The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, is creating greater awareness for the Special Olympics World Summer Games Athens 2011 through an integrated marketing campaign. “We share the values of Special Olympics and the vision of acceptance, inclusion and optimism,” said Muhtar Kent, chairman and chief executive officer of The Coca-Cola Co., in a statement. “One of the best ways we can support Special Olympics is by communicating those positive messages to the millions of people that reach for a Coca-Cola every day.”
With a portfolio of more than 500 beverage brands that offer more than 3,500 beverages, The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, has expanded greatly since its first product 125 years ago. But even with this vast portfolio, The Coca-Cola Co. continues to search for what new trends are taking place in the beverage industry and the company stays on top of it with its Venturing and Emerging Brands (VEB) business unit.
Pepsi Max, a product of PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y., partnered with companies in the technology and music industries to create innovative experiences for attendees of last month’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
Odwalla to roll-out PlantBottle, Muscle Milk goes to college and V8 freshens up. FRS Co., Foster City, Calif., has enhanced its FRS Healthy Energy ready-to-drink beverages with a new look.
Smirnoff and Pepsi Max tempt consumers based on taste, Coca-Cola launches Million Point Giveaway, Van Gogh vodka and Corona Light reach out to specific demographics.
The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, is now testing The Coca-Cola Interactive Vender, a video vending machine with a large-format LCD touch screen, in shopping malls across the country.The machine, which debuted
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