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NEWS ABOUT: Coca Cola

Coca Cola stories: 22 news summaries

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 Coke Tests Milk Soft Drink in NY 

Trial period for 'Vio' will assess whether US is ready for carbonated milk beverages

Jul 27, 09 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coca-Cola has launched a consumer trial of Vio, a “vibrancy” soft drink that combines skimmed milk with a carbonated fruit soda, the Guardian reports. Vio is available only in New York as Coke measures demand for the beverage. Milk-based soft drinks are popular in Asia but have yet to... More »

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New York • Coca Cola • beverages • soda • soft drinks • Coca-Cola • Coca-Cola Co • Vio

Stevia Sets Sights on Sweetener Market

'Natural' substitute
an advertiser's dream

Apr 15, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The arrival of stevia, a new artificial sweetener approved by the FDA in December, will likely upend the fake-sugar market, the New York Times reports. Sweet ’N Low, Equal, and Splenda have fought to stalemate of sorts, but stevia brings a huge advantage: Because it comes from a plant,... More »

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food • Coca Cola • stevia • sweetener • soda • sugar • soft drinks

(Newser) - Coke has to run a series of we-goofed ads in Australia after asserting in a recent campaign that the soft drink doesn’t rot teeth, make you fat, or contain much caffeine, the Australian reports. “The moment we saw the ad our eyebrows were raised and that turned... More »

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obesity • Australia • advertising • Coca Cola • caffeine • teeth • retract • dental hygiene • print advertising • corrective

NY Guv Seeks 'Obesity Tax'
on Soft Drinks

Tax on 'liquid candy' would raise $404M

Dec 15, 08 8:50 AM CST
(Newser) - New Yorkers with a hankering for the “Real Thing” may be paying 15% extra if lawmakers pass Gov. David Paterson's proposal to add an “obesity tax” on non-diet soda, reports the New York Daily News. The state’s doctors said the move—which could raise $404 million—would... More »

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obesity • taxes • Coca Cola • David Paterson • soft drinks • soda tax

MARKETS

 Volatile Day Ends With Gains 

Utilities, energy spur late rally that leaves Dow up 172

Oct 23, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks saw wild triple-digit swings today before closing with gains, MarketWatch reports. Many earnings reports were poor, and weekly jobless claims spiked, but investors also found bright spots amid the gloom. The Dow rose 172.04 to 8,691.25. The Nasdaq fell 11.84 to 1,603.91, but... More »

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Boeing • Dow Jones • Coca Cola • Nasdaq • jobless claims • S&P 500 • Libor • financial crisis

 Big Bucks Flock to Beijing 


Aug 9, 08 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Beijing Olympics are a celebration of sport, for sure, but they are happening in China, which makes them a business opportunity unlike earlier Games. Folks with deep pockets are converging on the capital to wheel and deal, with an eye to the emerging middle-class market of some 300 million... More »

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China • Rupert Murdoch • Coca Cola • business • 2008 Beijing Olympics • capitalism

Credit Woes Move Bank to Offload $2B in Coke Shares

Cola's secret formula kept in SunTrust vault

Jul 23, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Continuing credit losses have prompted SunTrust Bank to offload its 43.6 million shares of Coca-Cola, breaking ties with the soft-drink maker that stretch more than 90 years and include a copy of the cola’s secret recipe stored in the bank’s Atlanta vault, the Guardian reports. SunTrust’s... More »

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Atlanta • Coca Cola • SunTrust Banks • subprime crisis

 New Soda Sizes
 Aim to Cap 
 Fizzling Sales 

Coke, Pepsi try out alternatives to 20-ounce bottle

May 2, 08 3:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Coke and Pepsi are testing new bottle sizes in an effort to boost deflating soda sales, reports the Wall Street Journal. Coke pulled 20-ounce bottles of Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke and other drinks from Virginia convenience store shelves this week and re-stocked them with 16-ounce and 24-ounce bottles. Pepsi plans... More »

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obesity • Coca Cola • Pepsi • soda • soft drink bottles

Olympic Protesters Zero In on Sponsors

Tibet, Darfur activists lobby corporations,
with some success

Apr 23, 08 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the Beijing Olympics approach, advocates for a free Tibet and peace in Darfur are trying to hit the Games where it hurts: in the wallet. A coalition of groups has been petitioning the corporations that are sponsoring this year's Olympics to press China on their behalf. The strategy seems... More »

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China • Darfur • Coca Cola • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • George Clooney • Omega • corporate sponsorship • torch relay

China Protests Singe Torch Sponsor Lenovo

Computer maker invested $100M; 'didn't  anticipate' brouhaha

Apr 14, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lenovo execs were hoping for some major branding momentum from winning the Olympic torch design competition—not to mention from plunking down some $100 million as sponsors of the 2008 Beijing Games. What they got was anti-China vitriol that has accompanied the torch around the globe, and a marketing campaign... More »

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Richard Gere • Coca Cola • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Samsung • Lenovo • Olympic torch

