Southern sensations R Madhavan and Surya are the new ambassadors for Pepsi.
Lambasting the government for multiplicity of laws and regulations on food safety standards, the Joint Parliamentary Committee report on pesticide residues in soft drinks has asked it to quickly finalise the draft Modern Integrated Food Law.
Pepsi and Coca-Cola India have been asked to depose before the joint parliamentary committee probing pesticide allegations in beverages on December 16 and 17, respectively.
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Coca-Cola India has written a letter to the joint parliamentary committee, probing allegations of pesticides in beverages, seeking permission to depose before it.
While it is difficult to put a number on how much the impact on the ad sales tally could be, it is quite possible the broadcaster will not be able to make its Rs 2-billion target, says Urvi Malvania.
Soft drink major Coca Cola's Rs 549 crore (Rs 5.49 billion) proposed investment in its Indian arm was among the 25 FDI proposals totalling 773.52 crore (Rs 7.73 billion) cleared by Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday.
The Indian golfer carded a one-under 70 in the final round of the Coca Cola Tokai Classic golf championship.
In a rebuff to Coca Cola's plan to reopen its plant at Plachimada near Palakkad in Kerala, the Perumatty Panchayat has rejected the soft drink company's application to renew its licence on the basis of the Kerala High Court order permitting it to dra
The Indian golfer fired a round of two-over 74 to slip to tied-13th position at the 120 million yen Coca-Cola Tokai Classic.
The Indian ace battled a bout of flu to lead Korean Yong-eun Yang and Japan's Takuya Taniguchi and Toru Taniguchi after the first round.
Pepsi, who was all set to become the official sponsor of the upcoming India-New Zealand series may now lose the opportunity.
Kerala Health Minister P Sankaran on Thursday said production and distribution of Coca-Cola would be stopped if the samples of the soft drink produced at the Plachimada plant in Palakkad district contained hazardous substances.
India, who were the 127th-ranked men's team in December, dropped 12 places since.
'Last time, there was an incumbent and a challenger. This year, the roles have been reversed.' 'The challenger is the incumbent and the ones ruling then are now the challengers.' 'So, the realities have changed and so have the electorate's expectations.'
The government has disallowed production by over 200 bottled water plants, including those of popular brands like Bisleri, Kingfisher and Coca-Cola's Kinley, due to violation of revised pesticide norms or unsatisfactory performance.
The heat wave that began a few weeks ago as well as the prediction of a possible El Nino weather phenomenon this year has beverage and ice-cream makers hope for a 15-20 per cent growth in sales in May
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With this joint venture, the company is looking to take complete control of the entire process - from collection of fresh milk to processing and then to introduction of value-added products such as cheese deserts, cheese rolls and lollypops.
The Coke one drinks today is perhaps "much more safe" than the milk one consumed or the fruits and vegetables that one ate, a top official of Hindustan Coca Beverages Private Limited, the bottling division of the Coca Cola company, said.
Accusing Pepsi and Coke of trying to escape from their responsibilities, a leading consumer organisation, the Consumer Unity and Trust Society, said it would move the apex consumer court, seeking the withdrawal of soft-drinks and a ban on their sale.
Enthused by four-fold growth in business in the last five years, US cola giant PepsiCo on Tuesday announced up to Rs 2,200 crore ($500 million) investment to consolidate its beverages and snacks business in India.
The interim test report of the samples of Coca-cola from the company's Plachimada plant in Kerala has revealed that the soft drink did not contain cadmium and the lead content was much lower than the permissible level.
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd has moved the Mumbai high court challenging the Maharashtra government's action of confiscating huge stock of its aerated water products.
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