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Back to EpisodesCoca-Cola Wins KFC, AB InBev Rebuked, Arby's CMO Hire
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Coca-Cola just seized one of the biggest foodservice pouring contracts in the US from PepsiCo. Plus, AB InBev gets a regulatory wake-up call on BeatBox design — and what it means for every FMCG brand borrowing youth-coded visuals.
In this episode:
- Coca-Cola is set to become the exclusive beverage supplier to KFC's entire US restaurant estate, displacing PepsiCo from one of the largest quick-service pouring contracts in the country.
- The UK's Portman Group ruled that AB InBev's BeatBox flavoured alcohol packaging is likely to appeal to under-18s, ordering a full redesign to comply with its Code of Practice.
- Jenna Bromberg, former CMO of Papa Johns, has been appointed CMO of Arby's effective November 2, with an explicit mandate to rebalance brand-building against short-term sales growth as parent company Inspire Brands eyes a potential IPO.
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