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• merchandising

  Walmart's "Junk Food In The Toy Aisle" Mystery Officially Solved

  Yesterday we posted a photo a reader sent in of a toy aisle in his local Walmart that was packed with junk food. We all got commenty on what exactly Walmart was doing—was it a one-off paid promo by Pepsi? A marketing experiment? A power-mad store manager driven crazy by shelving issues? Nah, it's actually an intentional choice mandated by corporate. More »

  4:08 PM on Thu Sep 10 2009
  By Chris Walters
  21,905 views, 80 comments

  Most discussed squinko: What about Family Fun Night with healthy snacks? Probably too hard of a concept to think about. more »

• psas

  New York City's Anti-Soda Grossout

  In the wake of New York State's failed attempt to tax sugary sodas and juice drinks, the New York City Health Department has come out with a public service campaign to curb consumption the soft way: with the hard sell. More »

  1:56 PM on Wed Sep 2 2009
  By Carrie McLaren
  14,486 views, 200 comments

• domino's

  Domino's Uses Pizza Tracker To Track You, Deliver Forgotten Soda

  Do you ever wonder whether post-transaction customer satisfaction or feedback surveys get lost somewhere in the ether, and have no impact on the local branch of the company you're dealing with? Thomas didn't think that his feedback mattered all that much, but his local Domino's surprised him with a nearly instant response to their Web feedback. More »

  7:15 AM on Thu Aug 13 2009
  By Laura Northrup
  12,605 views, 81 comments

  Most discussed coren: Wow, that'd definitely encourage me to buy from Dominos in the future. And cue the pizza wars down thread in 3...2... more »

• funny

  Pepsi VS Coke Logo Evolution

  Some mystery genius put together a comparison of the logo evolution of Pepsi Vs. Coke. Enjoy. More »

  8:38 PM on Tue Jul 28 2009
  By Meg Marco
  39,779 views, 84 comments

• cvs

  CVS Beverage Prices: Only Off By $997 Or So

  A few weeks apart, in different stores, readers Spencer and Sean spotted the same error on CVS shelf tags. Printing error? Zoned-out employees? Maybe our assumptions are all wrong, and it's an innovative new pricing strategy. More »

  6:00 PM on Thu May 14 2009
  By Laura Northrup
  2,964 views, 31 comments

• high fructose corn syrup

  Do Consumers Really Care About High Fructose Corn Syrup?

  We've been getting reports from readers that Pepsi and Mountain Dew Throwback are showing up in stores. Heartening news since Passover Coke season is over. "The second ingredient (after water) is 'Sugar' not the dreaded HFCS. Oh, and it is delicious," Wyatt in Minnesota told us. More »

  9:52 AM on Thu Apr 30 2009
  By Laura Northrup
  21,095 views, 208 comments

  Most discussed chipslave: I tried one of the throwbacks for Pepsi. 67g of sugar. Wow! I don't need another. Water seems like a more »

• mountain dew

  Mountain Dew Addiction Helps Rot Central Appalachins' Teeth

  Central Appalachia is the number one spot in America for tooth decay to due to their poor diet, lack of access to dental care, and widespread addiction to Mountain Dew. They say it's used as a kind of anti-depressant, thanks to its high-caffeine and sugar levels. Good Morning America visited and found they even put it in baby bottles. Some 2-year olds have 12 cavities in their baby teeth. They discovered an 11-year old Dew-drinker boy who hadn't brushed his teeth in several weeks because they hurt too much. Crazy to think that's what acid, sugar and caffeine will do to your teeth when combined with a bad diet and little in the way of dentist visits. [via Good Morning America]
  RELATED: A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains [GMA]

  11:47 AM on Thu Feb 12 2009
  By Ben Popken
  36,004 views, 263 comments

  Most discussed johnfrombrooklyn: What about Diet Coke? I have an assistant who drinks at least 12 a day just in the office. more »

• Pepsi is suing an Atlanta distributor for distributing Mexican Pepsi, sweetened with cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup, in the U.S.

