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...Thirst To Acquire Coca-Cola and its Greek bottling unit bought Multon, the second-largest juice company in Russia. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but analysts valued the purchase at about $650 million...
...good breakfast, in Walker's view, is low-fat milk and a whole-grain cereal, or eggs, toast and jam. Although teenagers often reach for cola and sweets for a quick energy surge, that is not the way to go into a long exam. Such foods tend to make you crash after an hour or so. For snack breaks during an exam, Walker suggests trail mix or energy bars. The carbohydrates they contain give a quick boost, while the proteins and fats are broken down more slowly...
...flurry when it was discovered that a baby favoring the Lindbergh child had arrived on a nearby farm. A Lockheed low-wing monoplane alighted at Newark Airport and its two passengers electrified spectators with a package containing "something alive." The plane, it developed, belonged to Asa Candler ("Coca-Cola") of Atlanta, Ga. "Something alive" was a pair of small monkeys which Mr. Candler was sending to friends in New Hampshire...
...Still, it seems inevitable that Asia's best companies will follow in the footsteps of Citibank and Coca-Cola, firms famous for tapping their worldwide operations for the best managerial talent. Economic reforms in places like South Korea and Taiwan in recent years have pushed Asian bosses to accept more outside influence by giving shareholders more rights and dismantling restrictions on foreign investment. Change will not come overnight. At the annual shareholders meeting of oil company SK Corp. in Seoul on March 11, some shareholders, led by Sovereign Asset Management, failed to oust chairman Chey Tae Won from the board...
...natural question: What kind of risks, really, do U.S. brands face abroad? People outside the U.S., and especially in Europe, are increasingly telling pollsters that they no longer like or feel good about familiar U.S. brands, including Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Marlboro and Heinz. A poll of 8,000 consumers in eight nations taken last December by GMI Inc., based in Seattle, shows that 61% of French consumers and 58% of Germans feel negatively toward U.S. firms. Another poll by the Edelman public relations firm, based in New York City, found that the image of brands including Merck, Procter & Gamble...