Soft Drinks

PepsiCo-owned isotonic drinks brand Gatorade has signed three-year deals to become the official sports drink and sports nutrition partner of English Premier League football clubs Arsenal and Liverpool.

Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League has agreed its first sponsorship deal with a multi-national firm after signing a partnership with PepsiCo.

A further two brands are expected to sign on as sponsors of the Badminton World Federation’s Major Events in the coming months, with the federation having settled on a target of five brands for what is a new sponsorship category.

German 1.Bundesliga football clubs Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer 04 Leverkusen have signed new sponsorship deals with DFV, Coca-Cola and Maurice Lacroix.

German 1.Bundesliga team FSV Mainz has extended its partnership with soft drinks giant Coca-Cola for another three years, from 2013-14 to 2015-16.

English Premier League football club Manchester United has announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement in the Asia-Pacific region with American multi-national food and beverage company PepsiCo.

NFL American football team the San Francisco 49ers has announced a multi-year partnership with multi-national food and beverage company PepsiCo.

The Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament has secured two more commercial partners for its inaugural edition.

Energy drinks giant Red Bull and beer brand Singha have signed up as title partners of international motor sport event the 2013 Race of Champions.

PepsiCo-owned brand Lipton Iced Tea has signed a deal to become the official iced tea of Major League Baseball.

English Premier League football club Manchester City has teamed up with est Cola for its first ever regional partnership in Thailand.

The French Basketball Federation (FFBB) has agreed a four-year partnership with beverage firm the Eckes-Granini Group.

German 1.Bundesliga football club Hertha Berlin has made a new addition to its exclusive partner portfolio after signing a one-year deal with energy comparison website Verivox.

The English Football Association has sealed a two-year extension to its partnership with Big Cola, the flagship brand of the multinational beverage company AJE.

PepsiCo has extended a sponsorship deal with the Jordan Football Association in a three-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2015-16.

Monster Energy has renewed its title sponsorship of the Isle of Man TT races.

Highlights and insights from the European Sponsorship Association conference held in London in April 2013

THE INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE (IPL) is projected to increase its sponsorship revenue by more than a third after securing Pepsi as the new title sponsor brand of the competition and renewing a central sponsorship…