Ted Cooper

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have already signed deals to enter the at-home carbonation space. Keurig Green Mountain and SodaStream are the top two contenders for Dr Pepper Snapple Group's entry. Here's why SodaStream is a good fit.

Altria Group and Philip Morris International split up six years ago. Both have fared well since the spinoff, but which is the better buy today?

Starbucks' new food menu is catching some flack for what's NOT on the menu. Find out what the commotion is about -- and what McDonald's is doing to take advantage.

Starbucks, Dunkin' Brands, and McDonald's are competing for the next generation of consumers. Why Starbucks is winning the battle.

Starbucks has beat everyone's expectations since Howard Schultz returned as CEO. Here's why investors can be confident that the trend will continue.

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are struggling to sell diet soft drinks. What are they doing to stem the decline?

A new study came out against the effectiveness of e-cigarettes as smoking-cessation devices. What does it mean for Altria Group, Reynolds American, and Lorillard?

Coca-Cola, Weight Watchers, and John Wiley could be the best buys in the market today. Here's why.

Philip Morris International, General Mills, and McDonald's are reliable dividend stocks. But what will happen when the Federal Reserve raises interest rates?

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo executives are making millions in good years and bad. Should you even care?

Who wouldn't want to smoke a Marijuana Marlboro? And who wouldn't want to sell them? Would Altria Group, Reynolds American, and Lorillard get into the game?

Starbucks is applying the McDonald's serve-everyone-at-every-time model to a different class of customers.

PepsiCo, Kellogg, and Kraft Food are three stocks that you can count on for the long run. However, only one has an insurmountable lead in one category that prohibits competitors from catching up. Read on to find out which stock you can buy and hold without fear.

The Starbucks annual meeting was a giant pep rally for the thriving company. Here's why Oprah Winfrey and a $100 billion plan go hand-in-hand.

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Dr Pepper Snapple Group had a rough 2013. Their stocks are no place for pessimists, but an optimist may find value in one of them.

If you take the accountants' word for it, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Starbucks, and Altria Group's brands are not worth much. However, most investors know these brands are worth quite a bit more than they are carried on the books. Exactly how much are they worth?

Philip Morris International and Mattel have strong dividends and a high likelihood of outsized capital appreciation -- should you buy?

Starbucks is rolling out a new mobile ordering system. Chipotle stumbled out of the gate with its own online system; will Starbucks do the same?

PepsiCo and Coca-Cola maintain a presence in Russia -- the target of economic sanctions proposed by Western democracies. Here's how it could affect the stocks' valuations.

Green Mountain surged on news of its partnership with Coca-Cola. Find out how SodaStream can inform investors' analysis of the deal.