Herbert Hainer, Adidas Group CEO, said for the first time that Adidas may explore “alternatives” to its long sponsorship of FIFA if soccer's world governing body does not reform itself. "If FIFA succeeds in reforming itself -- ...
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Soft drink giants PepsiCo Inc and Coca-Cola Co are said to be holding separate talks to acquire minority interest in US-based yogurt maker Chobani. The move indicates that beverage companies are making efforts to diversify their business ...
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Australian drinks company Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd’s underlying profit declined by a quarter (25.3%) to AUD375.5m ($292.8m) in the 12 months ending December due to drop in volumes of soft drinks. The firm's core brands saw dip in sales ...
United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) and FedEx Corp (FDX.N) are rolling out new pricing systems to curb online retailers' large package sizes, but industry experts warn many small firms are unprepared and could pay up to 50 percent more for ...
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: States Consider Labels for Genetically Modified Foods A number of states are considering laws requiring labels on food products that ...
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Smithers Pira, in association with Packaging Digest and Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News, will bring together leading brand owners; packaging manufacturers, converters and designers; sustainability leaders and more for the 8th annual ...
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After completing its “first full risk assessment” of aspartame and associated breakdown products, a European Union food-safety group has concluded that the controversial artificial sweetener is safe for human consumption at ...
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Cultivated in China to sweeten tea, Siraitia grosvenorii could rescure the U.S. soda industry valued $8 billion. Siraitia grosvenorii is an herbaceous perennial vine of the Cucurbitaceae (gourd) family, native to southern China and ...
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The Deal, TheStreet's (TST) institutional business, announced the winners of the sixth annual Most Admired Corporate Dealmaker (MACD) Awards, which recognize the best corporate dealmaking teams at acquisitive, large-cap U.S. companies in ...
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Soda sold in glass bottles, a package generally phased out decades ago, is providing a rare spot of growth in a declining soft-drink industry. Over the past two years, sales growth of soda in glass bottles has outpaced that of soda in the ...
Soda sold in glass bottles, a package phased out of everyday use over the last several decades, is providing a rare spot of growth in a declining soft-drink industry. Over the past two years, sales growth by soda in glass bottles has ...
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Avantium, a renewable chemicals company, and ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH, one of the world's leading plastic converters, have announced their Joint Development Agreement for the development of PEF bottles. After The Coca-Cola Co. and ...
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Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 5/16/2013 6:31:56 PM DuPont celebrated the silver anniversary of its global packaging awards program Thurs. night, May 16, granting top honors to U.K.-based design firm ...
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Arca buys US firm Wise and Ecuador's Inalesca Mexican firm already owns domestic snacks business Arca also number two Coke bottler in Latin America Mexican food and drink group Arca Continental has bolstered its snacks business with ...
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The American Beverage Association is honoring America Recycles Day by supporting a pilot project called "Recycle on the Go" in Palm Beach County, Florida, to increase the amount of recycled cans and bottles and decrease the amount of ...
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