Spokane, Washington-based URM Stores is rolling out its first exclusive product brand, Merchant’s Craft. The new brand of beverage products will replace Western Family brand soda, sparkling water and mixers at URM-supplied stores in the Northwest. The official launch date for Merchant’s Craft is June 1, though the products were available at some retail stores […]
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Canada Dry Combines Ginger Ale And Lemonade In Latest Offering
Canada Dry is introducing a new flavor combination, Canada Dry Ginger Ale and Lemonade. It features the flavors of ginger and lemonade made with real juice. “Canada Dry has seen eleven years of consecutive growth, which is a testament to our consumer loyalty and ability to develop great-tasting flavor combinations, taste-tested and approved by our consumers,” […]
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Court Upholds Philadelphia’s Tax On Soft Drinks
The Commonwealth Court has upheld Philadelphia’s tax on soda in a 5-2 decision. This victory for Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney comes on the heels of a similar decision announced in December by a Court of Common Pleas judge. “Two courts have now considered the arguments of the beverage industry, and both are certain that the Philadelphia beverage […]
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Coca-Cola Celebrates 125th Anniversary
Coca-Cola plans to celebrate its 125th anniversary all summer long with a variety of activities from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The 125 Years of Summer Fun, beginning May 8th, features two summer-long programs, promotions, advertising and celebratory packaging. “For 125 years, Coca-Cola has refreshed the world and celebrated with people as they enjoy fun […]
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Diet Coke Passes Pepsi
As the soft drinks industry tries to recover from a long slide, Coca-Cola Co. has new bragging rights in its rivalry with PepsiCo reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Sales of Coca-Cola and Diet Coke dipped by half a percentage point and one point, respectively, in 2010. But sales of Pepsi-Cola fell 4.8 percent. Beyond the sales […]
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Coca-Cola Pledges Financial Aid to Japan
The Coca-Cola Co. system has pledged $7.3 million to help Japan as it continues to confront the aftermath of a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami, reports the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Atlanta-based Coca-Cola said the $7.3 million in cash and product donations will go to the relief effort and includes more than 7 million bottles of needed […]
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Coca-Cola Pulls Sodas in St. Louis
The Coca-Cola Co. has pulled sodas from shelves at St. Louis stores after customers complained of a metallic taste. There was a slight surge in minerals in the water used to make the soda at the drink giant’s Maryland Heights plants, said Kevin Morris, spokesman for Atlanta-based Coca-Cola to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The recalled […]
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Coca-Cola Buys Remainder of Honest Tea
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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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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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. […]