2007's Weirdest at-Work Hijinks

Some crazy stuff happened at the office in 2007

Dec 18, 07 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Not everyone burns down the office in retaliation over a lost stapler, a la Office Space's Milton, but some pretty strange stuff goes on at work. The weirdest occurrences of 2007, according to CNN:
  1. Worker eats 32 vending-machine items to win bet with co-workers (and $300 for charity).
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Taco Bell • Coca Cola • Pepsi • list • vending machine • naked carpenter • US workers

Good Grief! Peanuts Writer Was Depressive

New biography
depicts buried rage
of comic artist

Oct 13, 07 8:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charles Shulz hid his dark side amid tales of Charlie, Lucy, Linus and Snoopy, according to a new biography. Snoopy's romance was secretly Shulz's extramarital affair, and Charlie Brown was victim to the very buried rage that Shulz took out on others. An old pal confirmed this dark portrayal, writing... More »

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Vietnam • depression • Coca Cola • biography • cartoonist • Peanuts • Schulz • Charlie Brown • Snoopy • Linus • Great Pumpkin • Eisenhower

Stocks Dive Before Fed Meeting

All indexes fall as traders bite nails over tomorrow's Federal Reserve meeting

Sep 17, 07 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wall Street bit its collective nails today, with fear mounting that the Fed meeting tomorrow will result in a rate cut of only 25 basis points rather than the 50 traders crave. The Dow fell 39.10 to 13,403.42, the S&P 500 dipped 7.60 to 1,... More »

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stock market • New York Stock Exchange • Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • Coca Cola • Nasdaq • S&P 500

10 Sweet Spots to Visit

Willy Wonka may be a fictional persona, but these ten real-life fun-food factories will bring out the kid in anyone.

Aug 26, 07 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Travel & Leisure takes you on a tour of a fun-food factories, where delights range from twisting your own pretzel to sampling donuts hot off the line.  Some factory tours can even be experienced from home.
  1. Twinkie: Twinkies.com
  2. Tootsie Pop:  Tootsie.com
  3. Ben and Jerry's: 
... More »

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travel • Coca Cola • Hershey • list • junk food • vacation • Ben and Jerry's • Twinkie • Tootsie pop • Sturgis Pretzel • Kellog's • Hammond's candies • Jelly Belly • Krisy Kreme • candy • trips • tour

FTC Subpoenas Food Giants
on Marketing
to Kids

Congress wants data
on childhood obesity

Aug 11, 07 4:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FTC dealt out 44 subpoenas yesterday to food companies, including McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and Kraft, seeking information on how much they spent on advertising to kids. The businesses have until November 1 to comply for a report the FTC is preparing for Congress on marketing practices and child obesity. More »

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obesity • Congress • nutrition • health • advertising • childhood obesity • McDonald's • marketing • Coca Cola • children • weight • diet • FTC • General Mills • advertisements

Aquafina Is Tap Water

Label will show it's l'eau de tap

Jul 27, 07 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pepsi has agreed to reveal the source of its Aquafina brand of bottled water on the label: the tap. In response to a backlash against the bottled water industry, the company will add the words "public water source" to each bottle, Reuters reports. Like Coke's Dasani, Aquafina is a... More »

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bottled water • Coca Cola • Pepsi • Aquafina • Dasani • Poland Spring • Evian

Dogfight Rap Kills Vick
Ad Deals

Falcon pitchman loses luster after feds
raid property

Jul 19, 07 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dogfighting charges against Falcons quarterback Michael Vick have all but killed product endorsement deals for the former marketing machine, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports. Nike is "reviewing information" in Vick's case, and expired contracts aren't being renewed with Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Kraft Foods or Hasbro. "He'll disappear like a... More »

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Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • Coca Cola • EA Sports • Kraft Foods • Hasbro • Atlanta Journal Constitution • Nike

Dow Breaks 14K, Briefly

Strong earnings, weak inflation boost markets

Jul 17, 07 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow shattered the 14,000 mark for the first time in its history today, floating 22 points above the milestone but dipping just before the bell to close at 13,971.55—still a 20.57-point gain. A projection of relatively docile inflation, combined with continued encouraging earnings reports... More »

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Wall Street • Microsoft • New York Stock Exchange • Intel • Dow Jones • Coca Cola • Johnson and Johnson

Coca-Cola May Bid to Swallow Up Snapple

Soft drink titan looking to juice up its portfolio

Jul 5, 07 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coca-Cola is talking to private-equity firms about purchasing Cadbury Schweppes PLC's Snapple and Mott's brands, the Wall Street Journal reports. Coke is trying to expand its presence in the fast-growing market for noncarbonated drinks--namely juices, waters and ready-to-drink teas, like Snapple. Mott's includes apple juice and sauces, as well as... More »

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mergers and acquisitions • Coca Cola • drink

Coke, Cargill Team Up on New Sweetener

Based on herb called stevia, not yet approved in US

May 31, 07 5:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Coke has teamed up with Cargill to produce and market the all-natural, calorie-free sweetener rebiana, based on a South American herb called stevia. Coke and Cargill plan to market it in 12 countries that have approved stevia as a food additive, while attempting to win regulatory approval in the US... More »

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food • fertility • health • Coca Cola • Cargill • rebiana • stevia • sweetener

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