Coca-Cola to expand football talent hunt in India with eye on future

June 13th, 2009 Venezuela: Coca-Cola Zero has harmful sweetenerCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's Health Ministry said Friday it banned sales of Coca-Cola Zero because the company failed to declare that the no-calorie soft drink uses an artificial sweetener allegedly harmful to health. Health officials said tests show the cola contains sodium cyclamate.

June 12th, 2009 Coca-Cola pulls Coca-Cola Zero in VenezuelaCARACAS, Venezuela — Coca-Cola Corp. said Thursday it has temporarily stopped selling its Coca-Cola Zero brand in Venezuela after the country's health ministry banned it, claiming the no-calorie soft drink contains harmful ingredients.

June 11th, 2009 Venezuela calls Coca-Cola Zero harmful, bans saleCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's health ministry has banned the sale of Coca-Cola Zero, claiming the no-calorie soft drink contains harmful ingredients. Health Minister Jesus Mantilla says the ban is aimed at "preserving the health of Venezuelans," but he hasn't specified what ingredients are purportedly harmful.

June 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Japan will soon have cola flavoured with green tea or basil. Coca Cola (Japan) Co spokesman Katsuya Sato has announced that green tea-flavoured Coca-Cola will hit Japanese stores on Monday.

June 4th, 2009 Green tea Coca Cola to debut in JapanTOKYO — Forget "Classic" or "New" Coke. In Japan, you can soon have your cola flavored with green tea or basil.

May 20th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Global beverages major Coca-Cola's football talent hunt initiative will be extended to 50 Indian cities this year as against eight last year. The joint venture with the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) was restricted to the under-16 age-group last year, but will now encompass the under-18 as well.

April 24th, 2009 Reports: Huiyuan, Coca-Cola renew talksMILWAUKEE — Chinese fruit juice maker Huiyuan Juice Group and Coca-Cola Corp. both declined to comment directly Friday on reports they were in renewed talks, this time for Coca-Cola to buy a minority stake in the company.

April 22nd, 2009 NEW YORK - Soft-drink giant Coca-Cola Co reported a drop of 10 percent in first-quarter profits Tuesday, citing costs to restructure its German distribution. Profits were $1.35 billion, or 58 cents per share, compared to $1.5 billion, or 64 cents per share, in the same period of 2008.

April 2nd, 2009 SYDNEY - The Coca-Cola Co was ordered Thursday by Australian regulators to tell consumers an advertising campaign that said soft drinks didn't make people fat was misleading. The US food and beverage giant had run a campaign stating it was a myth that Coke made people fat, rotted their teeth and contained lots of caffeine.

March 19th, 2009 BEIJING - Coca-Cola's bid to acquire China Huiyuan Juice Group has failed to meet the country's anti-monopoly law, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Wednesday. The MOC said on its website that the investigation, which 'exactly followed relative laws and regulations', found the transaction may disturb market competition.

February 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - After successfully introducing it in southern markets last year, beverage giant Coca Cola India Monday launched its fruit-flavoured soft drink 'Fanta Apple' nationally. The drink was initially introduced in the markets of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in October and December 2008, respectively.

January 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Siddhartha Basu-headed television firm BIG Synergy is set to adapt Britain-based reality show 'Britain's Got Talent' for Indian television, which he promises will enthral audiences with its 'masti (fun), mazaak (comedy), naach (dance)'. The show will be called 'India's Got Talent' and be telecast on entertainment channel Colors.

January 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - European and English champions Manchester United have shown interest in providing technical support to the proposed All India Football Federation (AIFF) academy which will come up in Goa in association with telecom major Bharti. AIFF vice-president Subrata Dutta told IANS Wednesday that the English premier club has assured the federation of its support but the finer details of project are yet to be finalised.

January 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Coca Cola India and SOS Children's Villages of India will jointly undertake rainwater harvesting to ensure sustainable water resources in 39 SOS villages across the country. 'The Coca Cola Foundation of the US has granted $391,920 for the project and it has been forwarded to us by Coca Cola India,' SOS Children's Villages of India president S.

December 22nd, 2008 GHAZIABAD - A man was killed and a dozen injured in a group clash here, the police said Tuesday. The incident occurred Monday midnight in the UPSIDC Industrial area near Coca-Cola plant in the city when a group of 50 men from Dehra village attacked eight people from Bajehra, who were going to attend their duties at the Coca Cola factory, the police said.