How the Cola Wars eventually ran out of fizz
For sheer intensity, Coke’s rivalry with Pepsi is almost unparalled in US corporate history
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‘What’s Kevin the Carrot’s problem?’: Patrick Freyne on this year’s Christmas ads
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Shares rally as US regional bank fears recede
Apple jumps to first record of 2025 amid growing optimism about iPhone demand
Top companies keep talking about AI – but can’t explain the upsides
Analysis of hundreds of filings suggest the S&P 500 businesses are clearer about the risks than benefits
Oops! What branding flops tell us about the companies involved
Corporate makeovers can be very expensive and they frequently misfire
Coca-Cola gets roped into making America healthy again
Trump’s pressure on food and drink manufacturing raises questions of fairness and predictability
Why Donald Trump is determined to change Coca-Cola’s recipe in the US
The US president wants Coca-Cola to go back to its original sugar cane recipe, leaving corn syrup producers with a bad taste
Donald Trump says Coca-Cola will use cane sugar in US production of Coke
President enters long-running debate about the health effects of different types of sweetener
Coca-Cola ordered to pay €68,000 to marketing executive demoted on return from maternity leave
Employee had held role since 2018
Chef for Heinz, Oral-B for Colgate: Here are cheaper alternatives to buying US products hit by tariffs
How to swap your Nikes for Adidas trainers and other suggestions to avoid buying more costly products from Trump’s America
Big Four accountants attack US tax authority over ‘capricious’ treatment of Coca-Cola
Deloitte, PwC and KPMG filing in potential $18bn case warns of ‘erosion of confidence’ in fairness of system
Safe, transparent, trustworthy AI? No thanks, say US and UK
Planet Business: Plastic straw update, Elon Musk’s 19-year-old Doge lieutenant and the latest in Gulf of America appeasement
Coca-Cola HBC cleared to buy Irish vending machine firm
Investigation followed concerns that deal could reduce competition
From woke to wooing: companies kneel before Donald Trump
Coca-Cola hit the headlines after gifting Trump with his very own personalised Diet Coke bottle for his inauguration
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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