…has sugar unlike its diet soft drink, helped boost its fourth-quarter sales. But coming up with a successful “mid-calorie soda”, which has more calories, has proved a challenge for beverage makers. In 2001, Coke rolled out C2 and Pepsi in 2004 introduced its Pepsi Edge, both of which had about half the calories of a regular soft drink. Both products also were taken off the market by 2006 because o…
…of its drink in Japan. In the past they have sold cucumber and yoghurt-flavored colas. This Christmas they will be selling Pepsi White, which will have a tangerine tang. Pepsi Special, which will cost 150Yen or $1.85, joins a crowded functional food market in Japan. Here consumers can find everything from fat-fighting chocolate bars to age-defying alcoholic cocktails. There is no word yet on if an…
Joan Ritchie Silleck and Robert Ritchie, the heirs of Richard Ritchie, the man who developed the formula for Pepsi-Cola in 1931, have sued snack and beverage giant Pepsico Inc. on Friday. Richard Ritchie’s daughter, Joan Ritchie Silleck, and his son, Robert Ritchie said they wanted to erase any doubt that his documents were theirs to share with historians, collectors and film producers. A l…
…zy drink into a styrofoam cup and to his shock out came a tiny mouse. Ronald Ball, of Madison County, filed papers saying he bought a can of the Pepsi-made soft drink from a vending machine at work in 2009. The man claims when he called a telephone number on the can to complain, they sent an adjuster to retrieve the mouse. But, Ronald Ball said, Pepsi would not return the mouse until it had decomp…
…ton and was originally patented as a medicine which could cure everything from headache to impotence. It went on to dominate the international soft drinks market and is now a US icon sold in more than 200 countries. However, caffeine is widely considered to be the main stimulant contained in the drink, along with vast amounts of sugar which have come to associate it with a range of health problems…
Tetra Pak billionaire Hans Kristian Rausing has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of his wife Eva Rausing, an inquest heard yesterday. Police are still waiting to quiz Hans Kristian Rausing, 49, after interviews were suspended on Tuesday so he could be treated for alcohol withdrawal. Yesterday Hans Kristian Rausing remained in a secure medical facility for treatment and is not fit to be qu…
t of Justice said that on some occasions they did affect the LIBOR and EURIBOR rates. The fine imposed on Barclays is part of an international investigation into the setting of interbank rates between 2005 and 2009. Each day the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) and the European Banking Association publish the LIBOR and EURIBOR rates by taking an average of the estimated rates submitted to…
Coca-Cola and Pepsi decided to change the recipes for their drinks to avoid putting a cancer warning label on the bottle, to comply with California laws. The new recipe for caramel coloring in the drinks has less 4-methylimidazole – a chemical which California has added to its list of carcinogens. The change to the recipe has already been introduced in California. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo say…
Los Angeles police are searching for Gavin Smith, a missing movie executive who disappeared on Tuesday. Gavin Smith, 57, a longtime 20th Century Fox employee, was last seen driving his black 200 Mercedes 420E sedan between 9 and 10 p.m. near his Oak Park family home, according to a police bulletin. He has worked in the film corporation’s distribution department in Calabasas for nearly 18 ye…
…Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. With all the hype and build up surrounding Beyoncé’s track release, one can assume it will enjoy more commercial success than her best buddy’s 2010 offering. The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour will begin on April 15 in Europe….
Bob Diamond, Barclays Bank chief executive, has resigned with immediate effect. The move follows the resignation of chairman Marcus Agius and comes less than a week after Barclays Bank was fined a record amount for trying to manipulate inter-bank lending rates. Bob Diamond said he was stepping down because the external pressure on Barclays risked “damaging the franchise”. British PM D…
Marissa Mayer, a former leading Google executive, has been appointed as Yahoo next chief executive. Marissa Mayer, 37, will become the firm’s third CEO in the space of a year. In a statement released by Yahoo, Marissa Mayer said she was “honored and delighted” to lead the company. In May CEO Scott Thompson stepped down after accusations that he put a fake computer degree on his…
tumultuous campaign has fuelled calls by pro-democracy activists for Hong Kong’s 7.1 million residents to be able to directly elect their own leader, something China has promised will happen in 2017. CY Leung was declared Hong Kong’s new chief executive after securing 689 votes. With most of the votes counted, Henry Tang had 285 and pro-democracy candidate Albert Ho 76, election offic…
NBC News Ann Curry is married to Brian Ross, whom she met in college, since 1989. Ann Curry’s husband is software executive Brian Ross, and not American TV journalist Brian Ross. Ann Curry, 56, and Brian Ross have a daughter, McKenzie, and a son, William Walker Curry Ross. The family lives in New Canaan, Connecticut. Ann Curry is married to Brian Ross, whom she met in college…
Technology titan Bill Gates has been listed by Forbes magazine as the wealthiest American for the 19th year in a row, with a fortune of $66 billion, up $7 billion from last year. There was no change in the order of the top five richest from a year earlier. The total wealth of the US super-rich grew 13% to $1.7 trillion, with the top 400 worth an average $400 million more in 2012. The group’…
