Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Coca-Cola Seeks More Fizz With Non-Soda Lines
By Mary Jane Credeur
Los Angeles Times
21 Aug 2006
One of E. Neville Isdell’s goals when the former CocaCola Co. manager returned as chief executive in 2004 was to perk up U.S. sales by selling more water and sports drinks, as PepsiCo was doing to propel growth. This year he introduced more than two... read more...
Monday, August 21, 2006
Burger King’s salty ways
NICK WEBB
Sunday Independent (Ireland)
20 Aug 2006
JUMBO fast-food chain Burger King has failed to respond to several approaches from the Food Safety Authority to commit to a nationwide salt reduction scheme. High levels of salt consumption have been linked to a range of health problems, including high... read more...
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
How to lose 10 lbs. eating only fast food (New York Post, 15 Aug 2006, Page 39)
By DANICA LO
New York Post
15 Aug 2006
EVERYONE knows about Jared Fogle, the Indiana University student who lost a whopping 245 pounds eating Subway sandwiches every day for a year. But did you know about Merab Morgan, a construction worker from North Carolina, who lost 37 pounds — eating... read more...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Pepsi chooses Nooyi as CEO
By Chad Terhune
The Wall Street Journal Europe
15 Aug 2006
Indra Nooyi, culminating a 12-year climb up the company ladderandovercominga strongrival internally, will take over as chief executive at PepsiCo Inc. effective Oct. 1. Ms. Nooyi, 50 years old and currently Pepsi’s president and chief financial... read more...
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Friday, August 11, 2006
Coca-Cola Amatil to sell beer; net falls
By Susan Murdoch
The Wall Street Journal Europe
11 Aug 2006
MELBOURNE, Australia— CocaCola Amatil Ltd. unveiled plans to enter the Australian beer market and reported a 21% drop in firsthalf net profit. The Sydney-based company will form a joint venture with Londonbased SABMiller PLC to sell and distribute... read more...
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
‘Chew’ on fast food may turn stomachs (The Washington Times Daily, 05 Aug 2006, Page 20)
The Washington Times Daily
05 Aug 2006
By Daniel L. Pugh, age 14 Catoctin Academy, Leesburg, Va. s you sit down to enjoy a burger from a fast-food joint, you look at cheese, the toppings, and they look like a fresh cow with fresh vegetables. “Chew on This” gives great insight into the the world of fast food. From the history of fast food to working at fast-food joints to the life of a chicken nugget, you can research the incredible world of fast food.
If you ever have wondered how McDonald’s started, Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson’s “Chew on This” is the book for you. “Chew on This” goes through the history of McDonald’s as well as other restaurants to show you what the fast-food industry used to be like... read more...
Friday, August 04, 2006
SOFT TARGETS
Shailesh Dobhal & Aarti Razdan
Economic Times
04 Aug 2006
WHAT’S it about Coca-Cola and Pepsi that makes them the object of ire for so many, almost all the time? It doesn’t matter whether they’re farmers in Kaladera, Pachimada or Mehdiganj, social activists like Vandana Shiva, environmental groups like the... read more...
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Coca Cola brand opens a wider gap
The Journal
29 Jul 2006
COCA Cola has stayed at the top of the ad industry’s top brand league, but Ford and Gap have slipped down the table. Consultancy Interbrand’s annual Best Global Brands report knocked chunks off the estimated brand worth of both companies – Ford was... read more...
