Market Chatter: PepsiCo, Monster Beverage Allowed to Use Energy Drink Label on India Drinks

MT newswire2026/10/06 11:36

07:36 AM EDT, 10/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- PepsiCo (PEP) and Monster Beverage (MNST) can continue to label their cans in India as energy drinks after a court ruling, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing a lawyer present at the hearing. The ruling reverses a June 30 order by India's food safety regulator that ordered the companies to stop labeling their beverages with high caffeine levels as "energy drinks," the report said. PepsiCo and Monster Beverage did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comment. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)

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