Hans Kristian Rausing, Tetra Pak cartons billionaire and one of Britain’s richest men, was being questioned last night about the mysterious death of his wife Eva. Hours after Hans Kristian Rausing, 49, was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs, his wife Eva’s body was found in a bedroom at their London home. Hans Kristian Rausing, a father-of-four, an heir to the $7.2 billion Tetra Pak drinks…
…ning themselves to two squalid rooms. Details of the extraordinary and tragic lifestyle of one of Britain’s richest couples emerged as Scotland Yard continued to investigate the “unexplained death” of 48-year-old Eva Rausing. Investigators now believe Eva Rausing may have been dead for three or four days in an upstairs bedroom of the house before being discovered by police. Officers are studying p…
rmula under less welcome scrutiny this week. For it has emerged that Coca-Cola in the U.S. has reduced levels of one of its ingredients following fears that it could cause cancer. The chemical – 4-methylimidazole (4-MI) – helps to give the drink its color, but is listed by Californian health officials as a potential carcinogen. While European regulators do not believe it poses any heal…
…lowing death row offenders to choose their last meal are valid. “Effective immediately, no such accommodations will be made. They will receive the same meal served to other offenders on the unit.” The 44 year-old Lawrence Brewer, was put to death by lethal injection for his part in the 1998 killing of James Byrd in Jasper, East Texas. Lawrence Brewer was one of three men convicted of killing James…
Marcus Agius, Barclays Bank chairman, has confirmed his resignation, as the bank promises a “root and branch review” following the inter-bank lending rate-fixing scandal. In his statement, Marcus Agius said: “The buck stops with me.” Last week Barclays was fined £290 million ($450 million) for attempting to manipulate the Libor inter-bank lending rate. Barclays’ chie…
…ut her that immediately told Robyn Crawford that she was destined for much more than singing in Newark. Published by Esquire, the emotional open letter of Robyn Crawford wrote: “I met her when she was 16. It was at a summer job. I was working at a community center in East Orange, New Jersey, and she was working just like the rest of us. She was there to work. She introduced herself as “Whitn…
1.8 billion servings of the drink every day. But for the last six decades, none has been in Burma. That’s because of US trade sanctions on the military junta which ruled the country from 1962 to 2011. Those sanctions were suspended a few months ago, as the country began to move towards democratic reforms. But the company said on Monday its first delivery had arrived and local production woul…
…ts executives told workers to put lead shields on radiation detection devices. Otherwise, they would have rapidly exceeded the legal limit for exposure. The Fukishima plant was devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Cooling systems to reactors were knocked out, leading to meltdowns and the release of radioactivity. Tens of thousands of residents were evacuated from an exclusion zone…
Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo will compete to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics after Qatar’s Doha and Azerbaijan’s Baku were cut from the list on Wednesday. The shortlist was announced at the International Olympic Committee’s executive meeting in Quebec City. Doha and Baku were rejected for a second time in a row after failing to make the final list for the 2016 Games. The wi…
The death of Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse who took a hoax call about the Duchess of Cambridge, was a “tragedy”, Australian 2Day FM radio station which broadcast it has said. Rhys Holleran, chief executive of the company that owns Sydney radio station 2Day FM, said DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian were “completely shattered” by the death of Jacintha Saldanha, 46. Mel Gre…
Madeleine McCann case: Potential suspects identified by UK detectives A number of persons of interest have been identified by UK detectives reviewing the case of the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Madeleine McCann, from Rothley,…
Cannes Film Festival 2013: $1 million Chopard jewels stolen from Novotel hotel roomMore than $1 million (777,000 euros) worth of Chopard jewels have been stolen from Novotel hotel in Cannes, French police say. The jewels were to be loaned to stars…
Pope Francis condemns money cult in his first major speech on financial crisisIn his first major speech on the financial crisis, Pope Francis has called on world leaders to end the "cult of money" and to do more for the poor. Free market economics had…
Milos Zeman: Czech president drunk at public display of crown jewelsA video footage shows the new Czech president, Milos Zeman, clearly worse for wear, propping himself up against a wall at a public event, struggling to negotiate a step and…
France enters its second recession in four years France has entered its second recession in four years after the economy shrank by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2013, according to official figures. The country’s economy…
Ryan Fogle: Russia to expel US diplomat suspected of CIA recruitmentRussia has announced it will expel US diplomat Ryan Fogle briefly detained in Moscow for allegedly trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer as a spy. Ryan Fogle,…
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