https://www.scmp.com/rss/523185/feed The latest news and top stories on PepsiCo. A global food and beverage corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, PepsiCo specialises in a diversified range of products including soft drinks snacks, juices, sports drinks and cereals. It primarily serves a broad target market encompassing teens, young adults, families and health-conscious individuals worldwide. As the second-largest food and beverage business globally, PepsiCo’s products are consumed by over a billion people daily across... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was barred Tuesday from entering the UK, where he was scheduled to headline the Wireless Festival in July, after a backlash over Ye’s history of antisemitic remarks. Festival organisers canceled the three-day outdoor event as a result of the travel ban and said those who had bought tickets would get refunds. Ye had been granted an electronic travel authorization which has now been withdrawn on the grounds that his presence in the U.K. would not be... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3349297/uk-government-blocks-kanye-west-entering-britain-headline-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3349297/uk-government-blocks-kanye-west-entering-britain-headline-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:44:23 +0000 Reuters Reuters The British government was under growing pressure on Monday to bar American rapper Kanye West from entering the country after he was named as the headline act for the Wireless Festival of rap and hip-hop music set for July. West, now known as Ye, has been criticised in the past for antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism, which have led on several occasions to his ‌social media accounts, including on X, being barred. The decision to book Ye prompted several companies to pull their... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3349199/pressure-mounts-uk-government-ban-kanye-west-after-festival-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3349199/pressure-mounts-uk-government-ban-kanye-west-after-festival-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:06:53 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Drinks giants Pepsi and Diageo on Sunday pulled out of sponsoring a music festival in London headlined by US rapper Kanye West, who has a history of antisemitic outbursts. The disgraced 48-year-old hip-hop star - now known as Ye - is due to play three nights at the Wireless Festival in London in July as part of a European comeback tour. A spokesperson for Pepsi, the festival’s top sponsor, said on Sunday that the brand “has decided to withdraw its sponsorship of Wireless Festival”, without... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3349102/british-pm-slams-london-music-festival-booking-kanye-west-sponsor-pepsi-quits-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3349102/british-pm-slams-london-music-festival-booking-kanye-west-sponsor-pepsi-quits-event?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:00:19 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The rising global consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is a major public health threat that must be urgently addressed, according to a new series of papers written by 43 global experts in the Lancet medical journal. The scientists, including Brazilian epidemiologist Carlos Monteiro, who coined the term with colleagues around 15 years ago, argue that UPFs are increasingly common worldwide and linked to a decline in diet quality and many diseases, from obesity to cancer. “It’s about the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3333520/global-public-action-needed-ultra-processed-foods-linked-obesity-and-cancer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3333520/global-public-action-needed-ultra-processed-foods-linked-obesity-and-cancer?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:15:11 +0000 Kun Tian Kun Tian Asia’s rising middle classes are not just fuelling economic growth – they’re reshaping consumption itself. Nowhere is this transformation more visible than in the region’s embrace of healthier eating. From Hong Kong to Jakarta, a new generation of consumers is driving a quiet revolution in food choices. But is this a more lasting realignment of preferences or merely a pandemic-fuelled detour? Market research suggests consumer attention on health will grow. China’s healthcare-related consumer... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3323376/how-asian-consumers-are-driving-revolution-healthier-food-choices?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3323376/how-asian-consumers-are-driving-revolution-healthier-food-choices?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 22:30:07 +0000 Tom Hussain Tom Hussain Three years after catastrophic floods submerged one-third of Pakistan, scientists have concluded that the country’s weather systems have shifted into a perilous “new normal” – a volatile climate pattern marked by parched winters, searing heatwaves and erratic summer monsoons that threaten crops, infrastructure and livelihoods across the nation. Experts told This Week in Asia that this growing unpredictability had already undermined crop yields over the past four years, posing an increasingly... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3319641/climate-chaos-threatening-pakistans-food-security-can-it-adapt-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3319641/climate-chaos-threatening-pakistans-food-security-can-it-adapt-time?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Jul 2025 07:00:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Major US ice cream makers on Monday announced plans to phase out their use of artificial dyes following pressure from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jnr to eliminate unnecessary additives from the American diet. The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), which includes over 40 top ice cream brands, said its members would stop using petroleum-derived synthetic colourings by the end of 2027. These chemicals have been linked in studies to conditions including attention deficit... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318231/us-ice-cream-giants-pledge-ditch-artificial-dyes-2027-health-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318231/us-ice-cream-giants-pledge-ditch-artificial-dyes-2027-health-push?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:28:24 +0000