Focus - Soft drinks face scrutiny
While the economy dominated the news agenda in 2009, the coming year will see renewed pressure on soft drinks companies in areas such as sugar content, advertising and functional ingredients. Ben Cooper looks ahead to see which issues are set to come to the fore during the coming year.
Focus - Pressure on soft drinks set to ramp up in 2010
7 January 2010
While the economy dominated the news agenda in 2009, the coming year will see renewed pressure on soft drinks companies in areas such as sugar content, advertising and functional ingredients. Ben Cooper looks ahead to see which issues are set to come to the fore during the coming year.
Focus - Pressure to grow for global approach to soft drinks in schools
11 December 2009
Coca-Cola has been criticised for making a misleading claim in an ad in the US over its policy towards selling soft drinks in schools. While the company has agreed to change the wording in the ad, Ben Cooper writes, campaigners are set to ramp up the pressure on both Coke and PepsiCo over the issue of selling full-calorie soft drinks in schools in an attempt to force the companies to adopt globally consistent policies in this area.
US: Coca Cola Co campaigns against soft drinks tax
1 October 2009
The Coca Cola Co. has launched a campaign with its bottlers against a possible tax on soft drinks in the US.
US: Soft drinks should carry obesity tax - health commissioner
17 September 2009
US researchers and health advocates have called for heavier tax on sugary soft drinks in an effort to curb consumption and raise funds for new health programmes.
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