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New U.S. tariffs are impacting the cold drink companies, with the Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE:KO) ending up with a cost advantage over PepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP). The key factor behind the change is where each company manufactures the concentrate that forms the base of their sodas. What Happened: PepsiCo...

Independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. recently expressed concern over the declining health of children, attributing it to harmful chemicals in everyday products. What Happened: In a conversation with Dr. Phil, Kennedy highlighted the poor health outcomes due to chronic diseases...

This story was first published on the Benzinga India portal. This week, the Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is making a significant move by sending a 220-member leadership team to India, led by its global chairman and CEO, James Quincey. Why it matters? India’s young and...

This story was first published on the Benzinga India portal. Coca-Cola India, a branch of the global beverage giant, Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), is stepping into India's burgeoning ready-to-drink tea market with the introduction of "Honest Tea." The product is a...

The World Health Organization (WHO), on Wednesday, announced that aspartame — a key ingredient in Diet Coke that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump are known to guzzle — could potentially cause cancer. The decision was keenly awaited since last month. What Happened: The WHO...

For decades, beverage giant Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) has been a staple in the portfolio of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B). Here’s a look back at the firm's very first purchase and how investors would have done had they invested in Coca-Cola...

Prices and interest rates are higher. American households are strapped for cash. But is the economy really headed into a recession? The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's latest U.S. Recession Probabilities model has the odds of the country entering a negative growth period at 68%. This is the...

Is Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) planing on entering the burgeoning cannabinoid medicinal market with an infused CBD extract soft drink? A video posted to YouTube – since deleted – by a user with the screen name “Gabor the Blind Guy” purportedly shows a Coca-Cola can...

Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) has reacted well to changes in the beverage marketplace and upped its pricing power just as emerging market trends appear to be rebounding, Morgan Stanley analysts said Tuesday. But investors don’t seem to have responded yet, making the stock a good buy. The Analyst...

How sweet it isn’t to be hated by you. Chicago, Philadelphia and, soon, Seattle and San Francisco are just a few of the cities taxing soda pop as both a health threat and source of revenue, and the beverage industry says the cash municipalities are making on non-carbonated quaffs is costing...

Cason Thorsby is taking the sugar shame out of pop. The drinks that bear his name, Cason Superinfused Beverages, were designed by the 31-year-old Detroiter to have the sweetness, bubbles and fizz of pop, but without any sugar, calories or artificial additives. The beverage line, sweetened with...

As activists and legislators violently shake the soda industry, citing deleterious health effects and contributions to global obesity rates, two of the world’s billionaires temper the pressure with enduring devotion: A zeitgeist-defying love of The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO)’s bubbly...

Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ: PNRA) took a bold step Friday when it announced that it will begin labeling the sugar and calories in its soda and soft drinks. Speaking as a guest on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street," Panera's CEO Ronald Shaich explained the reasoning behind the decision, which also happens...

Soda companies have been violently shaken by recently put into effect sugar taxes, and the mounting pressure is priming an industry-wide explosion. At the beginning of March, PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) announced the dismissal of at least 80 employees from its Philadelphia sites, where the city...

The battle between lawmakers and Big Soda is heating up again after voters in five municipalities approved special taxes on sugary drinks last week. San Francisco and Cook County, Indiana, are key areas where voters agreed on a special tax to be levied on soda. Former New York Mayor Michael...