When I think of Fanta, I think of the 80’s. Fanta is one of those drinks, like Tab, Orange Crush, Tahitian Treat, and Slice, that captures a simpler time for me – when sodas had real sugar and companies weren’t afraid to start throwing money at shows like Silver Spoons for a little product placement. [...]

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By now we have all heard of Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed idea of banning the sale of sodas in excess of 16 ounces in New York City. Regardless of what you think of the notion, it has certainly become fodder for those paying attention. Last night on Conan: Recently from The Daily Show (in two parts): [...]

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One of the last places you would probably look for art is the supermarket. But as you can see from the picture above, there are stores out there that feature some of the most original creativity around via soda displays. I’m not sure if these displays are made by store employees or the folks from [...]

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I’m sure you’ve seen at least one scathing report on the evils of Cola and what it can purportedly do to everyday items during prolonged exposure. The boys over at Mythbusters have featured this on their show a few times. I’ve even used RC Cola to clean my windshield when I ran out of wiper [...]

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As I was just watching Game 5 of the ALCS, a commercial came on the boob tube for Dr. Pepper’s latest offering: Dr. Pepper 10.  The “10” in the name refers to the calorie count, which officially makes this beverage a diet soda.  Now you might be thinking – doesn’t the Pepper already make a [...]

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When I saw the above photo on BuzzFeed, I was jolted by two things. First, that KFC has donated to a diabetes charity by selling liquid sugar. Maybe not the best idea. What I found more compelling is that they are selling something called a Mega-Jug. In fact, the sign says “complete your meal with [...]

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In honor of their 125th anniversary, Coca-Cola has temporarily changed the Atlanta skyline and their high-rise HQ into a 4-sided movie screen, showing many of their ads used over the years as well as some cool visuals – made especially impressive by their scale (26 stories).   The building will be lit up every Thursday, [...]

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I got a tip from a friend of mine who works with the National Geographic Channel about a couple of their upcoming shows that go behind-the-scenes at beverage factories – Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola.  Based on a recent post where I talked about Oprah (partially) pulling back the curtains of a Cargill slaughterhouse, this is [...]

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This one is simple – what do you call this stuff? Being a Minnesota native at a Wisconsin university, this debate comes up (pathetically) frequently in everyday conversation – all the Wisconsonites call it “soda” while my Minnesota peeps and I stick to calling it “pop.” Working in fast food, I also encountered a fair [...]

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A few weeks ago So Good wrote about the introduction of marijuana ice cream in California. Continuing the trend of marijuana laced foods and beverages, a Colorado company has introduced a line of 8 different soda flavors called “Dixie Elixirs” with added marijuana/THC. According to its website the sodas are available in: 12-ounce recyclable bottles [...]

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