Beverage News Archives

Wouldn't it be great to work from home? You could come and go as you pleased; you'd always be available for your family; you could work in your bathrobe. via Hispanic Business

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Court upholds former Coke secretary's sentence ATLANTA - A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and eight-year prison sentence of a former Coca-Cola secretary found guilty of conspiring to steal ... via WDUN-AM Gainesville

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Jane Goodall is teaming up with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters to help preserve the habitats of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe National Park. via Adfreak

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“I think those who subscribed and continue to buy are institutionals, a sophisticated sort of investors who better understand the fundamentals of the company”

San Miguel Brewery , the crown jewel of Southeast Asia's biggest food and drinks conglomerate, rose over 6 percent on its debut on Monday after its parent shrank its IPO price range and halved the number of ... via BNET

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Forty four billion dollars! It's a huge sum of money. It's a lot of money to pay to create Pepsi . via David Crow

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“When voters pass right to work in November, it will guarantee that all workers in Colorado have the freedom to choose for themselves whether or not to join a union”

A ballot initiative that would ask voters to transform Colorado into a right-to-work state has created concern for the leader of the union that represents the majority of hourly production workers at Miller ... via The Birmingham News

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PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that John Compton, CEO, PepsiCo Americas Foods, will present at the Goldman Sachs Products Symposium on Monday, May 12, at 9:20 AM Eastern Time. via Imaging Magazine

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A Baton Rouge-based bottling plant has expanded its plans for a new facility and won a $1.4 million economic development grant from the state. via KALB-TV Alexandria

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“This should make Guinness a more valuable asset for Diageo and its shareholders”

Drinks conglomerate Diageo has announced a plan to upgrade the famous Guinness brewery at St. via Beer Therapy

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“We're constantly striving to make our packaging an even smaller part of the waste stream”

May 06, 2008 By Kenneth Hein A lightweight isn't what most would call the beverage giant PepsiCo. via Technology Marketing

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Shares of Corona-based beverage maker Hansen Natural Corp. plunged to their lowest price in more than a year Thursday after the Monster drink maker reported a lower- than-expected first-quarter profit due to ... via San Bernardino County Sun

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“For a while, I was the only model I could afford”

Only the dregs of creativity clutter Erin Pollock's studio in the Turnagain Arts Building. via Anchorage Press

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05/08/08 Dr.Pepper Snapple Group, upon seperating from Cadbury Schweppes, finally became publicly listed on the NYSE. via ClipSyndicate

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This first phase involved research, analysis, benchmarking & scope followed by detailed requirement analysis and conceptualization and build for the PepsiCo India website. via Earth Times

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CORA Weaver of Friends of Malvern Springs and Wells wants to implement a gesture of recognition and appreciation to Coca Cola for its stewardship of Malvern Water . via This is Malvern

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A new company that makes Dr Pepper and Snapple made its Wall Street debut today. via KRGV

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“There has been no material change in the financial position of the group”

Drinks giant Diageo has reported that third quarter trading in line with its first half, and has maintained its guidance for 9pc organic operating profit growth for the current fiscal year. via Business World

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A director of brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. exercised options for 165,788 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. via Canadian Business Magazine

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Just as much drink with less plastic. That's what customers who buy 500-milliliter bottles of Lipton Iced Tea, Tropicana juice, Aquafina FlavorSplash and Aquafina Alive will get. via Journal News

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“We achieved 12 percent depletions growth in the first quarter over a very strong first quarter last year”

Boston Business Journal - by Naomi R. Kooker The Boston Beer Company Inc. took a hit on first-quarter earnings after it issued a voluntary recall. via Boston Business Journal

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“Boy, it's tough to be a North American soft-drink company”

Drink maker's stock faces obstacles BY AMY WILSON and DUANE D. STANFORD * BLOOMBERG * May 7, 2008 Investors may not want to thank billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz when the first shares of Dr Pepper ... via Detroit Free Press

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“In the long haul, you're well-positioned, whatever the economy does to you.”

Analysts say modestly priced beer can be "recession-proof." St. Louis Post-Dispatch Hammering out a note to investors late last year, Wachovia analyst Jonathan Feeney decided to dispense some philosophical ... via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

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“It's the trademark sauce or lack of sauce that a pitmaster adds that becomes their stamp, their place, their tradition, their family. That lends itself to provincial arguments.”

