanley Reiterates Overweight Rating On Top Pick PEP
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 8:21am | 135Morgan Stanley is reiterating its Overweight rating and maintaining its $82 price target on PepsiCo Inc (NYSE: PEP) as it remains very high on the stock. Says Morgan Stanley, in its report, “We are reiterating our Overweight rating on Pepsi, which is our top pick and on Morgan Stanley's Best Ideas...
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PepsiCo (PEP) Companies Plan To Combine (PAS) (PBG)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 3:06pm | 78PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP), PepsiAmericas, Inc. (NYSE: PAS) and Pepsi Bottling Group Inc (NYSE: PBG) announced on Wednesday that each of the company's shareholders had approved a deal to combine the three companies. The plan calls for Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas to be added to Pepsi-Cola...