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Coke's Secret Formula Moved To Atlanta Museum
For the first time since 1925, Coca-Cola has moved its secret recipe out of a bank vault, and put it on display in the company's World of Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta. But "on display" doesn't exactly mean visible, since the exhibit includes its own vault, which is about all visitors will be able to see.
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Coca-Cola Nixes Those White Holiday Cans That Freaked Everyone Out
You have grumbled, railed and complained against stark white soda cans and it seems Coca-Cola is listening, as they've announced they'll return normal red Christmas cans next week.
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Coca-Cola Helps Put Kibosh On Grand Canyon Water Bottle Ban
Discarded plastic bottles account for around 30% of trash at the Grand Canyon, so in an effort to reduce the amount of waste left behind by the oodles of visitors, the park was all set to launch a ban on the sale of bottled water. But then, after the folks at Coca-Cola voiced their concerns, a top national park official decided to pull the plug on the program.
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Five Guys Is First Fast Food Chain To Get Coca-Cola Freestyle Machines
It's been more than two years since we
first wrote about Coca-Cola's Freestyle soda machines that give customers more than 100 drink options to choose from, but the magical devices have been slow to roll out. But that may be about to change, as the
rapidly growing Five Guys burger chain has announced it will be installing the machines in the coming months.
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Teen Freed From Coke Machine He Tried To Steal From
The recession continues to inspire people to do stupid crap to avoid paying money. This week's case in point, the teen who got stuck in a Coke machine after he tried to get a free can of soda.
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Blind Taste Test Shows That You Don't Really Prefer Mexican Coke
"What, Consumerist?! Nooo!" I hear you yelling at the screen after reading the title of this post. "I find Mexican Coca-Cola vastly superior. My sweet tooth is too sensitive! My palate is too refined!" That's probably what the participants in a blind taste test for Serious Eats said, too. But tasters didn't prefer the fine,
refrescotaste of Mexican Coke. They liked one of two things: American coke poured from a glass bottle (even if they never saw the bottle), or American Coke that they were led to believe was Mexican Coke.
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25 CEOs Who Made More Than Their Companies Paid In Income Taxes
The Institute for Policy Studies has just released its 18th annual review of U.S. executive compensation and found that 25 out of the country's 100 highest-paid chief executives actually earned more in 2010 than their companies paid out in corporate income taxes.
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Big Soda Sues NYC Health Dept. Over Anti-Pop Agenda
While municipalities around the country continue to talk smack about sugary drinks, often while trying to slap a hefty tax on the beverages, the pop industry has been fighting back in the courtroom.
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Coca-Cola Plants Living, Breathing Billboard
Advertising, especially of the outdoor variety, is often viewed as being anti-green, a signifier of befouled outdoor spaces. But this Coca-Cola billboard is trying to turn that image on its head — and sell some Coke while it's at it.
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How Nasty Is Your Bottled Water?
Does your bottled water taste funny? It's not just that it's probably only tapwater.
Environmental Working Group rated 173 brands of bottled water based on their sourcing information, purification, testing, and how transparent the information on their label and website was. Turns out, some of the biggest brands in bottled water are, well, a little murky.
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