  82 comments

• coke

  Coke Never Advertised To Kids, Is "Wholesome"

  I don't have kids, but if I did, instead of breastfeeding them I would give them bottles of Coke. That's because Coke is "wholesome." And if they grew up drinking Coke, it would be because of the decisions I made and choices I taught them to take, because Coke has never advertised to kids. Both these "becauses" are supplied by Coca-Cola. See, Dr. Dr. Yoni Freedhoff spotted an ad page 1632 of the June 17th edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal that said: More »

  2:56 PM on Thu Oct 30 2008
  By Ben Popken
  14,996 views, 111 comments

  Most discussed coan_net: more »

• pepsi

  Get Your Drink On With Pepsi Blue Hawaii

  If Ice Cucumber Pepsi only left you nauseous for more, Pepsi has unveiled its "Blue Hawaii" flavor available only in Japan. The antifreeze-blue concoction delivers hints of pineapple and lemon which if consumed, will make you feel as if you have sailed into a heavenly island paradise, or something. Having fully recovered from his Ice Cucumber Pepsi review last year, reader Peter sacrifices himself for a video review of Pepsi Blue Hawaii. The video, inside... More »

  8:15 AM on Mon Jun 16 2008
  By Jay Slatkin
  4,975 views, 34 comments

  Latest by gStein_has joined the...: @acknight: a few summers ago? methinks it's closer to 5 or 6 and i loved that stuff! more »

• This blogger will save $350 a year with his decision to stop drinking soda. [No Credit Needed] MORE »

  24 comments

• stupid

  Man Jailed After Forgetting Case Of Soda Underneath Shopping Cart

  UPDATE: This guy is a liar! He stole the Pepsi after he was past the check out, and has now admitted to making the whole story up for reporters. More »

  1:19 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
  By Meg Marco
  105,252 views, 254 comments

• junk food

  Congress Set To Ban Soda, Junk Food From Schools

  Snickers and Cokes would be a thing of the past at school cafeterias and vending machines if the Senate approves an ambitious amendment from Senators Harkin (D-IA) and Murkowsky (R-AK). The amendment to the Farm Bill would establish strict federal guidelines limiting the sale of deliciously unhealthy treats brimming with sugar, salt, and fat.

  The nutrition standards would allow only plain bottled water and eight-ounce servings of fruit juice or plain or flavored low-fat milk with up to 170 calories to be sold in elementary and middle schools. High school students could also buy diet soda or, in places like school gyms, sports drinks. Other drinks with as many as 66 calories per eight ounces could be sold in high schools, but that threshold would drop to 25 calories per eight-ounce serving in five years.

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  3:45 PM on Sun Dec 2 2007
  By Carey Alexander
  3,937 views, 121 comments

  Latest by jomapivt: @smoothtom I don't think the Coke machine and the Doritos machine are put in schools by federal money. I do object more »

• health

  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.

  2:52 PM on Mon Oct 29 2007
  By Ben Popken
  10,941 views, 59 comments

  Latest by Murph1908: @morganlh85: Uh, yeah. But I have never heard of rounding 240 to 250. Or 87.5 to 75. more »

• 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 »

  12:59 PM on Mon Oct 29 2007
  By Meg Marco
  1,711 views, 38 comments

• non-alcoholic

  Target Cards You For Buying Jones Soda

  Reader Daniel would like to let us know that the Target in Huntsville, AL thinks Jones Soda is alcoholic, and they're going to need to see some ID. More »

  2:38 PM on Wed Oct 3 2007
  By Meg Marco
  7,727 views, 72 comments

• your health

  New Cancer Worries For Diet Soda Drinkers

  A new study on the effects of low daily doses of the artificial sweetener aspartame shows a statistically significant increase in leukemia, lymphoma and breast cancer in rats. Consumer advocates are calling for the FDA to take another look at the safety of aspartame in light of the study, but the FDA seems uninterested. More »

  7:24 PM on Tue Jun 26 2007
  By Meg Marco
  41,666 views, 73 comments

  Most discussed ironchef: ever notice brands like Colgate and Crest using Saccharin (that infamous cancer causing sweetener) in your toothpaste? I noticed it when more »

• 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: More »

  3:29 PM on Tue May 29 2007
  By Meg Marco
  4,533 views, 27 comments

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