How Nespresso Is Taking On Keurig In The U.S. Coffee Pod Market

How Nespresso Is Taking On Keurig In The U.S. Coffee Pod Market

Keurig Dr Pepper is the biggest player in the coffee pod market in the United States with domestic sales estimated to be three times that of its biggest competitor, Nestlé’s Nespresso. However, over the past decade, Nespresso has been steadily gaining market share in America. About a decade ago, Nespresso had to shift its marketing…

Why The American Red Cross Sells Blood For Billions

Why The American Red Cross Sells Blood For Billions

It’s the season of giving with Thanksgiving and Christmas on the horizon, and the American Red Cross has long been recognized as the universal symbol of humanitarian services. It’s an enormous and expensive operation. The American Red Cross has about 230 chapters nationwide with almost 18,000 employees and more than a quarter of a million…

How Taxpayers Grow The Private Sector: Mariana Mazzucato

How Taxpayers Grow The Private Sector: Mariana Mazzucato

A "citizens’ share" would give wealth invested by taxpayers back to the public, says University College London Professor Mariana Mazzucato. In this episode of "The Bottom Line," Mazzucato discusses why risk and failure should be normalized and how AI can be calibrated for positive change. Chapters: 00:00 — Introduction 00:18 — Risk 02:03 — Citizens’…

What Happened To Wonder Bread?

What Happened To Wonder Bread?

Wonder Bread’s annual sales sits around half a billion dollars for its owner Flowers Foods, despite healthier alternatives like whole grains and sourdough dominating the fragmented U.S. bread industry. While consumer preferences started shifting away from white bread starting in the 1960s, Wonder Bread still enjoys a 94% brand awareness according to Flowers Foods. Watch…

How Formula 1 Teams Make Money

How Formula 1 Teams Make Money

CNBC’s Sara Eisen goes inside Formula 1, finding out how the racing league’s most prominent team principals manage their billion-dollar businesses, woo sponsors, and keep advancing their high-tech cars under a recently created cost cap.  Watch the video to find out what it takes to run a cutting-edge race car over the months-long Formula 1…