Coke vs. Pepsi bubbles on. Papa John's, Pizza Hut and Domino's still fling sauce whenever they can. via The Citizen

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“A smaller package at a lower price point could help create a greater number of sales transactions”

Coming to a convenience store near you this summer: smaller single-serve Coke and Pepsi products with a lower price. via CourierPostOnline

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Molson Coors Brewing Co., one of the world's largest brewers, today reported a jump in first-quarter profit as it sold more beer and boosted overall net sales 10.4 percent despite higher costs. via Denver Post

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“This is kind of a poor man's African Davos”

More than a thousand prominent African-American leaders, executives, entertainers and activists will head to Tanzania for a summit with their African counterparts to help raise living standards on the world's ... via The Macon Telegraph

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Asahi Breweries Ltd., Japan's largest beer producer, is targeting the Chinese milk products market with an all-around manner with its new milk factory being under construction in China's Shandong Province, ... via People's Daily Online

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“It seems to have worked for us”

Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and vice chairman Charlie Munger spent more than five hours Saturday answering questions from shareholders. via BusinessWeek

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“Eric's leadership and passion for the business has left an indelible mark. We thank him for the contributions he has made and wish him the very best in his retirement.”

Sun-Rype confirms interim CEO & new Board of Directors Comtex KELOWNA, BC, May 3, 2008 ----TSX: SRF Merv Geen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sun-Rype Products Ltd., announces that Eric Sorensen resigned ... via Fox News

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“The concept and fundamental benefits of doing a long-term deal [with the nets] will remain. But the conversation is changing.”

April 30, 2008 AdweekMedia staff report Upfront 2008: Brand and Market Planning Be it a new toothpaste or the latest remedy for once-unheard-of medical conditions , the broadcast networks could always expect an ... via Technology Marketing

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“Since the conclusion of the labour disruption .. we have been actively rebuilding inventory levels to re-establish customer service levels and market share”

Juice and snack maker Sun-Rype Products Ltd. reported a wider first-quarter loss and suspended its quarterly distribution Friday, citing high raw material and labour costs and the impact of a recent strike. via CBC News

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Willamette Valley Vineyards announces promotions. Renee Clevenger is now the Administrative Manager and will be responsible for daily management of the winery. via Statesman Journal

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Shares in Britain's Cadbury Plc fell early on Friday on their first day of trading as a standalone confectionery group, undermined by the prospects for its soon-to-be spun off North American Dr Pepper drinks ... via Reuters UK

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ROBERT MARCIN HAS never been shy about expressing an opinion. As an equity manager for Miller, Anderson & Sherrerd in the 1990s, Marcin didn't shrink from taking on mediocre CEOs or fickle Wall Street analysts. via SmartMoney

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Gov. Jim Doyle said SABMiller will continue to have a strong presence in Milwaukee, but whether the headquarters will remain there after it merges with Molson Coors is up to the company. via Channel3000

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“I have already written a letter to Coca-Cola seeking compensation of Rs 20 crore for the infringement of IPR. If I do not hear from them, I am going to take legal action”

Press Trust of India / New Delhi May 1, 2008 A long drawn court battle between Bisleri and Coca Cola over intellectual property rights of cold drink brand Maaza is on the cards, with promoter Ramesh Chauhan ... via Business Standard

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NEW YORK: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Industrialist Ratan Tata and PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi were the three Indians who have made it to the Time magazine's 2008 list of the world's 100 most influential ... via The Times of India

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“We are in hiring mode here in Waterbury and in Essex and I don't anticipate that going away.”

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters announced expansion plans this week that call for more Vermont jobs and the creation of an additional production facility - which will be built beyond the state's borders, company ... via BurlingtonFreePress.com

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“While we estimate that the acquisition is immaterial to Pepsi's financials and will likely prove immaterial to Coke's global growth, the move does raise the risk of hydration wars on a global scale”

NEW YORK : PepsiCo said on Wednesday it acquired V Water, adding a new front to the war over vitamin-enhanced bottled water. via International Herald Tribune

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