Word: colas
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fortunes was due to the fact that Mobutu belatedly shipped additional pay, food and weapons to his 4,000 soldiers in Shaba. In the interests of boosting their morale, he made a rather bizarre request of Washington: that some 16,000 cases of canned Coca-Cola be included in the $15 million in "nonlethal" military equipment the U.S. is sending to Zaïre. It seems that potable water for the thirsty soldiers is in short supply in Shaba, while Zaïre's own Coca-Cola plants produce the soft drink only in bottles, which could easily break...
Changing Recipes. Bottlers sell $1.5 billion worth of diet soft drinks annually. That is 15% of the total U.S. soft-drink market, and has been the fastest growing segment, thanks to heavy advertising and a weight-conscious citizenry. The most popular labels: Tab (made by Coca-Cola), Diet Pepsi, Sugar Free 7Up and Dr Pepper, and Diet Rite Cola. Now producers may be forced to change their recipes, perhaps adding small amounts of sugar-and calories...
...disgusted that some American businessman would do anything to make a profit out of detente," Kuchment said. He specifically cricitized Donald M. Kendall, president of Pepsi-Cola...
Kuchment said, "I just don't buy Pepsi-Cola anymore...
...sugarless chewing gum and even some familiar toothpaste tastes will have to be drastically altered. Sweet 'n Low and other sugar substitutes may vanish from the table, forcing dieting coffee and tea drinkers to take their favorite brew straight-or with sugar. Leading soft-drink manufacturers like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are promising to continue marketing diet drinks, presumably by reducing sugar content of some beverages, resorting to sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup, and perhaps adding citrus or other flavorings. But some of these newcomers may be richer in calories than saccharin-sweetened brands...