Carbonated Soft Drinks

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Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), Plano, Texas, announced that it has reached an agreement with Mondeléz International Inc., Deerfield, Ill., to reacquire the distribution rights for Snapple and several other non-carbonated beverage brands in parts of Asia-Pacific.

 Big Red is giving everyday Joes the opportunity to be an action hero like John McClane, the hero of the “Die Hard” movie saga, for a day.  

 The old adage, “You are what you eat,” has been more top of mind in recent years as the wealth of health and wellness information inspires consumers to consider their diets. According to the International Food Information Council Foundation’s 2012 Food & Health Survey, nearly all Americans say they have given at least a little thought to the healthfulness of their diets, physical activity and the safety of the food they eat and are trying to improve at least one of their eating habits.  

Cheerwine announced that it will introduce a four-pack of 12-ounce sleek cans launching in California for initial distribution on the West Coast. 

Being the nation’s largest privately held Pepsi-Cola bottler is no easy feat, but for Raleigh, N.C.-based Pepsi Bottling Ventures (PBV), the dedication of its people and partners is how it’s able to maintain its high standards at the company’s 28 bottling and distribution facilities in North Carolina, New York, Maryland, Delaware, Vermont, Idaho and South Carolina.

Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co. announced that it has been acquired by The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta. Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling is the sixth-largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States, with territories in northern California, it says.

 In honor of the beverage’s 80th birthday, The Varsity restaurant in Atlanta rebranded its signature The Varsity Orange (V.O.) drink to reintroduce it to a new generation of consumers.  

 Seventy-five years ago, Multi-Flow Industries was a family business that delivered fountain sodas up and down the streets to customers in Philadelphia.  

 Designed to reach a growing market of youthful carbonated soft drink consumers, The Double Cola Co. released a new look for its Diet Double Cola cans and 12-packs.  

 Cheerwine, the “legendary soft drink of the South,” and indie-rockers The Avett Brothers will host a charity concert Oct. 19 to support Operation Homefront, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital.