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Attorneys General Investigating Anheuser-Busch And Miller Over Energy Drink Marketing

Attorneys general in several states have subpoenaed documents from A-B and Miller as part of an investigation in to the marketing of caffeinated alcoholic energy drinks, says the AP. More »

Starbucks "Skinny" Drinks apparently taste about how you'd expect them to taste. We've never understood the appeal of paying the same amount of money for a large drink that doesn't taste as good. Why not just buy a smaller size of the good tasting drink? We'll never understand. [Chicago Tribune via Starbucks Gossip]

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What Is The Most Expensive Drink At Starbucks?

Billy wanted to maximize the value of his coupon for one free drink at Starbucks. But which tongue-twisting truffle-invoking concoction to request? Billy decided on a Venti Soy Hazelnut Vanilla Cinnamon White Mocha with extra White Mocha and caramel—plus 13 espresso shots. How did the $13.76 potion taste? More »

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Brawndo Becomes A Real Product, Gets Taste Tested

Remember Brawndo from "Idiocracy"—the world's best and only beverage, the one that mutilates your thirst, and is so awesome that we even use it for irrigation? It's now a real product, for those of you who enjoy mixing satire about commercialism with actual commercialism. (Wait—how does that work?) Naturally nobody over 12 years old or sane will probably want to actually taste it—it's just another bad energy drink with fun packaging—so Sarah at CalorieLab has taken a bullet for the rest of us. Good; now we can go back to watching reruns of "Ow My Balls." More »

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People Suddenly Love V8? What?

An article in Newsday asks the question: "Why are Campbell's V8 juices suddenly selling?" We didn't even realize they were. More »

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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 »

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New High-Tech Sprite Makes Its Own Ice When Opened

Do you like half-frozen Sprite? Move to the UK. That's where Coca-Cola Company is debuting "Sprite Super Chilled." More »

How To Save On The Golf Course Golf doesn't have to be the expensive, effete, sport of the affluent ruling class that popular culture has made it out to be. Not if you follow five simple tips from No Credit Needed:

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Introducing The 42 oz McDonald's "Hugo" Drink

McDonald's has been struggling to give themselves an image makeover—they've cut the "supersize" menu and added salads and "apple dippers." But what's this? More »

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Pepsi Loves You And Sends You Replacement Mountain Dew

Adam got two stale Mountain Dews from a vending machine, so he called Pepsi to express his displeasure. Pepsi response made Adam so happy he wrote to us to express his joy. Did Pepsi do anything "above and beyond?" No, not really. They were simply nice to Adam, and did what they said they'd do.
The result is a customer happy enough to write a mean old website about it. More »

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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.
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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).
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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Here's Your Half-Empty Glass

Ben is obviously a greedy loser. He asked for his drink with "no ice." It seems that Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. has (correctly) identified a "no ice" drink order as a scam to get more juice than one deserves for $3.95. Don't worry, folks. They've solved the problem. They served Ben a half empty glass. Ben is smart, but Bubba Gump's "no ice" policy is smarter...From Ben's blog:
Five minutes later, our waitress returns. The drink doesn't have ice. But it's literally half full. That's correct. They took out the ice but didn't full up the glass. And there was so much ice that I now have about half a glass of juice. For $3.95.
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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 »

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McDonald's To Sell Smoothies and Iced Coffee?

On the heels of the success of their special new "not horrific tasting" coffee, Ralph Alvarez, president and chief operating officer of McDonald's Corp, has announced that McDonald's is exploring "destination beverages," as part of a new strategy to provide drinks that don't suck. "Destination beverages" include iced coffee, smoothies, and other "specialty coffee" items. Providing coffee that doesn't taste like burnt cat hair has sent sales soaring 15%.—MEGHANN MARCO More »

Free Beer For Rewriting And Publishing This Press Release Oh dear, this reminds us of the time that Walmart flack invited us out for drinks. Also, why we paid for our own. — BEN POPKEN (Thanks to Mitchell!)

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5 Ways To Hustle Free Drinks

If someone comes up to you in a bar and bets a round of drinks that they can do something seemingly impossible, they're probably trying to pull a trick on you. More »

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Kraft Lawsuit: Capri Sun Isn't "All Natural"

Kraft needs to start making food that isn't made out of plastic, because it's pissing people off. And the people have lawyers. A Florida woman has brought a class action lawsuit against Kraft, maker of Capri Sun. Why? She says they're guilty of deceptive marketing because the juice drink contains High Fructose Corn Syrup, and thus isn't "All Natural." More »

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Undiluted Drink? That'll Be Another Buck.

I love scotch. And when I order one, I always get somewhat annoyed by the pleb bartender who asks me if I want it with ice. Doesn't he know that a fine single-malt should never be served with scotch, or watered down, unless with a mere thimbleful of spring water from the very locale in which the whiskey was distilled? More »