Soft Drink Companies May Police Selves in Schools
Coca-Cola, Pepsi and the rest of the soft drink industry are considering a voluntary ban on carbonated soft drinks in elementary and middle schools and restrictions on sales in high…
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Soft Drink Label Warnings Debated
Consumer activists and soda manufacturers are once again exchanging shots over the health impacts of certain beverages. Yesterday, claiming that sugary soft drinks are helping to bulk up the calorie…
Summer Fancy Food Show 2005 Recap
NEW YORK, NY — The NASFT’s annual Summer Fancy Food show took place this week (July 10 – 12) at the Javits Center in NYC. The show featured a number…
Snapple unfreezes funds to clean up unfrozen popsicle disaster.
NEW YORK — An attempt to raise the world’s largest ice pop in a city square ended with a scene straight out of a disaster film – but much stickier.…
BevNET.COM’s View: First Take on Coke Zero
There’s a lot of debate in the BevNET offices about this Coke line extension, mostly relating to the overall quality of Coke itself. That’s because in terms of its flavor…
Pepsi Bottling Group in LA Schools — But without Pepsi
Los Angeles, CA — The Los Angeles Unified School District has awarded one of the largest – and most competitive — beverage contracts in the country to Pepsi Bottling Group…
Co-Founder Leaves Izze
Greg Stroh, the heavy metal-loving co-founder of the growing Izze Beverage Co., resigned yesterday after the company hired consumer products veteran Peter Burns as its new vice president of sales.…
Left Coast Coke Strike Ends
Los Angeles, CA — Life at Southern California’s Coca-Cola bottling plants and distribution centers returned to normal Monday after a Teamsters local voted to end its two-week strike. It ended…
Honest Tea Launches Honest Ade
Honest Tea, the best-selling brand of organic bottled tea, has launched a new line of organic citrus quenchers named Honest Ade. The first two varieties: Cranberry Lemonade and Limeade, were…
Coke Strike Update
For Coke, it’s one up, one down when it comes to strikes at two key bottling plants. Workers at the Coca-Cola Enterprises plant in Hartford, CT voted on May 28…
Starbuck’s Turning Japanese
Seattle, Wash. — Starbuck’s Corporation announced today that it will enter the ready-to-drink coffee category in Japan and Taiwan. The combined ready-to-drink market in these countries represents more than U.S.…
7UP Creates Flight Buzz
Famed astronaut Buzz Aldrin announced today that the next time you reach UP for a can of Diet 7UP, newly reformulated with SPLENDA(R) Brand Sweetener, you could be reaching for…
COCA-COLA NORTH AMERICA ANNOUNCES FRESCA MAKEOVER
Two New Line Extensions To Accompany New Look For Venerable Brand ATLANTA, May 25, 2005 – Coca-Cola North America today announced a makeover for its Fresca brand along with two…
ZoTa Zeroing?
Burlington, VT – Green Tea soda company ZoTa Soda is trying to come up with a way to stay afloat. “We’re in the middle of restructuring right now,” said Andrew…