FMI Show 2006 Preview
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Headlines
Too Hot To Handle: Problems Boil Over for Celebrity Chef’s Self-Heating Lattes
BevNET.Com Once considered the “next big thing” by excited coffee lovers and technology buffs alike, the Wolfgang Puck Self-Heating Latte is being withdrawn from shelves because of concerns that many…
Cadbury Schweppes is close to acquiring the Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group
Several media sources are reprting that Cadbury Schweppes is close to acquiring the Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group, the largest independent bottler in the US, from the Carlyle Group, a…
Conference call with Fiji President, John Cochran
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Red Bull 16-ounce Can: It is alive!
Please note the photo of the long-awaited Red Bull 16.6 oz. can. From what one can see, there isn’t any kind of difference in label from regular Red Bull, except…
7UP Gets a Natural Makeover; The Original Lemon-Lime Soft Drink Returns to its UNCOLA Roots with 100 Percent Natural Ingredients
PLANO, TX April 20, 2006 – 7UP, a flagship brand in the Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages portfolio, is getting a natural makeover. Starting this month, just in time for its…
Beverage Acquisition, LLC Acquires The Switch Beverage Company; Announces New Management Team
@@img1Fort Worth, TX – Entities related to or advised by the Investment Management firm, Luther King Capital Management, through Beverage Acquisition Company, have purchased the assets of The Switch Beverage…
Red Bull® Becomes First Company to Receive Certification under the NSF Athletic Banned Substance Program
Ann Arbor, MI and Santa Monica, CA – NSF International today announced that Red Bull® Energy Drink is the first company to successfully complete all requirements of the NSF Athletic…
University of Michigan re-admits Coke
Nearly four months after a high-profile decision to ban Coca-Cola from campus, the University of Michigan is restocking its Coke machines. The school is one of about 10 that quit…
Parents Sue Soft Drink Companies Over Benzene in Kids’ Drinks
WASHINGTON, DC – April 11, 2006 – Two soft-drink companies were sued Tuesday by parents complaining that there might be cancer-causing benzene in kids’ drinks. Attorneys filed class-action lawsuits against…
Coca-Cola Consolidated Acquires Cinnabon from Brain-Twist
BevNET has learned that Coca-Cola Consolidated, the nation’s second largest Coca-Cola bottler, has agreed to purchase the Cinnabon ready-to-drink iced coffee brand from New York-based Brain Twist Inc. Coca-Cola Consolidated…
PepsiCo Responds to Glaceau
PepsiCo has denied having any nefarious intent in the way it designed and launched its enhanced water brand SoBe Life Water. The company’s response came quick on the heels of…
Glaceau cries copycat against Pepsico
Energy Brands, the parent company of the Glaceau vitaminwater line, yesterday filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo and its subsidiary SoBe, which recently launched its own enhanced water product, SoBe Lifewater,…
The AriZona Maverick
Calling him the “blue-collar anti-CEO,” Time Magazine featured a story on Don Vultaggio, the co-founder of AriZona Iced Tea, in a special section on “Business Mavericks” this week (April 10,…