Friday, July 28, 2006

 

Google challenges Coke in search of fame and fortune

Google challenges Coke in search of fame and fortune
Dan Milmo Media business editor
The Guardian
28 Jul 2006

Google is challenging Coca-Cola and Microsoft for global fame after becoming the fastest growing brand in the world, only eight years after it was set up in a California garage by two college friends. The search engine has dispelled the cynical... read more...

Thursday, July 27, 2006

 

DAILY DIGEST Three indicted in alleged plot to sell Coke secrets

DAILY DIGEST Three indicted in alleged plot to sell Coke secrets
Associated Press Scott Adams Chronicle News Services — Dan Fost
San Francisco Chronicle
12 Jul 2006

Atlanta — A federal grand jury indicted three people Tuesday on a conspiracy charge alleging they tried to sell Coca-Cola trade secrets to Pepsi and were willing to give the information to the “highest bidder” as new details emerged about the scheme... read more...

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

 

“Slow food” fast to gain as trend

“Slow food” fast to gain as trend
BY JOSH LINTEREUR Skagit Valley Herald
Seattle Times
24 Jul 2006

MOUNT VERNON – In an eat-on-the-go culture bulging with drive-through windows and frozen dinners, a Skagit County group has decided to slow things down and rediscover the pleasure of food, drink and good company. The group is armed with picnic... read more...

 

Europe helps McDonald’s boost earnings

Europe helps McDonald’s boost earnings
By Dave Carpenter The Associated Press
USA Today
26 Jul 2006

CHICAGO — McDonald’s said Tuesday its second-quarter earnings jumped 57% as the world’s largest restaurant company benefited from its strongest quarterly result in Europe inmore than 10 years. Increased breakfast sales, led by recently introduced... read more...


Monday, July 24, 2006

 

Timbit Nation? Say it ain’t so, eh

Timbit Nation? Say it ain’t so, eh

Toronto Star
23 Jul 2006

’ve become obsessed with Tim Hortons. It’s not the watery, strangely satisfying coffee, or the sugar rush you get after biting into a chocolate doughnut that’s triggered my Timmy’s fixation. What has me enthralled, and more than a little perturbed, is... read more...


 

Food giants to boycott illegal Amazon soya

Food giants to boycott illegal Amazon soya
Felicity Lawrence and John Vidal
The Guardian
24 Jul 2006

UK retailers expected to sign moratorium today Move hailed as victory for consumer power Leading European supermarkets, food manufacturers and fast-food chains, including McDonald’s, are expected to pledge today not to use soya illegally grown in the... read more...


Sunday, July 23, 2006

 

DRINKS: Pepsi, Coke put out coffee beverages

DRINKS: Pepsi, Coke put out coffee beverages

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
22 Jul 2006

skip their boring brew-at-home joe and plunk down several bucks for a fancy macchiato or latte. Pepsi and Starbucks teamed up in 1994 and started making canned and bottled coffees, including DoubleShot and Frappuccino, which are hugely successful,... read more...


Saturday, July 22, 2006

 

Coca-Cola considers $13.2 billion buyback

Coca-Cola considers $13.2 billion buyback

Baltimore Sun
21 Jul 2006

Coca- Cola Co. said yesterday that it might buy back up to $13.2 billion of its stock, or 13 percent of company’s shares. The repurchases reflect the company’s long-term cash flow, Coke said. read more...


 

Coca-Cola 2Q profit up 7 percent

Coca-Cola 2Q profit up 7 percent
From Herald Wire Services
Miami Herald
19 Jul 2006

the world’s largest beverage maker, said Tuesday its second-quarter profit grew 7 percent on a modest rise in sales. The Atlanta-based company said it earned $1.84 billion, or 78 cents a share, for the three months ending June 30, compared to a profit... read more...


Thursday, July 20, 2006

 

McLentils and rice



McLentils and rice

Toronto Star
20 Jul 2006

A decade after McDonald’s introduced North American-style fast food to India, desi chains are returning the favour — with a whole different flavour. At the vegetarian Komala’s in Scarborough, the Indian version of a happy meal is a dosa, a crepe made... read more...


Wednesday, July 19, 2006

 

Coke may see its bubble pricked by Japan sales



Coke may see its bubble pricked by Japan sales
By Chad Terhune
The Wall Street Journal Europe
11 Jul 2006

COCA-COLA Co. has been showing signs of new fizz lately, but weak sales of canned coffee and bottled teas in Japan could sap its rebounding share price. Coke is among the most diversified global companies, but Japan stands out since it generates... read more...


 

24-hour snapshot finds fat still fills our diet

24-hour snapshot finds fat still fills our diet
LESLIE BECK
Globe and Mail
19 Jul 2006

If you want a snapshot of our national diet, you’re better off scanning a fast-food menu board than browsing the produce section of a grocery store. According to the latest survey from Statistics Canada, many Canadians frequent the fast-food... read more...


Tuesday, July 18, 2006

 

In ‘food deserts’ of city, healthy eating a mirage



In ‘food deserts’ of city, healthy eating a mirage
By Johnathon E. Briggs Tribune staff reporter
Chicago Tribune
18 Jul 2006

For African-Americans who live in “food deserts” on Chicago’s South and West Sides, where fast-food restaurants are plentiful and grocery stores are scarce, a lack of choices is more than an inconvenience. A provocative new study concludes that... read more...


 

McDonald’s sales boost earnings



McDonald’s sales boost earnings

The Irish Times
18 Jul 2006

McDonald’s yesterday forecast higher than expected second-quarter earnings as breakfast offerings and a HappyMeal promotion in the US helped drive strong global sales in June. The fast-food chain said preliminary earnings were expected to be about 67... read more...


Friday, July 14, 2006

 

Rewards from Coke not so sweet, suit says



Rewards from Coke not so sweet, suit says
By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD
Houston Chronicle
14 Jul 2006

clayton, mo. — A St. Louis weight-loss instructor is suing the Coca-Cola Co. over its product loyalty campaign, claiming the program might encourage children to drink so much of the soft drink that they could die. The campaign, called “My Coke... read more...


Friday, July 07, 2006

 

The real sting: how plot to betray Coke fell flat after Pepsi called in FBI



The real sting: how plot to betray Coke fell flat after Pepsi called in FBI
Andrew Clark New York
The Guardian
07 Jul 2006

It would have been the most expensive bottle of soft drink in history. A secretary at Coca-Cola’s global headquarters has been arrested for stealing a phial of a secret new product, hiding it in a brown Armani bag and attempting to sell it for $1.5m... read more...
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