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Mountain Dew Is Going Back to Its Roots

Redesign puts 'Mountain' back in the name

(Newser) - With sales falling sharply, Mountain Dew is going back to its past, though it apparently doesn't plan to bring back the Willy the Hillbilly mascot from decades ago. The soft drink has unveiled a new logo and packaging design that reintroduces the word "Mountain," CNN reports. The...

Love of a Green Can Unites the VP Candidates

Tim Walz and JD Vance are both devoted to Diet Mountain Dew

(Newser) - JD Vance and Tim Walz have come out of the gate swinging at each other in hopes of becoming the nation's next vice president under vastly different potential commanders in chief. But despite their wide ideological differences, one thing is pretty much certain come Inauguration Day, no matter the...

FDA Bans Unsafe Ingredient Found in Some Sodas
So Long to This Controversial
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Jul 7, 2024 7:30 AM CDT

So Long to This Controversial Soft-Drink Ingredient

FDA to enforce ban on brominated vegetable oil beginning in 2025

(Newser) - Say goodbye to BVO. The FDA announced Tuesday that brominated vegetable oil, the controversial ingredient found in some citrus-flavored soft drinks, will no longer be allowed in food or beverages in the US due to safety concerns. Used to keep citrus flavoring from rising to the top of drinks, the...

FDA Proposes Banning Controversial Pop Ingredient

California has already banned brominated vegetable oil

(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration might follow California's lead with a ban on a controversial ingredient found in some citrus-flavored soft drinks. CBS News reports that the agency has proposed banning brominated vegetable oil, which has been used in drinks for around a century. The ingredient, which includes bromine,...

Self-Serve Drinks on the Way Out at McDonald's

Customers will have to go to the counter and ask an employee

(Newser) - McDonald's is taking back the job of pouring soft drinks. The company plans to phase out the self-serve fountain drink stations in its US restaurants by 2032, meaning that customers will no longer be handed an empty cup and allowed to mix and refill their drinks at will at...

Sudan's War May Take a Surprise Toll on Coke, Pepsi

Fighting threatens the supply of gum arabic, an ingredient vital for soda-makers

(Newser) - The war between two generals in Sudan is threatening to create what the UN calls a humanitarian catastrophe . But big-name manufacturers of everything from soda to chewing gum are bracing for a smaller effect: shortages of a vital ingredient called gum arabic. Rural regions in Sudan produce 70% of the...

For the 4th Time, Pepsi Takes Aim at Coke's Sprite

It hopes Starry will wrest the lemon-lime soda crown away from its No. 1 rival

(Newser) - Pepsi wants a piece of Coca-Cola's lemon-lime pie with its new soft drink, Starry, which it's marketing as for "a generation of irreverent optimists." Bloomberg reports that this marks the company's fourth try at taking on Sprite's dominance. Coca-Cola's clear soda (both regular...

Dr Pepper Thrives Amid Hard Times for Soft Drinks

Brand's market share has been steadily growing for years

(Newser) - Dr Pepper has been the "bright spot" amid a decline in soft drink sales over the last 20 years and is closing in fast on its biggest rivals, industry analysts say. According to the Beverage Digest factbook, the soda is the fourth most popular in America, behind only Coke,...

Coca-Cola Says New Flavor Tastes Like Dreams

'Dreamworld' is latest surreal creation from Creations project

(Newser) - Coca-Cola says its new limited-edition drink tastes like dreams—and it's not talking about dreams where you're drinking a regular Coke. According to Coca-Cola, the new Dreamworld flavor "bottles up the technicolor tastes and surrealism of the subconscious with an invitation to savor the magic of everyday...

Say Goodbye to Sprite's Green Bottles

Coca-Cola says it's switching to clear plastic to boost recycling efforts

(Newser) - Sprite's green plastic bottles will soon be a thing of the past. Coca-Cola says it's changing the packaging of Sprite and other beverages, including Fresca, to clear plastic so it can step up recycling, CNN reports. The green polyethylene terephthalate—PET—currently used in Sprite bottles can be...

