Beverages

Coke, DPSG, PepsiCo, Nestle Waters and Sunny Delight commit to caloric reductions in the beverage marketplace through innovation, smaller portion sizes and further marketing of low-calorie beverages.

A new technology implementation also enables collaboration between PepsiCo and key distributors and retailers.

Sustainable packaging design, sourcing and partnerships remove weight equivalent of more than 150 fully loaded jumbo jets from the supply chain.

The newest route accounting system from HighJump Software helps to support Anheuser-Busch InBev's e-commerce transactions with retailers and interfaces to its mobility solutions.

Nestle Waters' new headquarters will be located at 900 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, Conn.

Theinvestments in its supply chain are expected to enable a transition to 100percent HFC-free equipment by 2015.

The totaltransaction is valued at approximately $ 7.3 billion, based on closing pricesof euro 32.92 for Heineken N.V. and euro 29.38 for Heineken Holding N.V. onJan. 8, 2010, including the assumed debt.

Nestle commitsto advertising its Nescafe brand across Kariba's Enterprises advertisingnetwork in the Caribbean.