Coke hopes that the glamour associated with such collaborations as its new venture with fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier will shake up a wider carbonates category hit by volume declines in some established markets.
The Coca-Cola Company has confirmed to BeverageDaily.com that it has launched stevia-sweetened varieties of Sprite and Nestea in France with 30% less sugar – the first roll-out using its headline brands on a major market since European Commission (EC)...
We review the beverage thrills, and spills, of 2011, and raise a Christmas glass to a year that saw legal dogfights, giant steps forward in interactive packaging technology and a change of slogan for Carlsberg, never traditionally known for its modesty...
The CEO and president of Dr Pepper claims that all the evidence thus far signals that customers are 'thrilled to death' with the firm’s controversial new ‘men-only’ low-calorie drink Dr Pepper Ten.
Despite the market stranglehold of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo on the Middle East and Africa, smaller carbonates firms could still exploit a trend towards rising consumption amongst youthful populations in these regions.
Dr Pepper Snapple’s (DPS's) new Dr Pepper Ten drink for ‘men only’ will find favour with its young male target audience in the US, according to a Euromonitor analyst.
PepsiCo filed for trademarks for three new mid-calorie soft drinks in late January and early February – Pepsi Next, Mtn Dew Next, and Sierra Mist Next, according to trademark office records.
Stevia suppliers have been partnering with sugar companies with the aim of blending the two sweeteners for more sucrose-like taste and lower calories – but the success of hybrid sweeteners relies on consumer acceptance.
The notion of the traditional soft drink as a carbonated, high-calorie fizzy drink may have had its day in the US, according to new research suggesting consumers are flocking en masse to seemingly lighter options.
Bottled water, new age beverages and energy drinks are driving
growth in the global soft drinks market, but carbonates are losing
their appeal, according to a new report from market analysts
Datamonitor.
Coca Cola and Pepsi are to consider launching a 'mid-calorie' drink
that will sit in between their diet cola ranges and original drinks
section. The 'mid-calorie' drink is thought to be targeting those
that enjoy...
Fizzy and sugary drinks are helping to push up the figures of obese
children, suggests a small study in the US, and also result in
deficiencies in essential vitamins and minerals.
Soft drink giant Coca-Cola, facing a stiff challenge from archrival
PepsiCo in the crucial North American market, on Monday unveiled a
new vanilla-flavoured version of its flagship Coke brand, reports
Reuters.
