This report focuses on the actions and responsibilities of four of the world’s biggest plastic polluters: CocaCola, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever. These companies continue to sell billions of products in single-use bottles, sachets and packets in developing countries. And they do this despite knowing that: 1) waste isn’t properly managed …
In an article that forms part of the PLoS Medicine series on Big Food, Andrew Cheyne and colleagues compare soda companies' corporate social responsibility (CSR) campaigns - which are designed to bolster the image and popularity of their products and to prevent regulation - with the tobacco industry's CSR campaigning. …
Oplon Pure Science, a developer of anti-bacterial plastic sheets for packaging, has signed an $8 million agreement with PepsiCo Corporation for a joint project that will lead to the supply of packaging solutions for their products. C. Mer Industries, which holds 25 percent of Oplon, initially announced the closing of …
Sunita Narain introduces the first comprehensive Indian study to look at nutritional claims made (or not made) by junk food makers, and how they compare with the benchmarks for recommended daily intakes of salt, sugar, carbohydrates and fats issued by India's National Institute of Nutrition and the World Health Organization.
It is not in the interest of food companies to advertise what their products contain, but it is in our interest to know Junk food is junk by its very definition. But how bad is it and what is it that companies do not tell people about this food? This …
CSE study says fast-food firms misleading consumers, demands stricter labelling firms named deny charges Fast-food meals and snacks in India contain dangerous levels of trans-fats and salt, an analysis from the combative Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found. A single packet of potato chips can meet half the …
Awareness education & effects low in face of sustained marketing, regret activists In recent months, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have had frequent run-ins with regulators and activists over issues pertaining to the presence of harmful chemicals such as lead and cadmium and the adverse impact of caramel. Yet, consumers have given …
Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law that mandates drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens bear a cancer warning label. The companies said the changes will be expanded nationally to streamline …
Implications well beyond cola market; demands for similar enforcement here of new US standard Coca-Cola India will import caramel made through a modified process from its international suppliers to allay any fear that excessive drinking of colas could have an adverse impact on health. However, no deadline for the change …
Coke and Pepsi are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law. Coca-Cola Co and Pepsi Co Inc are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law that …
New bottles from cola cos to be 30% biomass-based. The next time you take a swig from a Coca-Cola bottle, it may well be ‘green’ — not in colour or content, but in composition. Coke will soon launch new bottles that are 30% biomass-based, said Asim Parekh, vice-president (technical), Coca-Cola …
Potato farmers in West Bengal can look forward to some respite from market volatility next year. Encouraged by a beeline of interested farmers and keeping in tune with its corporate growth plan, PepsiCo India is planning to increase its procurement from West Bengal by almost one-third to 80,000 tonnes (60,000 …
Ground water is free. Industries draw liberally from it, to the detriment of human and ecological life around them. A handful of companies are doing their bit to give back what they use, but environmentalists say that is not even the bare minimum, reports Ahona Ghosh This year, villages in …
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday made it clear that without technical study report it may not be correct to limit the extraction of groundwater by soft-drink major Pepsi. The order was issued by a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Mr C N Ramachandran Nair and Justice Mr P …
New Delhi In a setback to PepsiCo India Holdings, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Maharashtra government’s decision to impose higher charges for water used for manufacturing of soft drinks by the company. A bench headed by Justice MK Sharma dismissed the Cola major’s petition alleging that the MIDC …
Consumers in the developed world are becoming increasingly apathetic about global warming, while Latin Americans – who have suffered much from unusual weather patterns – are becoming more concerned, according to a survey. Nielsen’s global study of online consumers comes as scientists and politicians, among others, debate the role of …
Forcing companies to publish their carbon emissions – a pre-election promise by both coalition partners – could cost British business up to £6bn over the next decade, the government has claimed in an impact assessment study. But the calculation has been questioned in a report by independent consultants working for …
Pepsico Foundation has provided a $700,000 grant to the American Pakistan Foundation (APF) to develop and execute a year-long flood recovery and rehabilitation programme for the most devastated regions of Pakistan. The grant is part of a broader Pepsico Foundation commitment to disaster-relief in Pakistan that has so far totalled …
PepsiCo Inc will soon sell its 7UP soft drink in Canada in bottles made from 100 percent recycled plastic, a move that paves the way for a wider roll-out to other drinks and other regions. PepsiCo Beverages Canada said on Wednesday it will introduce the 7UP EcoGreen bottle in early …
Exploitation of groundwater by Pepsi Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the State government to constitute an expert team to conduct an in-depth study on the exploitation of groundwater by Pepsi's plant at Pudussery in Palakkad district. Justice P.R. Ramachandra Menon directed the State government to file a …
