Word: cola
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Orleans fair, which filed for bankruptcy, the Vancouver exposition seems to be soundly financed, thanks largely to substantial government backing. British Columbia has invested $578 million in Expo 86, and the federal government in Ottawa has provided $180 million more. The fair's 34 corporate sponsors, including Coca-Cola, Eastman Kodak, General Motors and Xerox, have kicked in an additional $114 million...
What goes better with a Big Mac? Apparently Classic Coke. Only a year after Coca- Cola introduced the new, sweeter version of its formula to a chorus of consumer boos, McDonald's announced last week that it is joining the growing list of restaurants, including Hardee's, Roy Rogers and Kentucky Fried Chicken, that are switching back to the older version of the soft drink. The changeover at McDonald's will be completed by the end of the month. Said Spokesman Robert Keyser: "We want to offer our customers what they prefer." According to the most recent national sales data...
...three networks must do, insists Jackson, is hire more blacks for management and on-air positions and use the services of more minority-owned businesses. Jackson is seeking from the networks the same kind of "covenants" he has signed with several major corporations, including Kentucky Fried Chicken, Coca-Cola, 7-Up and Burger King. Whatever the merits of Jackson's arguments, the PUSH crusade has begun to look a bit like an outtake from the satirical film Network...
...food is standard ballpark fare: hotdogs, popcorn, Coca-Cola and, especially, beer. The beer in Sarasota may be no better than beer anywhere else, but it is served in a unique fashion--by an operatic vendor. "Be the first to quench your thirst!" sings the salesman. "C'mon, you can strike out," he serenades the Red Sox. No one can recall the last singing vendor at Fenway...
Last week, in a corporate-style engagement, Coca-Cola agreed to buy Dr Pepper (1985 profits: $60.6 million) from Forstmann Little, a New York-based investment banking firm, for $470 million. The deal is a retaliatory salvo in an ongoing soft- drink war. Only five weeks ago, PepsiCo announced that it was buying Seven-Up for $380 million. That takeover will give Pepsi about 34% of the $30 billion soft-drink market. By acquiring Dr Pepper, Coke will increase its industry-leading share...