International Business News - drinks http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The red cups that symbolize the beginning of the holiday season--and holiday drinks--at Starbucks Corp. made their debut Tuesday. The chain also stocked its refrigerated display cases with new lunch sandwiches in a bid to broaden its appeal to those looking for a bite to eat along with their Gingersnap Lattes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/starbucks-resumes-selling-holiday-drinks.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:19:03 EST PepsiCo, the nation's second-largest beverage company, said Friday it was launching a new marketing campaign to refocus attention on soft drinks, which have seen lagging sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/pepsico-to-renew-effort-on-soft-drinks-sales.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:15:42 EDT MillerCoors is putting on hold its plans for a new caffeine-infused alcoholic energy drink pending a talk with the group of states that asked it earlier this week to abandon the launch of Sparks Red. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/millercoors-to-put-sparks-red-on-hold.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:30:24 EDT Twenty-five states asked beverage maker MillerCoors LLC on Wednesday to abandon plans for a new caffeine-infused alcoholic energy drink. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said in a statement that the Sparks Red drink is a "recipe for disaster" because adding caffeine to alcoholic beverages reduces drinkers' sense of intoxication. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/states-ask-millercoors-to-pull-energy-drink.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:41:24 EDT Sugary soft drinks accounted for less than a quarter of the beverages sold in schools last year, demonstrating that a voluntary transition toward healthier drinks is working, the beverage industry said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/report-schools-are-offering-fewer-soft-drinks.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:12:02 EDT The beverage industry said Wednesday it has continued to make progress in removing non-diet soft drinks from the nation's schools during the 2007-08 school year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/report-schools-are-offering-fewer-soft-drinks.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:30:34 EDT Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch said Tuesday it has created a separate business unit that will focus on expanding the sales growth of its energy drinks, waters and other non-alcoholic drinks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/anheuser-busch-creates-non-alcoholic-drinks-unit.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:02:56 EDT Looking to bring more value-seeking consumers through its doors for a late afternoon caffeine fix, Starbucks Corp. said it will now offer its morning customers any iced grande beverage for $2 after 2 p.m. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/starbucks-offers-afternoon-drink-deal-nationwide.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:23:21 EDT Sales volumes of soft drinks grew more slowly in July than the preceding months even as sellers offered heavy discounts, an analyst said Monday. Longbow Research analyst Alton Stump said sales growth was 1 percent to 2 percent year over year. In the few months before July, Stump noted, sales had been growing by about 2 percent to 3 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/analyst-soft-drink-sales-growth-slows-in-july.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:47:14 EDT Jamba Inc., the owner of the Jamba Juice smoothie-store chain, on late Tuesday reported a first-quarter net loss as operating expenses rose. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/jamba-juice-quarter-earnings-drinks.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 20:40:11 EDT