N.H. house rejects bottle tax proposal
The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted down a proposal Wednesday that would have added a one-cent tax on beverage containers, the Associated Press reported. The bill would have levied…
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Analyst reports January beverage sales
The beginning of 2008 delivered improving news to the beverage industry, according to Morgan Stanley analyst William Pecoriello. Pecriello analyzed supermarket scanner data through Jan. 27, and found that sales…
Unlikely Duo Opposes San Francisco Soft Drink Tax Plan
WASHINGTON-The nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest has long supported small taxes on soft drinks to help pay for bike paths, nutrition education, and other obesity-prevention programs. But…
Coca-Cola to buy nutritional supplement and drink manufacturer
BY MATT CASEY, BEVNET.COM STAFF WRITER Coca-Cola is buying a majority share in NutriJoy, a Kansas-based manufacturer of nutrient supplements that can be added to snacks and beverages, the Kansas…
Honest Tea Sells Stake to Coca-Cola Co.
BevNET.com Staff Writer Coca-Cola is now 40 percent more Honest. Yesterday, the soda giant purchased 40 percent of Honest Tea, best known for its leadership in the organic ready-to-drink tea…
Reps ask government to probe bottled water
BY MATT CASEY, BEVNET.COM STAFF WRITER Two Democratic representatives have asked the federal government’s internal watchdog to investigate what effect the bottled water industry has on consumer health and…
Hawaii considers bottled water tax
BY MATT CASEY, BEVNET.COM STAFF WRITER The Hawaii state legislature heard testimony Thursday on whether or not the state should follow the example set by Chicago, which recently instituted a…
Ky. Bill would ban energy drink sales to minors
BY MATT CASEY, BEVNET.COM STAFF WRITER Kentucky youths may have to turn to another source for their morning caffeine jolt if the state’s legislature passes a bill introduced Friday that…
Glaceau stickin’ with Fiddy
@@img Call Glaceau - the makers of vitaminwater – and a pre-recorded voice on the customer support phone tree will joke that their product is more natural than the celebrities…
Coke, Red Bull Win Restaurant Awards
Cheers magazine’s yearly list of top restaurant beverage vendors included two convenience store staples: Red Bull and Coca-Cola. Cheers gave Coca-Cola the nod as the top large non-alcohol and mix…
BevNET IBQ becomes BevNET Innovation
@@img1 January 28, 2008 Cambridge, MA – Today’s beverage industry is driven by ideas, and BevNET Innovation is a key resource for over 10,000 beverage developers and marketers as they…
2008 Energy Drink Buyer’s Guide — Marketing Opportunity
This test should not generate. At all. “It’s not that I’m so smart , it’s just that I stay with problems longer .“…
Xyience Files for Bankruptcy
This test should not generate. At all. “It’s not that I’m so smart , it’s just that I stay with problems longer .”…
Boo Koo Holdings, Inc. Appoints Former Cadbury Schwepps Executives to Board of Directors
ADDISON, Texas, May 22, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Boo Koo Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BOKO; Boo Koo) announced today that it has appointed three leading beverage…