Soft drinks

Cola industry seeks differential rates of GST to ease tax burden

18 Mar 2017

Bottled water beats carbonated soft-drinks in volume sales in 2016, tops in beverage category

14 Mar 2017

Colas lose fizz in Tamil Nadu amidst state-wide boycott

01 Mar 2017

Thousands of shops across Tamil Nadu are boycotting Pepsi and Coke that exploit groundwater indiscriminately and are instead promoting local manufacturers

France bars restaurants from offering free soda, sugary drink refills

28 Jan 2017

Coca Cola to buy AB InBev’s majority stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa for $3.15 bn

21 Dec 2016

UK teenagers consume sugary drinks equivalent of a bathtub on average in a year: Study

28 Nov 2016

‘Diet’ colas may actually stop you from losing weight: study

26 Nov 2016

In what will come as a shock to those who consume ‘diet’ labelled fizzy drinks hoping to avoid weight gain, a study has such drinks actually stop you losing weight rather than help you