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CGT's Editors give you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

A new Diet Pepsi has hit shelves this summer. Answering consumer demand, the diet soda is sweetened with a blend of sucralose instead of aspartame.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. is investing in emerging sports drink BODYARMOR. The company's $20 million investment gives DPS an 11.7 percent ownership position in BA Sports Nutrition, LLC, owner of Kobe Bryant backed BODYARMOR SuperDrink.

An inaugural campaign from The Kraft Heinz Company engages a passionate hockey community to help spread brand awareness.

Energizer will equip its field team with a mobile field force application with advanced capabilities for multi-location audits, branch-logic surveys, photo management and in-store selling.

The chief executive of Heineken, the world's third largest brewer, told CNBC that he expected to see continued sales growth in emerging markets, despite the occasional "hiccup" in the future. Heineken reported higher first-half results than markets expected as it increased profit in all regions except Africa.

PepsiCos research and development used to be focused on brand refreshes but were now working with a whole new strategy that is paying off in buckets, says its global R&D head.

Children's clothing retailer Carter's, Inc. has achieved over 25 percent growth in e-commerce over the last year, the highest growth in online sales to U.S. consumers in nine quarters. Carter's has also launched e-commerce in China and is piloting a new loyalty program.