As competition toughens in its homeland, the US hamburger chain Burger King is tapping a high-growth Russian market, which may also become a launching pad for further eastward expansion.…

Yakult Honsha, a Japanese maker of yoghurt-like drinks, plans to start output in the US by 2012 to meet growing demand.
Yakult also expects its business in China to remain profitable despite costs of …

Coffee retailer Starbucks, which rebounded from a disappointing fiscal 2008 and first half of its fiscal 2009 with a strong second half, continued that trend by posting record quarterly earnings durin…

There’s a great deal to admire about how Kraft has managed their marketing campaign for the new Vegemite. The company had first seen dwindling sales figures for the traditional Vegemite back in …

Hershey’s third failed effort to merge with Cadbury in eight years may leave the United States chocolate maker and the charitable trust that controls it grappling to retain investors and ma…

Coffee prices have hit the upper circuit in the international market at a time when farmers in India are busy with the coffee harvest, hoping that the crop will fetch good prices for a second year run…

Beleaguered coffee chain Starbucks is hoping new, locally-inspired products at lower prices will entice Chinese customers to consume despite the economic slowdown.…

Soft drinks major Coca Cola India says it plans to focus on current portfolio of brands rather than going for acquisitions as part of its strategy.
"India is among the top 20 markets for the comp…

Japan’s beer shipments in 2009 fell 2.1 percent from a year earlier to a record-low 472.5 million cases, while shipments of beer-like alcoholic drinks expanded, according to data released Friday…