Public water taps in Mumbai could soon be a thing of the past. The state plans to replace them with bottled water booths to ensure slum dwellers get potable water at Rs5 for a 20-litre can. Water supply and sanitation minister Laxman Dhobale sai... Read more
Cott Corporation is acquiring private label shelf stable juices manufacturer Cliffstar Corporation for $500m. Read more
China’s Sunwin International Neutraceuticals Inc is to sell its 100% ownership interest in Shengya Veterinary Medicine Co to Mr Laiwang Zhang, the company's president and chairman of its board of directors. Read more
US Farms Inc is planning the development of a division dedicated to the development and production of Aloe based skin care products and energy drinks and juices. Read more
To celebrate its 83rd birthday on 11 July, convenience store chain 7-Eleven Inc will give away roughly 5 million 7.11oz Slurpee frozen carbonated drinks to customers at its more than 8,200 convenience stores in America and Canada. Read more
Amazon.com Inc has started selling groceries online in the UK, moving into the territory where retailers such as Sainsbury and Tesco have been competing to win online shoppers for years. Read more
…helps the medicine go down. It’s also reassuringly retro and helps reduce stress. Sweet. Read more
According to a report in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, sweet drinks help to reduce stress at work and make people less likely to be aggressive or argumentative. Read more
Big Red, which was created more than 70 years ago in Waco, Texas, is introducing Retro Big Red, sweetened with pure cane sugar. It is also reintroducing Big Red Vanilla Float. "Retro Big Red and Big Red Vanilla Float serve as reminders of the or... Read more
Kraft Foods has announced it has signed an agreement to sell Cadbury's Kandia-Excelent chocolate, soft cake and sugar confectionery business in Romania to Oryxa Capital, an international investment fund, for an undisclosed sum. Read more
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