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Coca-Cola To Test Brazilian Hot Seller Kuat In U.S.

ATLANTA -(Dow Jones)- Coca-Cola Co. (KO) is adding another drink to a growing list of beverages it sells in the U.S.: guarana. The beverage giant plans to test market Kuat,…

Pepsi Bottling to acquire Kitchener firm

Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., the world’s largest bottler of Pepsi-Cola drinks, says it plans to buy family-owned Kitchener Beverages Ltd., expanding its presence in Canada. The Kitchener, Ont.-based company operates…

Juice Guys Introduce NectarFizz Carbonated Juice Drink

CAMBRIDGE, MA – 10/8/2002 – Nantucket Nectars continues to innovate with the initial introduction of NectarFizz, a new juice drink that combines the health benefits of juice with the refreshment…

Dr Pepper chairman emeritus W.W. Clements dead at 88

DALLAS – W.W. “Foots” Clements, who drove a delivery truck for Dr Pepper while in college and eventually became chairman of the Texas-based soft drink company, has died. He was…

Pepsi Bottling Group third-quarter profit rises

SOMERS, N.Y., Oct 1 (Reuters) – Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (NYSE:PBG – News), the largest manufacturer of Pepsi-Cola drinks, on Tuesday said its third-quarter profit rose, as strong results in…

XStream Beverage Agrees to Purchase Dark Dog for $34 Million

Update 9/18/2002: “New Age” beverage company XStream Beverage Group Inc. (BB:OTC XSBG) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dark Dog (www.darkdog.com), the extreme energy drink. XStream will buy Dark…

Odwalla(R) Introduces Super-Premium Organic Juices

Odwalla(R) (pronounced “Oh-dwa-la”) grows its vision of Soil to Soul(R) by adding a trio line of certified organic juices to its growing family of nourishment. Made only from carefully sourced,…

Dr. Pepper/7Up Wants Consumers To Flip For New Drink

DALLAS (Dow Jones)–Dr. Pepper/Seven Up is hoping consumers will flip for its newest addition, dnL, a carbonated soft drink that is being billed as an “upside down” 7Up. Targeted to…