Soda industry sponsorships seem to be everywhere, and that’s no accident. Coke and Pepsi spend big money to keep health groups from taking a hard line against their products.
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What If Coca-Cola Made An Honest Commercial?
Imagine if tobacco companies said they were doing something responsible to protect you. How would you respond to that? That’s one of the Coca-Cola obesity questions posed in a new You Tube Video: The Honest Coca-Cola Obesity Commercial.
Stevia Cola Hits Store Shelves
The Coca-Cola Company has launched a stevia cola in response to consumer demand for sweetened drinks that contain natural ingredients and fewer calories.
Coca-Cola Sued For False ‘Healthy & Natural’ Advertising
Its almost laughable that Coca-Cola would try to use a ‘healthy and natural’ marketing tactic, but that’s what they did. Consumers are fighting back. According to Courthouse New Service, Coca-Cola [ … ]
Oxfam Slams Coke, Pepsi Sugar Land Grabs
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Associated British Foods are the world’s biggest producers and buyers of sugar are not doing enough to stop land grabs and conflicts in their supply chains, says Oxfam [ … ]
Coca-Cola Innovation: Made From Ice Bottles
Just when I thought beverage companies were all bad, bad, bad, I read about Coca-Cola’s new environmentally friendly bottles made from ice. Yes, that’s right, Coke has launched an ice [ … ]
Instagram Your Food Packaging For A Cleaner Planet
Litterati makes use of Instagram in a brilliant yet simple and philanthropic way. It makes you smile, and it’s social media at its best.
Coca Cola for a Weight Loss: Stellar Vintage Healthwashing
Check out this vintage ad claiming that a daily bottle of Coke can help with weight loss!
Coke Invests in Milk Drinks
The world’s largest soft drink maker says it wants to create “an innovative portfolio of brands and products that feature the value-added nutrition of dairy.”
Again with the Corn Sugar
The Corn Refiners Association is at it again with the “corn sugar”.
Feds Looking to Outlaw Alcoholic Energy Drinks
The Federal government is looking to ban alcoholic energy drinks on the assumption that the FDA will find that caffeine is an unsafe additive to alcohol.
Combining Alcohol and Caffeine
Red bull and vodka…one of my favorite drinks. Combining caffeine and alcohol, at least according to me, is a brilliant idea: alcohol for a bit of social lubrication and caffeine to make me forget that I was up at 7 am for a run. But is mixing caffeine and alcohol actually bad for you?
Can Diet Coke Kill You? Part 2
Due to the great popularity of “Can Diet Coke Kill You?” combined with a lot of controversy over it, I have decided to write this follow-up post. Most of the [ … ]