Venezuela bans sale of Coca-Cola Zero, alleging soft drink contains harmful ingredients

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 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.

May 20th, 2009 LONDON - Excessive cola consumption causes muscular weakness, fatigue and loss of appetite, a latest research has revealed. 'Evidence shows excessive cola consumption can also lead to hypokalaemia, in which the blood potassium levels fall, causing an adverse effect on vital muscle functions,' said Moses Elisaf, professor of internal medicine at University of Ioannina, Greece, who led the study.

May 20th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Coca-Cola, which conducts grassroots level talent hunt to build future football stars in 25 countries, will expand a similar initiative in India to cover 50 cities with the aim of producing top-drawer soccer talent who can represent the country. The joint venture of the global beverage major with the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) was restricted to the under-16 age-group last year in eight cities, but will now encompass the under-18 group 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.

April 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Consumers prefer local soft drinks rather than global brands like Coca Cola or Pepsi due to their built-in mindsets connected to their desire, a new study said. 'Global-minded consumers prefer global products and local-minded consumers prefer local products (different specifications for consumers from different parts of the world)' the study authors explained.

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 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.