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'Disastrous impact': Oxfam tackles Pepsi, Coke on sugar land grabbing

Pepsico commits to beefing-up supplier code of conduct

Oxfam tackles PepsiCo, Coke over 'disastrous impact' of sugar land grabbing

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Oxfam insists that PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and Associated British Foods – the three most powerful firms in the global sugar industry – must do more to police the 'disastrous impact' of land grabbing in their supply chains.

Ardagh launched a limited edition spirit bottle last year

Ardagh Glass strike called off

By Jenny EAGLE

Workers at Ardagh Glass in Yorkshire and Scotland have called off industrial action which was due to start at the weekend, after management gave them an improved pay offer.

Coca-Cola Japan makes history with world’s first HOT sparkling drink

JAPANESE SCIENTISTS TOOK FOUR YEARS TO DEVELOP BEVERAGE

Coca-Cola Japan makes history with world’s first HOT sparkling drink

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Coca-Cola Japan will launch the world’s first hot carbonated drink next month and says the Canada Dry line extension ‘redefines stereotypical thinking’ that sparkling beverages are only served cold.

Energy drinks in c-stores: Strong summer for Red Bull, Monster, NOS, Full Throttle, weaker performance from AMP, Rockstar

Energy drinks in c-stores: Strong summer for Red Bull, Monster, NOS, Full Throttle, weaker performance from AMP, Rockstar

By Elaine WATSON

The energy drink category - which did not set the world on fire in most other retail channels this summer - posted 7.4% dollar sales growth in the US convenience store channel in the four weeks to August 3, driven by a strong performance from Red Bull...

Coke hired snooping private eye in Aussie Honest Tea trademark fight

BEVERAGE GIANT CUTS LOSSES AND DROPS ACTION

Coke hired snooping private eye in Aussie Honest Tea trademark fight

By Ben BOUCKLEY

The Coca-Cola Company today admitted defeat in an 18-month trademark battle that pitted its US Honest Tea brand against a small Australian firm using the same name run by a Sydney mum, but not before putting a private eye on her tail.

‘Mine’s a Rum and Coke’: 5 Classic Carbonates in Literary History

AUTHORS SOLD ON SODA: LITERARY MENTIONS 1886-2008

‘Mine’s a Rum and Coke’: 5 Classic Carbonates in Literary History

By Ben BOUCKLEY

From Decio Pignatari’s ‘concrete poem’ Bebe Coca-Cola to a 2004 English novel called, err, Pepsi and Maria, literary mentions of the US’s top-selling soft drinks are legion, but when has the inky hype hit its apogee in the years from 1886-2008?

Diet Coke Hunk sweats on UK health and safety complaint to ASA

A WEEK IN BEVERAGE ADVERTISING: 17/7/13

Diet Coke Hunk sweats on UK health and safety complaint to ASA

By Ben Bouckley

Today's podcast rounds up two UK drinks adverts involving a Diet Coke hunk, a lawnmower and a Chinook helicopter from Coke and Heineken, which led to Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) adjudications.

'Relight my (Cola) Fire?' FDA approves PureCircle Reb D stevia

US APPROVAL COULD REIGNITE PEPSI/COKE COLA WARS

'Relight my (Cola) Fire?' FDA approves PureCircle Reb D stevia

By Ben BOUCKLEY

The US FDA has issued a ‘No Objection’ GRAS letter allowing beverage manufacturers to use Pure Circle’s high-purity Reb D stevia to sweeten US products, a move that could reignite the Pepsi/Coke cola wars.

Coca-Cola Life seeks 1+1=3 effect: Packaging guru

Coca-Cola Life seeks 1+1=3 effect: Packaging guru

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Packaging guru Andrew Streeter tells BeverageDaily.com that Coca-Cola Life’s use of the PlantBottle in tandem with stevia reflects a determined move to give the brand an ‘additional cutting edge’.

World’s first stevia-sweetened Coke hits Argentina

BUT 'STEVIA DOES NOT WORK WELL IN COLAS': PepsiCo CEO WARNS

World’s first stevia-sweetened Coke hits Argentina

By Ben BOUCKLEY

The Coca-Cola Company announced yesterday that it plans to launch the first Coke sweetened with stevia, in a mid-calorie offering targeting the Argentinian market, despite PepsiCo’s recent insistence that the natural plant-derived sweetener ‘does not...

Modern CIP systems cut water, chemical, energy use: Coca-Cola Hellenic

BEVERAGEDAILY.COM SPECIAL EDITION: CLEANING UP THE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY

Modern CIP systems cut water, chemical, energy use: Coca-Cola Hellenic

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) tells BeverageDaily.com that updating cleaning-in-place (CIP) systems reduces water, chemical and energy use, which in turn cuts waste and brings time and cost savings.

Bittersweet Coke taste in Israel with personalized can controversy

That which we call a Coke by any other name would taste as sweet?

Bittersweet Coke taste in Israel as personalized cans stoke controversy

By Ben BOUCKLEY

As the Coke marketing machine rolls out personalized bottles with popular first names worldwide, it risks tarnishing its own by excluding some for fear of offending local ethnic sensibilities.

Soft drinks stall in France as consumers trade down: Canadean

Soft drinks stall in France as consumers trade down: Canadean

By Ben BOUCKLEY

The French soft drinks industry has been hit hard by the government’s introduction of a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks, according to market research firm Canadean, with consumers trading down to cheaper, lower-sugar beverages.