The Coca-Cola Co. has exercised its option to acquire the remaining 60 percent of Maryland-based organic bottled tea maker Honest Tea, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The companies described it Tuesday as a chance to make organic drinks more mainstream. What they didn’t say is that it also may be a chance to invigorate Coca-Cola’s tea […]
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Kashi Co. Intros Latest Addition
La Jolla, Calif.-based Kashi Co. revealed the addition of Kashi® Golden Goodness™ to its growing family of all-natural foods. KashiGolden Goodness features the company’s unique Seven Whole Grain blend and sweet corn baked into light, toasty flakes and paired with crispy, clusters—all sweetened with a touch of honey and molasses. Kashi Golden Goodness is all […]
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Chef Tyler Florence Teams up With Alexia Foods to Make Everyday Meals Extraordinary
Preparing quick, gourmet-inspired meals just got easier thanks to celebrity Chef Tyler Florence and Alexia Foods. Florence has created four recipes to pair alongside some of Alexia’s most popular premium, all-natural side dishes. From an open-faced, pulled pork sandwich and spicy coleslaw served with Alexia’s Spicy Sweet Potato Julienne Fries to Turkey Meatloaf paired with […]
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Pediatrics Report Details Risk from Energy Drinks
Energy drinks are under-studied, overused and can be dangerous for children and teens, warns a report by doctors who say kids shouldn’t use the popular products, reports The Associated Press. The potential harms, caused mostly by too much caffeine or similar ingredients, include heart palpitations, seizures, strokes and even sudden death, the authors write in […]
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Molson Coors 4Q Net Declines as it Sells Less Beer
Denver-based Molson Coors Brewing Co. says its net income fell 51 percent in the fourth quarter as it sold less beer and dealt with rising costs for taxes, ingredients and fuel. The Denver-based brewer reported Thursday that it earned $109.8 million, or 58 cents per share, for the quarter that ended Dec. 25. That’s down […]
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PepsiCo 4Q Net Income Falls
New York-based PepsiCo Inc.’s fourth-quarter net income fell 5 percent because of higher costs and cut its earnings forecast on a dim view of the economy. Shares of the maker of soft drinks, Frito-Lay snacks and Quaker cereal fell nearly 3 percent in pre-market trading. Net income fell to $1.37 billion, or 85 cents per […]
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Delta to Serve Seattle’s Best
Delta Air Lines said it will begin serving Seattle’s Best Coffee on its flights starting March 1, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Seattle’s Best Coffee will replace the unbranded coffee Delta has been serving on flights. Atlanta-based Delta will serve a “Level 4″ brew, based on the coffee chain’s new system ranking coffee from 1 to […]
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Pulpy Joins Growing Roster of Billion Dollar Brands for The Coca-Cola Co.
Minute Maid® Pulpy™ has been added to the roster of The Coca-Cola Co. brands that have achieved global retail sales of more than $1 billion, bringing the number of billion dollar brands in the company’s portfolio to fourteen. Minute Maid Pulpy, a significant global innovation, reached the $1 billion sales mark in only five years. […]