Signs of the Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
A leaf the Guarani Indians of Paraguay's jungles used to sweeten drinks for centuries may help Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. revive flagging sales in the $320 billion-a-year global soft-drink industry. The Food and Drug Administration is poised to act on allowing a zero-calorie sweetener derived from the stevia plant grown in Paraguay and China. Approval may allow the world's two largest...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may approve zero-calorie sweeteners derived from a shrub called stevia, analysts say. Major U.S. beverage companies -- PepsiCo Inc. and Coca-Cola Co.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
CHICAGO, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may approve zero-calorie sweeteners derived from a shrub called stevia, analysts say. Major U.S. beverage companies -- PepsiCo Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. -- want to market stevia-sweetened products once the sweetener gets approval, the Chicago Tribune said. Agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. already has a stevia-based sweetener...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Soft drinks maker Britvic PLC, the British bottler for PepsiCo Inc., said Wednesday its annual net profit fell 25 percent, largely because of one-time costs including a factory closure.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Soft drinks maker Britvic PLC, the British bottler for PepsiCo Inc., said Wednesday its annual net profit fell 25 percent, largely because of one-time costs including a factory closure.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Soft drinks maker Britvic PLC, the British bottler for PepsiCo Inc., said Wednesday its annual net profit fell 25 percent, largely because of one-time costs including a factory closure.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
LONDON -- Soft drinks maker Britvic PLC, the British bottler for PepsiCo Inc., said Wednesday its annual net profit fell 25 percent, largely because of one-time costs including a factory closure.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Soft drinks maker Britvic PLC, the British bottler for PepsiCo Inc., said Wednesday its annual net profit fell 25 percent, largely because of one-time costs including a factory closure. Net profit for the 12 months through Sept. 28 was 31.8 million pounds ($...
