AMERICANS WANT MORE FOR LESS
@@img1Diet Pepsi Provides A Solution: Introducing Jazz®, A New Line Of Indulgent Zero-Calorie Colas PURCHASE, NY – July 20, 2006 – It’s no secret that calorie counting is popular among…
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Cleveland Takes Offense at Fiji Water Ad
It’s Cleveland vs. Fiji in a war of water and words. Fiji Water, based in Los Angeles and a favorite of Hollywood celebrities, has angered Clevelanders with a new national…
The Coca-Cola Company Authorizes New Share Repurchase Program; Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
ATLANTA, July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company today authorized a new share repurchase program of up to 300 million shares of the Company’s common…
Speciali Opportunity: 2006 Bottled Water Buyer’s Guide
@@img1DEADLINE TO LIST: JULY 21 (See below for listing instructions) Beverage Spectrum is pleased to announce its 2006 BOTTLED WATER BUYER’S GUIDE, which will be published and mailed to subscribers…
‘Energized’ Results for National Beverage Corp.
— 2006 fiscal earnings were $22.2 million or $.59 EPS on revenues of $516.8 million, while earnings for the prior year were $16.9 million or $.45 EPS on revenues of…
Jones Soda Co. Announces Extension of Agreement with Target Corporation
Jones Soda Co. (the “Company” or “Jones”)(NASDAQ:JSDA) (TSX VENTURE:JSD), is pleased to announce that it has extended its licensing and distribution agreement with Target Corporation until December 31, 2006. Headquartered…
Ocean Spray and PepsiCo Form Strategic Alliance
@@img1LAKEVILLE, MA and PURCHASE, NY – July 13, 2006 – Ocean Spray and PepsiCo today announced a long-term strategic alliance in which Pepsi-Cola North America will market, bottle and distribute…
Summer Fancy Foods 2006 Recap
View the Photos >> NEW YORK, NY – JULY 11 2006 – The biggest beverage-related topic of discussion at this year’s NASFT Summer Fancy Food Show wasn’t a new product…
Snuffed! FDA Disses Nic Lite
Less than a year after the would-be nicotine replacement beverage applied for an exemption from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration as a drug, the agency turned it down.…
FBI Nabs 3 Over Coca-Cola Secrets
ATLANTA, Georgia July 6, 2006 – Three people have been arrested on charges of offering Coca-Cola secrets to rival Pepsi for $1.5 million, federal prosecutors have said. The FBI began…
Coke Gets Respect
The owner of beverage development company Brain Twist has confirmed the sale of a new brand called “Respect” to Coke Consolidated, the country’s second-largest Coca-Cola Co.-affiliated bottler. The purchase of…
Is Coke Still It at McDonald’s?
By John Craven, BevNET Editor The experiment is significant because it would provide in-store competition to fountain products manufactured by the Coca-Cola Co., which has been McDonald’s only source of…
Latte Imbroglio Continues: Manufacturer Cooperates with FDA, Recalls Cans
A company that played a key role in the manufacture of self-heating coffee drinks licensed by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck has voluntarily recalled those products in cooperation with the U.S.…
Wal-Mart Threatened Coke
The Coca-Cola Company has revealed that Wal-Mart may have been willing to produce its own sports drink under a private label if the soft drink giant had not switched its…