Washington: Soft-drinks giant Coca-Cola has revealed for the first time that it produces 3 million tonnes of plastic packaging a year, which is equivalent to 200,000 bottles a minute, a report said on Thursday. The data was provided to campaigner Ellen MacArthur, who is pushing for major companies and governments[Read More…]
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Birthday gift to Sushmita Sen, actress not liable to pay tax on compensation by Coca Cola
In a major relief to Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen on her birthday, the Income Tax Appella Tribunal (ITAT) ruled out the tax liability on her from the compensation paid by a multinational soft drink company in 2004. ITAT also set aside the penalty of Rs 35 lakh imposed on her for[Read More…]
Apple world’s top brand, Facebook slips to 9th spot: Report
San Francisco: Apple displaced Google to become the top brand in the world in 2018 while Facebook, mired in data breach controversies, fell to ninth place in the top 100 brands globally, an annual report said on Thursday. According to global brand consultancy Interbrand’s “Best 100 Global Brands 2018” report,[Read More…]
Coca Cola likely to buy Costa Coffee chain for $5.1 billion
Coca Cola has paid $5.1 billion to buy Costa Coffee chain, the UK’s biggest coffee chain, as the fizzy drinks maker becomes the latest company to tap into the hot market for coffee. The company said on Friday it will buy the Costa coffee brand from British firm Whitbread in[Read More…]
Kerala traders to boycott Pepsi and Cola
Madras HC dismisses PIL against Pepsi, Coca Cola on using Thambirabarani river water
The Madras High Court rejected two public interest litigation (PIL)’s against supplying water to soft drink companies including Pepsi and Coca-Cola from the Thamirabarani river in Tirunelvelli. The court lifted the stay order from November 2016, stating water supply will not be curbed, according to ANI. The petitioner had accused[Read More…]
Video: How Super Bowl ads teach the lesson of inclusion to Trump
Super Bowl, annual championship game of the American Football, is considered television’s biggest advertising stage, with $5 million for a 30 second slot. Many commercials aired during this year’s Super Bowl has a political bent and trolled Donald Trump and his policies. The TV adverts championed the diversity, equality, optimism,[Read More…]
Lead, heavy metals have been found in soft drinks: Govt
Lead and other heavy metals like Cadmium and Chromium have been found in the samples of five different soft drinks manufactured by two major multinational companies in India, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. “Samples of five different cold drinks — Sprite, Mountain Dew, 7UP, Pepsi and Coca Cola —[Read More…]