CSPI to Sue Cadbury Schweppes over “All Natural” 7UP
The company that makes the “uncola” is accused of telling an untruth in a new marketing campaign that touts 7UP as “100% natural.” The nonprofit Center for Science in the…
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Hansen Natural Reports Record First Quarter Sales And Profits
Hansen Natural Corporation (Nasdaq:HANS) today reported record financial results, including sharp increases in sales and profits, for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. Gross sales for the first quarter…
Hansen Natural Corporation and Anheuser-Busch Announce Distribution Deal
Hansen Natural Corporation (Nasdaq:HANS) and Anheuser-Busch Inc. (NYSE:BUD) today announced they have concluded agreements following which certain Anheuser-Busch wholesalers will become distributors of Hansen’s Monster Energy(R) and Lost(R) Energy(TM) drinks,…
Life Water Packaging to Change
PepsiCo has agreed to change the label and cap on its new enhanced water brand as part of a settlement agreement with Glaceau, which had sued because Life Water’s packaging…
Judge, Skeptical of Pepsi’s Motives, Urges Label Change in Life Water Suit
The judge in Glaceau’s suit vs. PepsiCo’s Vitaminwater imitator Life Water warned the defendants to agree to redesign their label or risk her issuing temporary restraining order, according to beverage…
Coke, Pepsi, Cadbury, and American Beverage Association Agree to New School Policy
NEW YORK (AP) The nation’s largest beverage distributors have agreed to halt nearly all soda sales to public schools, according to a deal announced Wednesday by the William J. Clinton…
FMI Show 2006 Preview
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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the “next big thing” by excited coffee lovers and technology buffs alike, the Wolfgang Puck Self-Heating Latte is being withdrawn from shelves because of concerns that many…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…