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Soft drink consumption is plummeting in the US — and Coca-Cola is starting to...
U.S. stocks are lower in mid-afternoon trading on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.24% and 0.51%, respectively, at 2:45 p.m. ET.Perhaps investors are digesting...
View ArticleThe hidden meaning behind these well-known numbers in brand names
Ever wondered why it's called "7UP"? Test your knowledge of popular brands like Heinz and Boeing and the mysterious numbers associated with their names and slogans.Check out more brand-name...
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Philadelphia's mayor just proposed the highest soda tax in the US — and not...
Five years ago, then-Philadelphia city council member Jim Kenney opposed the idea of imposing a soda tax to fight childhood obesity in his city.But now, as mayor, he's angling to institute the highest...
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This regional soda could take over the United States thanks to its wildly...
After a century as a Southern icon, the Internet is helping one soda go national.Cheerwine is a soft-drink icon in parts of the South — it's a beverage that is synonymous with Carolina and...
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Israeli chemists have found a way to hide secret codes in your soft drinks
Next time you see someone spilling a drink in a bar, you could actually be witnessing a spy secretly decoding an encrypted message.This might sound like something from a Bond movie.But a team from...
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There's a better way to reduce sugary drink consumption than taxing
If sugary drinks were sold in smaller bottles, stores stocked fewer of them, and positioned them less prominently, we would drink fewer of them.But would we find these changes acceptable?The results of...
View ArticleWe tried McDonald's popular international hit that's finally in the US —...
The McDonald's McFloat, long a favorite internationally, is finally here in the United States. The restaurant combines their vanilla soft serve with Dr. Pepper or Coke. It's currently available in...
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All of the weird things I ate at the Summer Fancy Food Show
I attended the Summer Fancy Food Show this week for the second time in my life, and boy, was it a whirlwind.The general idea of the show is that hundreds of food purveyors from all over the world come...
View ArticleHere's how this little-known soda brand gained a cult following
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10 things your grandparents did that we now know are bad for you
We sure have discovered a lot of things that are bad for us over the last 50 years.When our grandparents were growing up, the world was a Wild West of unhealthy choices.You could smoke, drink, and eat...
View ArticleThis liquid metal can ‘melt’ a soda can — yet it’s safe to touch with bare hands
Gallium, a lesser common element, has some neat tricks up its quickly melting sleeve. It melts in your hand, can be used to make a gag spoon, and can turn a typical soda can into mush. The aluminum on...
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Philadelphia's soda tax is under attack
The U.S. soda lobby and small businesses are suing to block Philadelphia's soft drinks tax, marking the latest clash between the industry and public officials seeking to boost revenue and combat health...
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There's a simple explanation for why Diet Coke floats but regular Coca-Cola...
Fun fact: If you put a can of Coca-Cola into a pool of water, it would sink.However, if you put a can of Diet Coke into the same pool, it would float. (Another fun fact: Coca-Cola was invented by a man...
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A fiery new report makes a convincing case that Big Soda is the new Big Tobacco
From 2011 to 2015, PepsiCo and the Coca-Cola company gave money to 96 national health groups, including the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and lobbied...
View ArticleHow to never forget the differences between seltzer water, club soda, and...
Seltzer water, club soda, and tonic water are all different forms of water, but all quite different. Here's what sets them apart.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story »
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Portugal is placing a sugar tax on soft drinks
Lisbon (AFP) - Portugal's Socialist government will introduce a sugar tax on soft drinks in 2017 which is expected to raise 80 million euros ($88 million) for the nation's public health service, a...
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Pepsi is releasing plans to slash the sugar in its drinks
LONDON (Reuters) — PepsiCo Inc has set a target for reducing the amount of sugar in its soft drinks around the world as part of a suite of goals aimed at tackling problems ranging from obesity to...
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Justin Timberlake just gave a huge boost to a brand that's becoming a threat...
Justin Timberlake is about to give a huge boost to Bai Brands, one of the fastest-growing flavored-water companies in the US.Timberlake is joining the Bai team as an investor and its first chief flavor...
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Coke and Pepsi are finally ditching sugar
This past week we learned that PepsiCo is finally turning against sugar. But the soda giant's sudden interest in nutrition is not as unexpected as it seems. On Monday, PepsiCo announced that by 2025,...
View ArticleCoke and Pepsi are ditching sugar
PepsiCo announced it will reduce the amount of sugar in some of its most well-known products by 2025, and Coca-Cola announced a similar transition earlier this year.Produced by Jacqui Frank. Original...
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