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Costco Stops Carrying Coca Cola Products

AP | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Costco Coke Fight, Soft Drinks, Costco, Coca Cola, Costco Stops Carrying Coca Cola Products, Pepsi, Coke Products, Pricing, Costco Stops Carrying Coca Cola, Business News

PORTLAND, Ore. — Costco says it is no longer carrying Coca-Cola products in its stores nationwide due to a pricing dispute with the beverage mak...

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Food Lobby Mobilizes, As Soda Tax Bubbles Up

HuffPost Investigative Fund | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Funds, Fast Food, Congress, Nhma, Snapple, Senate Finance Committee, Lobbyists, Agriculture, American Beverage Association, Soda Tax, Food Loby, Funding, Hispanics, National Corn Growers Association, Health Insurance, Policy, National Hispanic Medical Associaiton, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Coca-Cola, Soft Drinks, Chuck Grassley, Dr. Pepper, Food Politics, Health Care, Beverage Tax, Aba, Lobbying, Corn, Americans Against Food Taxes, Supermarkets, Coke, Alex Padilla, Pepsi, Corn Syrup, Nutrition, Grocery Stores, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Green News

By Christine Spolar, Huffington Post Investigative Fund and Joseph Eaton, Staff Writer, Center for Public Integrity Washington lobbyists have been en...

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Coca-Cola CEO: We Didn't Make America Fat

Wall Street Journal | MUHTAR KENT | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Soda Tax, Soft Drinks, Coca-Cola CEO, Obesity, Coke, Green News

Obesity is a complex issue, and addressing it is important for all Americans. We at the Coca-Cola company are committed to working with government and...

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New York Health Department Rolls Out New Anti-Soda, Liquid Calories Ads (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 10.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Soft Drinks, Advertising, Soda Calories, Soda, Slidepoll, New York Subway, Are You Pouring on the Pounds, Liquid Calories, Obesity, New York Health, Subway Ads, New York Health Department, New York News

New York wants to know if you're "pouring on the pounds." On Monday, the Health Department rolled out their new ad campaign targeting liquid calori...

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Hey Mr. President, Food Can Be Your Down Payment on Health Care Reform, Remember?

Jerusha Klemperer | Posted 07.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Soft Drinks, Michael Pollan, Michelle Obama, Comprehensive Healthcare Reform, Food Inc., Food, Child Nutrition Act, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Health Care, Senator Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Agricultural Subsidies, Green News
Jerusha Klemperer

Obama has been all over the place this past week putting forth his health care plan and I haven't heard one word about how food could save this country tons of money, while saving lives.

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Solutions, Not Soundbites

Susan K. Neely | Posted 07.04.2009 | Living

Read More: American Beverage Association, Soda Tax, Soft Drinks, Soft Drink Tax, Living News
Susan K. Neely

A soft drink tax won't reduce childhood obesity and distracts from meaningful solutions. There are better initiatives to tackle obesity, such as teaching our children how to consume a balanced diet.

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India: Cow Urine Soft Drink, Gau Jal, To Be Launched As Coke Alternative

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.14.2009 | World

Read More: Cow Urine, Hindu, Coca-Cola, Soft Drinks, Hinduism, India, Cows, Cow Urine Soft Drink, Asia, Cow Beverage, Pepsi, World News

India's Hindu nationalist movement is working on creating a new soft drink to rival Coca-Cola and Pepsi. The main ingredient? Cow urine. The Time...

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Coca-Cola CEO Isdell To Step Down

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Neville Isdell, Soda, Soft Drinks, Coca-Cola, Muhtar Kent, Coca-Cola CEO, Coke, Business News

Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday that Neville Isdell will step down as chief executive of the world's biggest soft drink maker on July 1, and will be succe...

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