HOUSEHOLD NAMES The brands that stand out. —BRAND FINANCE TABLES What makes a brand valuable? What makes it stand out among the millions of food and beverage (F&B) brands battling for the consumer’s attention? For 2023, Coca-Cola retained its top position as the world’s most valuable and strongest nonalcoholic beverage brand, based on the ranking made by Brand Finance, a leading global brand valuation consultancy. Valued at $33.5 billion, Coca-Cola continues to reign supreme, thanks to its global familiarity […]
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In 2019, Sotheby’s called The Macallan 1926 the “holy grail” of whisky. At the time, the 1926 Fine and Rare scotch became the most expensive wine or spirit ever sold at an auction—it went for £1.5 million (about Rs15 crores). Now, four years later, The Macallan Adami 1926 will be leading the lot at Sotheby’s November Whisky Auction. Regarded as the world’s most sought-after whisky, the bottle is estimated to sell at a price of up to £1.2 million (about […]
LONDON — Vevey, Switzerland-based Nestle SA is once again the world’s most valuable brand, according to “Food & Drink 2022,” which highlights the top 10 global food and beverage brands as measured by consultancy company Brand Finance. Brand Finance evaluates 5,000 of the world’s largest brands annually and ranks them according to value, brand strength, growth rate and emergence. Nestle came in first for value at $20.8 billion, up from $19.4 billion in 2021 and worth nearly twice as much […]
Are tomatoes healthy? Avocados? Nuts? According to Viome, a health technology company, there is no such thing as a universally-healthy food: What’s healthy for one person can be inflammatory for another. Anna Pelzer With the rise of chronic disease worldwide, it was clear to company founder Naveen Jain that disease was a problem worth tackling through prevention. He assembled a team of scientists to launch a company that can analyze your gut to understand what is causing inflammation, which is […]
