Food & Drink

Soft drinks and snack food producer PepsiCo has extended its partnership with North American Major League Baseball franchise the Chicago Cubs.

Diageo-owned whisky brand Johnnie Walker has signed a multi-year extension to its partnership with Formula One motor racing team McLaren-Honda.

UK alcoholic ginger beer brand Crabbie’s has entered into a partnership with Scottish Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in the country.

New Zealand wine brand Mud House Wines has entered into a partnership with the British and Irish Lions rugby union team.

Confectionery group Hershey has entered into a partnership with the USA Gymnastics national governing body.

Food and beverage company Yeo’s has extended its co-title sponsorship agreement with the S.League, the top tier of domestic football in Singapore.

Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola has entered into a partnership with French Ligue 1 football club Lyon.

Australian soft drinks company Dare Iced Coffee has extended its partnership with AFL Aussie rules football club St Kilda.

US multinational food and beverage corporation PepsiCo has today (Thursday) confirmed it will resume its ties with the Board of Control for Cricket in India through a four-year sponsorship deal.

Beverages giant Coca-Cola, telecommunications company Sprint and insurance group State Farm have signed up as official sponsors of the Copa America Centenario, the special edition of the national team football tournament which will take place in the United States later this year.

Alcoholic drinks producer Diageo has extended its sponsorship of Force India as part of a settlement deal with Vijay Mallya, the team principal and part-owner of the Formula One motor-racing team.

Mexican beer brand Tecate has agreed a multi-year sponsorship deal with boxing promotional company Golden Boy Promotions, along with an endorsement contract with national hero Canelo Alvarez.

Dutch Eredivisie football team AZ Alkmaar has agreed a five-year extension to its partnership with brewery Amstel.

Formula One motor racing team Force India has agreed a one-year extension to its partnership with drinks manufacturer Hype Energy.

English Premier League football club Liverpool has entered into a partnership with Thai coconut water brand Chaokoh.

US beer brand Budweiser has renewed its partnership with NBA basketball franchise the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Sebastian Coe, the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, has said he is “angered and dismayed” by food and beverage company Nestle’s decision to terminate its partnership of the governing body.

UK brewer Greene King has agreed shirt sponsorship deals with English Premiership rugby union team Newcastle Falcons and Newcastle Thunder, which competes in the third tier of English rugby league.