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Man Claims to Have Found Long-Lost Coca-Cola Recipe

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:48:53 +0000

Maybe you can beat the real thing. Cliff Kluge, of Ringgold, Georgia – who describes himself as a “treasure hunter” — claims to have come across an item as steeped in Americana as baseball and apple pie: a 1943 recipe for Coca-Cola. Since Coke protects its secret like a guard does Buckingham Palace, this could [...]

Few Soda Brands That Need To Make A Comeback

Porky — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:32:27 +0000

Over the years there has been many soft drinks that have came and gone thought our life’s like Surge. Now what these big soda companies should do about these discontinued cokes is give them a comeback. Surge has still become a classic to many of us Americans. Coca Cola distributed this green soda for quite [...]

Mountain Dew Wants to 'Kickstart' Your Breakfast

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:33:47 +0000

Mountain Dew is about to become part of a balanced breakfast. Later this month, PepsiCo will begin selling a new breakfast drink with Mountain Dew flavor called Kickstart. The beverage will feature 5% juice, as well as vitamins B and C and a splash of caffeine that should help perk you up before that dreaded [...]

Why Can't You Get a Coca-Cola for a Nickel? Blame the Bottle

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:38:19 +0000

Coca-Cola is everywhere. The drink is sold in just about every supermarket, drug store and gas station across the country and throughout the world. Not much has changed since the product’s inception except, of course, the price. Way back in 1886, a single bottle of Coke cost just one nickel. That may seem like ancient [...]

Would You Drink Malt-Flavored Mountain Dew? You'll Soon Have Your Chance

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:03:56 +0000

Soda die-hards know if you want a kick of caffeine, Mountain Dew is the beverage of choice. And in some cities in the US, people will soon get to try out a malt-flavored version of the popular soft drink. Named after the Tennessee town where Mountain Dew was born, “Mountain Dew Johnson City Gold” will [...]

Should Soda and Other Sugary Drinks Be Taxed? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:49:49 +0000

Much like cigarettes and alcohol are taxed, there is a movement afoot to levy similar charges on soda and other sweetened beverages. As it stands, 33 states have some form of sales tax that is added to soda and other sugar-based drinks. And more and more places are trying to jump on the “soda tax” train, including New York [...]

What's the Real Story Behind the Popular Soft Drink Coca-Cola?

Carl Pettit — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:00:56 +0000

Nothing could be more American than sitting down with your friends, in a restaurant or during the big game, and enjoying a great big glass of Coca-Cola, right? Coca-Cola means Santa Claus, family outings and summertime fun… in other words, pure Americana.

So, what does Coca-Cola have to do with America’s war on drugs?

Diet Soda May Make You Pack on the Pounds

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:20:44 +0000

By analyzing the results of a 10-year longitudinal study of 474 people, researchers were able to determine that the participants who drank two or more diet sodas a day experienced a waist size increase 70 percent greater than those who stayed away from diet soda.

Dr. Martin P. Paulus, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, and an author of the study, offered this theory as to why something without calories can lead to weight gain: