Pepsi's new bottle and Doritos' new bags claimed the most the Food Dive reader attention over the past week. Packaging was definitely the big winner, although news of a potential Mondelez merger and a chewing gum that could disappear from sidewalks by itself also heated things up.
Be sure to know about all of these stories before you start your weekend:
- New Doritos packaging unveiled: What do you think? Are these bags an improvement for Frito-Lay's famous party chips?
- New chewing gum would clean itself off of sidewalks: After much research, Mondelez hopes this new gum may be the answer to consumers' woes.
- 5 Flavors of the Week: New Green Giant and Glaceau launches: We're back with our weekly food and beverage release highlights.
- Is this PepsiCo-Mondelez merger actually going to happen?: Interesting investment trends are stoking speculation about a merger of the two food and beverage behemoths.
- Pepsi's first new bottle design in 17 years looks like this: The new design rethinks shape and presentation for the global cola brand.
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