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Could caffeinated alcoholic drinks, which the FDA deemed unsafe for human consumption in November, turn out to be good for cars? A Virginia-based ethanol recycler, MXI Environmental Services, is turning those soon-to-be-banned beverages into fuel.
POM Wonderful Hit with False Advertising Complaint from FTC
4:36PM 9/27/2010
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint Monday against juice-maker POM Wonderful, alleging that the closely-held company engaged in false advertising related to the health benefits of its pomegranate juice.
Starbucks Customers to Pay More for Complicated Drinks
7:45PM 9/22/2010
Be prepared to pay more for your venti-sized extra-hot half-caff soy caramel macchiato at Starbucks starting soon. As the price of green Arabica coffee greens skyrockets, the company says it will raise prices for some of its more labor-intensive beverages.
Mexican Coca-Cola Is Finding Sweet Success in the U.S.
4:00PM 9/20/2010
Company News, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Company, Retail
The Mexican version of Coke -- made with cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup and served in glass bottles rather than plastic -- is making great inroads in the U.S. market. And it's not just Hispanic consumers who are buying.
The Food Emporium Could Be Up for Sale
4:00PM 9/02/2010
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., owner of the A&P supermarket chain, may sell its Food Emporium stores as the 151-year-old company continues to try to turn around its finances by cutting costs and revamping leadership.
U.S. restaurants' breakfast sales have been rising, while lunch and dinner counts have fallen, according to a recent report. So eateries are battling it out in the morning, especially over the item Americans are increasingly fond of -- the breakfast sandwich.
What goes up must come down, the saying goes. The stock market and the real estate market certainly did. But are we ready to swear off Red Bull and the other liquid uppers that helped fuel the hypertensive, party-never-stops mindset that got us into this mess? A growing number of beverage marketers...
Savings Experiment: Making Your Own Soda
2:19PM 9/16/2009
AOL News editor Claire Robinson finds out if you can make your own soda at home cheaper than you can get it from the store.
In a trendy beverage progression he describes as "Red Bulls, coffee, and everything else," Digg founder Kevin Rose has now arrived at an ancient plateau: tea. He tells Wired Magazine that his company now spends $1,000 a month on special teas for his employees, including his favorite, Pu-erh from...
Lend me your ear: Van Gogh's absinthe now available in U.S.
1:45PM 12/14/2007
The liquor absinthe, long illegal in the U.S., once provided inspiration to legendary artists and writers including Van Gogh, Oscar Wilde and Ernest Hemingway. Its overconsumption was also thought to lead to madness, the reason for its ban. Fortunately, for those curious about these claims, the...
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