Savings Adventure: In Search of Amazing Asian Sodas and Drinks
Bored with ordinary Coke, iced tea and Red Bull? Asian markets offer a wide selection of teas, sodas and juices that'll challenge your taste buds without hurting your wallet.
Bored with ordinary Coke, iced tea and Red Bull? Asian markets offer a wide selection of teas, sodas and juices that'll challenge your taste buds without hurting your wallet.
Starbucks announced on Wednesday that it will pay $620 million to acquire Teavana, the upscale mall chain that sells dozens of varieties of loose teas and artisanal tea-making equipment. They do also sell brewed tea beverages, but that's only sliver of its business. For Starbucks, this is a retail play, pure and simple.
Despite the specialty-coffee craze for lattes, cappuccinos and other blended and frozen drinks, most consumers still get their caffeine fix from a regular cup of coffee, according to a new survey by Technomic.
Coca-Cola's strong earnings drew only a tepid response from investors. One reason could be the company's go-slow approach to unloading global bottling operations that it has painstakingly rebuilt. But Muhtar Kent says he's not going to rush any sales.













