Soft Drink News

• 'Buy one, get one free' deals on fizzy drinks, crisps and fatty foods will be banned from April 2022
  
  Free refills of sugary soft drinks will be prohibited in restaurants and fast food outlets. The curbs will apply to promotions for food and drinks high in fat, salt or sugar.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 28 Dec 2020.
• Increase in the cost of gasoline, soft drinks and cigarettes as of January 1, 2021
  
  Each year the tax adjustment is made, therefore, the Ministry of Finance updated the IEPS quotas applicable to said products.
  Entrepreneur.  Saturday, 26 Dec 2020.
• Coronavirus: Coca-Cola restructuring cuts 2,200 jobs worldwide
  
  The soft drinks giant says it has had to speed up its restructuring plan due to the coronavirus.
  BBC News.  Friday, 18 Dec 2020.
• 5 Top Soft Drinks Stocks to Watch as Industry Gains From At-Home Sales
  
  5 Top Soft Drinks Stocks to Watch as Industry Gains From At-Home Sales
  Zacks.  Thursday, 10 Dec 2020.
• 'All the Sugar and Twice the Caffeine': The Electrifying History of Jolt Cola
  
  Jolt Cola debuted in 1986 and promised a departure from the "wimpy" Coca-Cola and Pepsi offerings by promising almost as much caffeine as soft drinks could legally contain.
  Mental Floss.  Thursday, 12 Nov 2020.
• Drinking diet coke is just as bad for you as full fat
  
  French researchers tracked more than 104,000 people over ten years, looking at how many sugary or sugar-free soft drinks they consumed.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 27 Oct 2020.
• Coca-Cola is calling time on iconic diet soda Tab
  
  It was the beverage giant's first diet soft drink, but sales started sliding when Diet Coke came along.
  CBS News.  Sunday, 18 Oct 2020.
• Remembering PepsiCo CEO Donald Kendall, Who Aggressively Grew The Brand
  
  Kendall, who helmed the soft drinks giant for 23 years from 1963 to1986, is best known for transforming the New York-based company into the primary competitor of Coca-Cola.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 22 Sep 2020.

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