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economy
Hey North America: Why Aren't You Buying 20 Oz Bottles Of Coke?
Oh no! You know there's something wrong with the economy when people stop buying (comparatively) expensive 20 oz bottles of Coke. The Wall Street Journal says that sales of Coke's biggest profit-maker are down and its affecting the company's bottom line. More »
breakfast large
McDonald's Won't Sell You A "Large" Coke Because It's "Breakfast"
Reader Rachael went into McDonald's today to get her usual morning Coca-Cola and was denied a large cup, despite the fact that she paid the "large" price, because it was "breakfast." Instead, Rachael ended up with a medium Coke which the McDonald's employee called a "breakfast large." More »
hype
How About Those Super Bowl Ads!
Last night's commercials were a tame batch of disappointment. Everybody wanted cutesy animals—squirrels, horses, ponies, pigeons, crickets, dogs, lions, and lizards—to endorse their products. After the jump, the four spots that caught our eye. More »
mommy, where do subprime meltdowns come from?
Need A 2-Liter Bottle Of Pepsi? Just Apply For A Walmart Credit Card!
This is not funny. This is sad. Very, very sad. They should at least offer Coke.
bad consumer
A Year Supply Of Coke For Anyone Who Helps Catch The Vending Machine Bandits
If you know who has been ripping off Coke vending machines in Pennsylvania's LeHigh Valley, you could be the winner of a years supply of Coca-Cola. More »
health
I hate it when I'm eating a bunch of crackers and I look on the box and the serving size is like "3 crackers" and all the calories and nutrition info are based on this absurdly small number. So I was glad to turn over my bottle of Coke and see that they were including both a "Standard Serving" and a "This Package" label. On the left it shows how many calories and such are in a regular can. On the right it shows how much is in the bottle. It's nice that there's a comparison. It's also nice that they're not giving the nutrition info as if someone was going to drink from the bottle at two and a half different meals. Let's see this spirit of packaging transparency leveraged across the entire food industry.
Coke Expands Nutrition Label To Actually Make Sense
I hate it when I'm eating a bunch of crackers and I look on the box and the serving size is like "3 crackers" and all the calories and nutrition info are based on this absurdly small number. So I was glad to turn over my bottle of Coke and see that they were including both a "Standard Serving" and a "This Package" label. On the left it shows how many calories and such are in a regular can. On the right it shows how much is in the bottle. It's nice that there's a comparison. It's also nice that they're not giving the nutrition info as if someone was going to drink from the bottle at two and a half different meals. Let's see this spirit of packaging transparency leveraged across the entire food industry.
debate
Should Soda Makers Stop Marketing To Kids Under 16?
The Center For Science In The Public Interest (CSPI), and the International Association of Consumer Food Organizations (IACFO). have joined together to start the "Global Dump Soda" campaign. More »
deep thoughts
Is Fuze Violating Labeling Law By Making Bogus Health Claims?
The always entertaining Center for Science in the Public Interest is irritated with Coca-Cola's Fuze drinks because they make ridiculous health claims on their labels. More »
your health
Are Food Additives Making Your Kids Hyperactive?
A new study suggests that food additives such as the commonly used preservative sodium benzoate may cause children to become hyper. More »
branding
Coca-Cola Is The "Best Brand," Microsoft Beats Apple
Coca-Cola has come out on top of the "Best Brands" Harris Poll for the first time ever. Sony, the leader for the past 7 years slipped to number 2. More »
pop culture
The New Coke Can Design Is The Old Coke Can Design, But Better
Coke has redesigned their can, removing all the awful fake bubbles and that weird yellow ribbon. We're not a design blog or anything, but we know what we like. More »
waste not
Stuck With A 2 Litre Of Flat Coca-Cola? Cook With It!
Some dumbass didn't tighten the cap on the Coke? It's no big deal. Apparently, Coke is as acidic as lemon juice or vinegar, making it a good (albeit probably not very healthy) product to cook with, according to the South Carolina newspaper The State. More »
let's negotiate
Sudan Threatens To Cut Off The World's Supply Of Coca-Cola
Sudan is not happy about Bush's new economic sanctions. In fact, their ambassador held a weird news conference that Dana Milbank of the Washington Post described as bearing "no relation to reality," in which the ambassador threatened to personally cut off the supply of gum arabic, an important ingredient in soft drinks. John Ukec Lueth Ukec, Sudan's Ambassador, said:"The United States is the only country saying that what is happening in Darfur is a genocide," Ukec shouted, gesticulating wildly and perspiring from his bald crown. "I think this is a pretext."More »
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"I want you to know that the gum arabic which runs all the soft drinks all over the world, including the United States, mainly 80 percent is imported from my country," the ambassador said after raising a bottle of Coca-Cola.
plastic food
Sodium Benzoate Messes With Mitochondria?
A new study shows that a common ingredient in soda has the potential to mess up your mitochondria. No, it's not the plot of Parasite Eve. From the Independent:[An] expert in ageing at Sheffield University, who has been working on sodium benzoate since publishing a research paper in 1999, has decided to speak out about another danger. Professor Peter Piper, a professor of molecular biology and biotechnology, tested the impact of sodium benzoate on living yeast cells in his laboratory. What he found alarmed him: the benzoate was damaging an important area of DNA in the "power station" of cells known as the mitochondria.Ok, we know its hard to take news seriously when it comes from a guy named Peter Piper, but sodium benzoate is no joke. It's in a lot of beverages. Coke, Pepsi, 7 Up, you name it. Constant readers will remember it as one half of the recent "sodium benzoate plus vitamin C = benzene = cancer" debacle. —MEGHANN MARCO More »
coke
Coming Soon: Wrinkle-Reducing Coke
Coke and L'Or al (yes, that L'Or al) are partnering to offer a new "beauty drink," that will be sold at venues such as Saks Fifth Avenue. From BrandWeek:Currently called Luma , the nutraceutical drink was trademarked as a tea-based ready-to-drink beverage by Coca-Cola's Beverage Partners Worldwide division. The drink, which is still in the early stages of development, is expected to contain ingredients that will help women care for their skin, per a source.Tea-based nutraceutical? Have we chopped off the head of Enviga only to have Luma 's grow back? Either way, we don't need to buy our tea-based drinks at Saks.—MEGHANN MARCO More »
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Luma is expected to target active, influential, image-conscious women over the age of 25 who embrace health and wellness. Coke is interested in marketing and distributing Luma like a beauty brand instead of a soft drink. Early plans call for distribution in Saks Fifth Avenue (instead of Coke's usual venues, like 7-Eleven).
coke
Get Ready For Passover Coke!
What, you ask, is "Passover Coke?" It's Coke made with sugar. Yes, real sugar! Not corn syrup. From NPR:Linda Wertheimer (NPR):"First corn syrup is out for Passover because...?More »
pepsi
Soft Drinks Try To Convince You They Are Healthy
Soft drink sales are in trouble. The solution? Healthy-looking "sparkling beverages," from Coke and Pepsi! From the New York Times:While the soda business remains a $68 billion industry in the United States, consumers are increasingly reaching for bottled water, sparkling juices and green tea drinks. In 2005, the amount of soda sold in this country dropped for the first time in recent history. Even the diet soda business has slowed.Coke's chief executive told the NYT: "Diet and light brands are actually health and wellness brands." Hmmm. More »
