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Pepsi stories: 32 news summaries

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Soda Tax
Threat a Boon for Food Lobbyists

Industry pours millions into fight against it

Nov 5, 09 12:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Capitol Hill’s flirtation with a national excise tax on sugary drinks has been good for someone: food lobbyists. Soda makers, supermarkets, and fast-food restaurants have spent more than $24 million fighting the tax, the Huffington Post reports. “We are reacting to the situation we find ourselves in,"... More »

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Pepsi • lobbyist • fast food industry • lobbyists • advertising campaign • Coca-Cola Co • soda tax • Americans Against Food Taxes

(Newser) - The blogosphere is buzzing with opprobrium for a promotional iPhone app. “Amp Up Before You Score,” as in Pepsi’s energy drink, gives guys tips on how to, well, “score” with different types of women. The advice ranges from banal—compute your carbon footprint to hit on... More »

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social networking • advertising • Pepsi • energy drink • dating tips • iPhone applications • Amp • objectify

MARKETS

 Dow Up 36 Points; 
 Consumer Stocks Gain 

Indices all post solid gains for the week

Sep 18, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks posted gains today, closing out a strong week as consumer stocks saw advances, the Wall Street Journal reports. Procter & Gamble gained 3.21% after Citigroup upgraded the firm’s shares to “buy.” Optimism about a recovery in consumer spending drove Starbucks up 3.64%, with PepsiCo... More »

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stock market • Starbucks • Citigroup • Dow Jones • Pepsi • Nasdaq • Philip Morris • S&P 500 • Procter & Gamble

(Newser) - On the heels of its 2009 Most Powerful Women list, Fortune has compiled another of the best compensated females in the corporate world. The top 10 for 2008:
  1. Safra Katz, president, Oracle: $42.4 million
  2. Linda Chen, president, Wynn International Marketing: $23.9 million
  3. Sharen Turney, president and CEO,
... More »

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executive compensation • women • Pepsi • Oracle • Kraft Foods • Indra Nooyi • Patricia Woertz • Irene Rosenfeld • Victoria's Secret • Hewlett-Packard • Safra Katz • Linda Chen • Sharen Turney • Wellington Denahan-Norris • Andrea Jung • Ann Livermore • Candice Bagby • Avon

Pepsi Buys Branding Rights to MTV Award

Congrats! You win
best 'Pepsi Rock
Band Video' honor

Sep 12, 09 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - This Sunday, MTV will bestow its first Video Music Award on a non-professional. It also happens to be the first time the network has sold naming rights to an award, reports Advertising Age. Hence, the prestigious “Best Performance in a Pepsi Rock Band Video Award.” The winner will... More »

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entertainment • television • music • Pepsi • award show • branding • Rock Band • MTV Video Music Awards • Moonman • Harmonix

 Soda Drinker Finds
Frog in His Throat

Hopping mad couple want apology, compensation from Pepsi

Sep 3, 09 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Florida man who found a frog in his can of Diet Pepsi wants the company to jump forward with an apology, CNN reports. The man started gagging after taking a swig from the can, his wife says, and found something heavy remained inside the can after he emptied it... More »

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FDA • Pepsi • contamination • frogs • soft drinks

(Newser) - CBS and Pepsi have teamed up for an experiment in advertising that seems out of the Harry Potter films: talking video advertisements in the pages of Entertainment Weekly. Selected magazine subscribers in New York and LA  will receive copies embedded with wafer-thin screens the width of a mobile phone display,... More »

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CBS • advertising • Pepsi • magazine industry • mobile video • Entertainment Weekly • Jay-ZTV

Era of Celeb Endorsers Is Dying Along With Celebs

Iconic ads are history
as audience splinters

Jul 13, 09 1:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - There was a time viewers couldn't turn on the TV without seeing the King of Pop opening a Pepsi or hearing Karl Malden warning everyone not to leave home without an American Express card. But the recent death of mega sellers like Jackson, Malden, Farrah Fawcett, and Ed McMahon signals... More »

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Pepsi • celebrity • American Express • Michael Jackson • endorsement • Farrah Fawcett • Ed McMahon • Karl Malden

(Newser) - Fears of salmonella contamination have led more companies in the US and Canada to recall their pistachio products, Reuters reports. FritoLay, which is supplied by the supposed source of the contamination, California packager Setton International, is pulling packages of certain sizes and sell-by dates on both sides of the border.... More »

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Pepsi • recall • salmonella • Frito Lay • snack foods • pistachios • Setton International Foods • Kroger • gelato

(Newser) - Pepsi may love President Obama—witness its Hope campaign—but the feeling doesn’t appear to be mutual, writes Michael Scherer in Time. In the White House, Diet Coke looks to be the drink of choice, with staffers such as Larry Summers and Robert Gibbs just two notable examples. For... More »

