American Family Association Threatening Pepsi Boycott

The ultra-right Christian group known as the American Family Association (AFA) is threatening to boycott Pepsi over the company's support of gay rights issues.  The American Family Association specifically objects to a recent $1 million donation by Pepsi to gay rights...

Coca-Cola Company launches new eco-friendly bottle

The Coca-Cola company has invented a new plastic bottle that is partly made from sugar cane and molasses. The company plans to test the new bottle in North America. " NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co said on Thursday it has developed a new plastic bottle that is partly made...

Pepsi starts testing green vending machines

Soft drink giant PepsiCo is starting to test their lastest environmental idea: green vending machines. These will hopefully reduce carbon footprints and electric bills. In Washington DC, 30 machines have been set up for testing, and Pepsi hopes to release them worldwide in...

Coca-Cola to invest $2 billion in China

Coca-Cola plans to invest two billion dollars in China over the next three years which will more than double the 1.6 billion dollars it has spent in China since 1979. This move will increase its presence in the...

£275m anti-obesity UK 'lifestyle revolution'

The British Government is to launch a £275m campaign to halt the country's growing obesity problem that according to some predictions will see 90% of todays children being overweight or obese by 2050. The new ad...

Energy-dense foods and cancer

Another story in our series that highlights some of the 'history of cancer' - here the story looks back at the WCRF report of last year and highlights the problem of Energy-dense foods - there has been little...

PepsiCo to Lay Off 3,300 Employees

PepsiCo, maker of Pepsi-Cola, Doritos, Sun Chips and owner of Frito-Lay, Tropicana and Quaker brands, plans a layoff of 3.300 workers worldwide as company profits drop."The company said Tuesday it expects to...

PepsiCo announces initiatives with the Earth Institute

"The PepsiCo partnership with H2O Africa, the charitable organization founded by Matt Damon, involves on-the-ground clean water projects in Niger, Mali, Senegal and other countries in Africa. H2O Africa will receive $2.5 million over the next 12 months."For PepsiCo and the...

Pepsi to air silent commercial for Super Bowl

Taking a minute of silence for Pepsi is just wrong somehow.  But I guess it's about as wrong as doing a news article on a commercial."PepsiCo Inc. is hoping to make some noise with a Super Bowl ad...

PepsiCo to webcast conference call and slides on q4 earnings

"PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) is one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, with 2006 annual revenues of more than $35 billion. The company employs approximately 168,000 people worldwide, and its products are sold in approximately 200 countries. Its principal businesses...

PepsiCo declares dividend

"The Board of Directors of PepsiCo today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.375 per share on PepsiCo common stock. The dividend is payable Jan. 2, 2008, to shareholders of record on Dec. 7, 2007.PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) is one of the world's largest food and beverage companies,...

PepsiCo to webcast conference call q3 2007 earnings

"PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) is one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, with 2006 annual revenues of more than $35 billion. The company employs approximately 168,000 people worldwide, and its products are sold in approximately 200 countries. Its principal businesses...

Aquafina labels to spell out tap water source

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSo the truth comes out, something all bottled water afficiendos did not want to believe, but the rest of the Public figured out all along. Bottled water comes from your...

This is tap water

"NEW YORK (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc. will spell out that its Aquafina bottled water is made with tap water, a concession to the growing environmental and political opposition to the bottled water industry."

Red light for Tesco PLC's obesity

""Tesco leads UK food label campaign against obesity" or so Tesco PLC and Rachel Sanderson at Reuters Group PLC would like you to believe. Apparently Tesco PLC are launching this £4m new food labelling campaign...

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