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Is Coca-Cola's bubble about to burst?
Scroll through The Coca-Cola Company's web page of brands and you'll find some big names: Bacardi, Dasani, Dr Pepper, Fanta, Lilt, Schweppes, Sprite. You'll also find some names less well-known in the UK, but no less important to the company:...
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The Coke Challenge
Coke Zero is meant to be a Diet Coke for men, with all the taste and aspirational qualities of the classic Coke drink without the sugar. We thought we would test that claim. We admit, an office Coke Challenge is hardly a scientific way to gauge...
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Free iTunes from Coke
Coca-Cola has teamed up with Apple to give away millions of free songs from its iTunes Music Store.The promotion, which runs from the middle of this month until October, means codes in special packs of Coca-Cola and Diet Coke will be...
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Availability
Asda Craven Way, Bristol0Asda's Craven Way store provided all 33 items on our shopping list this week, but only just. A half-price offer on Pepsi had meant that this product was out of stock in the drinks aisle. Our shopper was lucky to...
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St Clement's 60% juice for schools
Barr Soft Drinks is targeting its St Clement's brand at the lunchbox market and school vending machines, with a range of 60% fruit juice drinks in still and sparkling varieties. The drinks are packed in 250ml screw-cap bottles under the...
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Fell is appointed top marketer at SABMiller
SABMiller has appointed Nick Fell as group marketing director from 1 August. Fell joins the brewer from Cadbury Schweppes where he was director of marketing for Cadbury Trebor Bassett and president of global commercial strategy....
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Lucozade turns up the workout music
Lucozade is working up a sweat to promote the various drinks under its brand. Thirsty exercisers will get a musical incentive to buy Lucozade Hydro Active with an instant-win promotion. Each promotional pack directs drinkers to a...
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Cadbury faces meltdown in million-bar product recall
In a horrible quirk of fate, Cadbury Schweppes chairman Sir John Sunderland was chosen to give the keynote address at last Friday's annual luncheon for the Biscuit Cake Chocolate & Confectionery Association. While not seeming quite his...
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Retailers turn backs on Minute Maid juice
Retailers are turning their backs on Coca-Cola's Minute Maid juice brand, despite the company reporting strong sales for the drink. Sainsbury and Spar have both delisted the one-litre carafes of the not-from-concentrate brand, which...
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Suppliers act to cut carbon emissions
Four of the country's biggest suppliers launched major bids this week to ramp up their green credentials.Cadbury Schweppes, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Associated British Foods announced programmes to cut their carbon emissions...
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Cadbury recall investigated
Cadbury Schweppes' recall of seven products due to possible salmonella contamination is to be investigated by Herefordshire Council and the Food Standards Agency.Last week the confectionery giant recalled Cadbury Dairy Milk Turkish 250g,...
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Cadbury recalls seven products
Cadbury Schweppes has recalled seven products due to possible salmonella contamination.The affected products are Cadbury Dairy Milk Turkish 250g, Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel 250g, Cadbury Dairy Milk Mint 250g, Cadbury Dairy Milk 8-chunk,...
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Sunderland is knighted in Queen's Honours List
Senior figures in the industry have been recognised for their efforts in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Among the most high-profile recipients is John Sunderland, chairman of Cadbury Schweppes and president of the CBI, who is...
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Pure juice with added Omega-3 a first for FfK
The first pure juice to contain the super-ingredient Omega-3 is making its way onto shelves in the next couple of months, targeted at schoolchildren. Called OJ+, the ambient juice is being launched by Anytime Food & Drink under its...
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world view
Product: 7-UP Company: Cadbury Schweppes Country: United StatesThe claim also appears globally, and in products at all price points and sold in all types of stores. Once restricted to health food and natural foods stores, we now...
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J20 sees occasions for plastic bottles
Britvic Soft Drinks is hoping to increase availability of its J20 brand by launching it in a plastic bottle. The PET bottles have the same dimensions as the standard 275ml glass format, but come with a plastic screw cap. They will not…
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Q: Should you opt for branded or non-branded drinks chillers?
A: Sunda Patel, a retailer, says…“I have three stores and a variety of different chillers in each one. I only go for branded chillers for soft drinks, particularly Coke and Pepsi fridges.There are contingencies though: Pepsi only...
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Which are best: branded or non-branded chillers?
Sunda Patel Retailer Says: I have three stores and a variety of different chillers in each one. I only go for branded chillers for soft drinks, particularly Coke and Pepsi fridges. There are contingencies though: Pepsi only lets you...
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Sunny D gets a facelift to shine up its image
Sunny Delight Beverages Company is relaunching Sunny D and introducing a juice and a smoothie - in a bold attempt to rehabilitate the much maligned brand. SDBC, which bought the brand two years ago from Procter & Gamble, has reformulated...
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Cannabis tea uplifts without the narcotic
Tea made with cannabis is easing its way into the UK, promising peace and relaxation without the toxic or illegal elements. As featured in The Grocer's coverage of food show Anuga (15 October 2005), ambient, ready-to-drink C-Ice Swiss...