Keurig Dr Pepper

Irving-Based Undivided Life Becomes Co-Owner of Dallas’ Howdy Homemade Ice Cream

by | Dec 29, 2025
Howdy Homemade's growth plan includes more than 60 new company-owned locations by 2030 and over 1,000 jobs for adults with special needs, making it one of the most ambitious inclusion-driven employment initiatives in the country.
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Keurig Dr Pepper Names Former Mattel and Campbell’s Soup Exec as Its New CFO
by | Dec 1, 2025
Anthony DiSilvestro joins KDP at a pivotal moment as it moves to close its $18 billion acquisition of Netherlands-based JDE Peet's. His "significant" M&A experience will advance the combined company's integration and its ultimate split into two "winning companies," CEO Tim Cofer said.
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Keurig Dr Pepper’s $18B JDE Peet’s Acquisition Means Big Changes for Frisco HQ
by | Aug 26, 2025
The mega-deal will combine two global coffee brands and create two separate entities—a standalone beverage company headquartered in Frisco and the world's largest pure-play coffee company based in Burlington, Massachusetts and Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Keurig Dr Pepper Evolves Its C‑Suite to Support Growth Plan
by | Jan 16, 2025
"We've been intentional about building a deep bench of talent, and we are fortunate to have leaders who are seasoned, forward-thinking and ready to step into these critical roles," CEO Tim Cofer said of the three C-suite moves.
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Frisco-Based Keurig Dr Pepper Snaps Up GHOST Energy Drink for Nearly $1B

by | Oct 24, 2024
Founded in 2016, Chicago-based GHOST is a lifestyle sports nutrition business with a portfolio anchored by GHOST Energy, a leading ready-to-drink energy brand.
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Keurig Dr Pepper Looks to Next Phase of Growth with Executive Moves
by | Nov 3, 2023

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. has made several executive leadership appointments that it said will help propel the company’s next phase of growth. The appointments are effective Nov....

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Keurig Dr Pepper Appoints Veteran CPG Exec as COO, Says He’ll Assume CEO Role in Q2 2024
by | Sep 22, 2023
The company, with headquarters in Frisco and Burlington, Massachusetts, said Tim Cofer will join KDP on Nov. 6 and will work alongside current Chairman and CEO Bob Gamgort while in a COO capacity, with a planned transition to CEO in the second quarter of 2024.

After the transition, Gamgort will become executive chairman of Keurig Dr Pepper.
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Keurig Dr Pepper Taps Sustainability Expert for Interim Chief Corporate Affairs Role
by | Aug 7, 2023
Leveraging over a decade at KDP and sustainability insights from Ford, Monique Oxender steps into the interim chief corporate affairs officer position.

Oxender will report to Chairman and CEO Bob Gamgort and joins the executive leadership team.
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Rendering of the new Business and Innovation Hub at The Star in Frisco. [Rendering: HKS]

Wells Fargo Advisors Is Leasing an Office in the Newest High Rise at The Star in Frisco

by | Feb 8, 2023
A California-based Wells Fargo subsidiary, Wells Fargo Advisors, is leasing an 18,603-square-foot office in the newest high-rise at The Star development in Frisco. According to a report by Steve Brown in the Dallas Morning News, Wells Fargo plans to start work in March on its offices at 17 Cowboys Way in the $1.5 billion development, with work slated to be completed by the fall.
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Beverage Giant Keurig Dr Pepper Adds Chief R&D Officer
by | Dec 6, 2022

Keurig Dr Pepper announced the appointment of Karin Rotem-Wildeman as chief research & development officer, starting Jan. 9. She will report to Chairman & CEO Bob Gamgort....

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Keurig Dr Pepper Adds Seasoned J&J Executive to Its Board of Directors
by | Nov 18, 2022
Oray Boston is the worldwide president of trauma, extremities, craniomaxillofacial, and animal health at DePuy Synthes, the orthopedics company of Johnson & Johnson.
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Keurig Dr Pepper Reappoints Ex-CEO After Current Chief Executive Resigns
by | Nov 10, 2022

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. has reappointed Bob Gamgort, its current executive chairman and former CEO, to his former chief executive’s post after announcing the resignation of Ozan Dokmecioglu as CEO and a member of the KDP board of directors....

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DI People: Globe Life, Keurig Dr Pepper, ORCA AG, and More Make Leadership Moves

by | Oct 28, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from National HME, Brinker International, Robin Autopilot, GlassView, TPG, Weitzman, and others.
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Follow the Money: Recuro Health Expands with New Acquisition, Texas Cybersecurity Transplant Raises $70M, and More
by | Aug 22, 2022
Plus, bidding war looms for Dallas-based Signify Health; Fort Worth-based Harvest Returns raises $780K for new fund; Dallas property consulting firm Masterplan is acquired by New York company; Washington D.C. PE firm adds to its Fort Worth architectural platform; Pharos Capital sells stake in diagnostic testing company; and more North Texas deals.
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DI People: Flix, Keurig Dr Pepper, StackPath, GenelQ, and More Make Leadership Moves
by | Jul 22, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Jackson-Shaw, Perkins&Will, Aimbridge Hospitality, Molecular Testing Labs, Axxess, Education Opens Doors, Make-A-Wish North Texas, LVTRise, and more. 
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Bitewell Launches its ‘Healthy Eating Ecosystem’ in Dallas
by | Jul 12, 2022
Bitewell—which has already served about 5,000 subscribers in a months-long pilot—is officially launching its personalized meal planning app in the Dallas area. The platform helps users make healthy eating decisions when eating out or dining in. After launching in Dallas with backing from several seed funders, it plans to expand to cities like Chicago in the future. “Our mission as a business is to make healthy eating simple and accessible for all,” says Bitewell co-founder and CMO Samantha Citro Alexander.
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