Like Pepsi? Like Hot Chocolate? You're in Luck

Soft drink giant is launching Cocoa Cola

(Newser) - On Thursday, the Pepsi Twitter feed put up a rather intriguing call to action. In honor of bidding adieu to the "worst year ever" and welcoming 2021, the soft drink giant asked for 2,021 retweets of a picture of its latest potential offering: Cocoa Cola, a soda described...

Canada Dry Sued Over 'Real Ginger' Slogan

Plaintiff said he thought drink had health benefits

(Newser) - The health benefits of ginger have been known for thousands of years—but you're not going to get many of them from a can of Canada Dry ginger ale, despite its claim to be "Made With Real Ginger." The soft drink's maker has agreed to pay...

Here's Why Coca-Cola Won't Ditch Plastic Bottles

Soft drink behemoth says it's because of consumer demand

(Newser) - Coca-Cola apparently believes "the customer is always right"—so much so that the soft drink giant is refusing to stop producing its plastic soda bottles. The company, which the BBC notes was deemed the "most polluting brand" in a global audit of plastic waste last year, churns...

Coke's Newest Offering Has Booze in It

But you'll have to go to Japan to sample Chu-Hi

(Newser) - Coke: the pause that intoxicates. At least in Japan, where the Coca-Cola Co. will now offer a boozy carbonated beverage called Chu-Hi. The Telegraph reports this "alcopop" will be made up of fizzy water, flavoring, and a distilled Japanese alcohol called shochu, which Forbes has described as "the...

Mormon-Owned BYU Ends 6-Decade Ban
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Sep 21, 2017 7:17 PM CDT

Mormon-Owned BYU Ends 6-Decade Ban

Caffeinated soft drinks are now being sold on Brigham Young University campus

(Newser) - Mormon church-owned Brigham Young University ended a six-decade ban Thursday on the sale of caffeinated soft drinks on campus, surprising students by posting a picture of a can of Coca-Cola on Twitter and just two words: "It's happening." The move sparked social media celebrations from current and...

'Unexpected' Pepsi Flavor Not Wowing Soda Fans

Early testers aren't taking to cinnamon-infused Pepsi Fire

(Newser) - Strike two for Pepsi? A month after becoming the laughingstock of advertising , the company has debuted a new soda flavor for summer that Mashable describes as "unequivocal bad." Pepsi Fire, which will be stocked in stores for eight weeks beginning May 22, is a cinnamon-infused soda that tastes...

Coke Shakes Things Up in Face of Declining Sales

Get used to seeing a lot more red

(Newser) - Diet Coke fans may soon be seeing red. That's because, as BuzzFeed reports, Coca-Cola is redesigning its bottles and cans to make "Coca-Cola Red," the color most associated with Original Coke, more prominent for Diet Coke, Coke Zero, and whatever Coke Life is. For example, the new...

Study Pinpoints Sugary Drinks' Death Toll

Researchers say they kill 184K a year through diabetes, heart disease, cancer

(Newser) - Need that extra push to kick your soda habit? This might be it: Sugary beverages are responsible for more than 184,000 deaths per year around the world, say researchers at Tufts University. Those include soda, fruit drinks, sports and energy drinks, and iced teas, they write in a post...

Soda Giants: You Drink Too Many Calories—From Soda

Big 3 promise 20% cut by 2025

(Newser) - Even America's soda-makers agree that people are getting too many calories from their products, and the biggest three have now pledged to cut calorie consumption by a fifth by 2025. Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Dr Pepper Snapple Group won't actually be reducing the number of calories their products contain,...

Most Common Soda Color Could Pose Health Risk

FDA taking closer look at caramel color

(Newser) - The caramel color widely used in soft drinks contains a chemical that could be dangerous to your health but isn't listed in the ingredients, a Consumer Reports investigation finds. Some kinds of caramel color—the world's most widely used food coloring—contain a potentially carcinogenic chemical known as...

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