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Pepsi • soda • Coca-Cola • Obama administration

Marketers Have Inauguration Fever, Too 

Companies tie products, events to Obama's big day

Jan 15, 09 9:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Marketers for products from cognac to commemorative coins are looking to cash in on Barack Obama’s Tuesday inauguration, the New York Times reports. “Obamabilia” includes bottles of Hennessy with a “44” on the label, special magazine issues, and Tshirts galore. Other companies, like Quaker Oatmeal, are hosting... More »

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Barack Obama • newspaper • advertising • Washington DC • New Yorker magazine • marketing • Pepsi • Ikea • inauguration • President Obama

FDA OKs
Natural, No-Calorie Sweetener 

Coke, Pepsi will have stevia products soon

Dec 17, 08 7:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Get ready for a barrage of soft drinks and foods using the term stevia. The FDA today gave its blessing to use of the zero-calorie natural sweetener derived from the leaves of a South American bush, the Chicago Tribune reports. Coke and Pepsi will have drinks on the shelves soon,... More »

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FDA • Pepsi • VitaminWater • stevia • beverages • sugar substitutes • Coca-Cola

MARKETS

 Dow Up 151 After Seesaw Day 

Housing data drags, but HP, Home Depot fuel optimism

Nov 18, 08 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks finished up slightly today amid a raft of mixed economic and earnings news, MarketWatch reports. On light trading volume, the indices swung between significant gains and losses, and the Dow closed up 151.17 at 8,424.75. The Nasdaq clawed out of the red at the last moment,... More »

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NASDAQ • housing market • Dow Jones • Pepsi • S&P 500 • earnings forecast • Hewlett-Packard

MARKETS

 Rally Fizzles to Mild Losses 

Traders worry non-financial stocks may still feel recession's bite

Oct 14, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks closed lower today after an earlier rally died down as worries about consumer-discretionary and tech stocks overcame investors’ faith in global actions to quell the credit crisis, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow, up nearly 400 early, ended off 76.62, to 9,310.99. The Nasdaq, especially... More »

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Microsoft • Citigroup • Bank of America • Intel • Dow Jones • Pepsi • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • bailout • financial crisis • Coca-Cola Co

PepsiCo Offers $1M for Winning Super Bowl Ad

Company bets hefty prize will rekindle buzz around consumer-generated ads

Sep 24, 08 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - PepsiCo is aiming to grab Budweiser's crown as king of the Super Bowl ads with a contest offering $1 million to anyone who can create a Doritos ad that tops viewer ratings during the game, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company hopes the cash prize will put a fresh... More »

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advertising • Super Bowl • Pepsi • Budweiser • Doritos • Anheuser-Busch • television advertising

 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

 Behind Organic Labels 
 Lurk Megacorporations  

The nation's top 30 food processors have quietly cornered the green market

Apr 20, 08 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yes, your probiotic flaxseed Kashi cereal is still organic, but shoppers looking to stick it to the man by going green be advised: the nation's top 30 corporate food processors—think Pepsi, Kellogg, Kraft, General Mills—have been quietly buying up vast swaths of the organic aisle of your supermarket,... More »

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organic food • Pepsi • corporations • USDA • Kraft Foods • food industry

Smashing Pumpkins Sue Virgin Over Pepsi Ads

Pepsi Stuff promotion violated contract, undermines artistic integrity: rockers

Mar 26, 08 2:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Smashing Pumpkins are suing Virgin Records, claiming the company illegally used the band's name and music in ads for Pepsi and Amazon.com, the Guardian reports. The rockers' contract does not allow using the band in promotional campaigns such as the Pepsi Stuff ads, and members would “never... More »

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advertising • Pepsi • lawsuit • Amazon.com • Billy Corgan • Virgin Records • Smashing Pumpkins

 Mexico May Overtake 
 US as Fattest Country 

Obesity expands south of the border

Mar 24, 08 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico is the second-fattest nation after the US, and it could top the list within 10 years if waistlines continue to expand at the current rate. Nearly three-quarters of Mexican women and two-thirds of men are overweight, and diabetes is now the main cause of death. Health officials are launching... More »

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obesity • health • Mexico • diabetes • obesity epidemic • Pepsi • junk food • soft drinks

Boardroom Hoax Has Street Abuzz

Analyst imposter gets access to top execs and has everyone baffled

Feb 16, 08 7:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe Herrick asks wonk-like questions about the impact of lean Six Sigma management techniques, is unfailingly polite and talks the talk of quarterly corporate conference earnings calls, fitting in nicely with the other securities analysts asking questions of the company’s head honchos. The problem is, reports the Wall Street ... More »

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Pepsi • earnings reports • hoax • lean six sigma • six sigma • Joe Herrick • Gutterman Research • Molson Coors Brewing Co, • securities analyst

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