Soft drinks
San Francisco to vote on tax on sugary drinks
29 Sep 2016
Baba Ramdev, RSS lobbying for ‘sin tax’ on Coke, Pepsi: report
17 Sep 2016
The two ‘swadeshi warriors’ are said to be putting pressure on the finance and health ministries to impose a heavy tax on beverage companies selling products with high sugar content
Coca-Cola halts Dasna plant in UP amidst pollution probe
20 Aug 2016
Like elsewhere, Coca-Cola’s Dasna bottling plant also allegedly contaminates groundwater meant for farmers, pollutes the soil and discharges untreated sewage maligning the environment
Consumer group accuses UK supermarkets of promoting obesity with ‘special offers’ on fizzy drinks
05 Aug 2016
Sales slump makes Pepsi bring back aspartame
28 Jun 2016
Diet Coke, Coke Zero to regain splash of original red
21 Apr 2016
Coca-Cola has announced a shift in branding that focuses on redesigning the cans of Diet Coke, Coke Zero and the Stevia-sweetened Coke Life to contain more of the brand’s red colouring
Health drink proves its claim to help Alzheimer’s patients
12 Mar 2016
A daily drink which manufacturers say can ‘manage’ Alzheimer’s disease does actually stop the brain from shrinking, a two-year clinical trial has shown
Coke, Pepsi funded research exonerating diet sodas
19 Jan 2016
A study highlighting the supposed benefit of diet drinks was funded by an institute whose members include Coca-Cola and PepsiCo – which it did not disclose in a press release announcing its findings
Eighteen villages in Varanasi want local Coca-Cola plant shut
28 Nov 2015
Coca-Cola exploits groundwater at the expense of the poor, the women, children, farmers and livestock who have to live with less water because Coca-Cola mines groundwater in a water scarce area for profit
Coke under fire for funding non-profit health outfit
25 Nov 2015
The soft drink giant’s chief health and science officer Rhona Applebaum has resigned following revelations that Coca-Cola Co funded research that downplays the role of sugary drinks in obesity
Aion invests Rs 600 crore in Varun Beverages
10 Oct 2015
PepsiCo, BCCI in talks to avoid snapping ties
10 Oct 2015
PepsiCo seems keen to disassociate itself from the scandal-hit Indian Premier League, but the Indian cricket board is not too worried as it is confident of finding other sponsors
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