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Tag Archives: Big Soda
A leopard like PepsiCo cannot change its spots
PepsiCo makes money selling salty and sugary foods and whatever the aims it has stated in Performance with Purpose, it cannot get away from this, says Michele Simon. Read article at The Guardian (UK).
Buying Silence: Big Soda Takes a Page from Big Tobacco
For years now, numerous commentators (myself included) have made comparisons of the food industry with Big Tobacco. The most recent example should become the poster child for how the most egregious tactics of tobacco companies are alive and well. Last … Continue reading
Will schools follow new PepsiCo beverage guidelines even if students want Mountain Dew?
This past March, soft drink giant PepsiCo announced with much fanfare a new global school policy. The specific guidelines, to take effect by 2012, limit the types of beverages that are to be sold in schools. According to the press … Continue reading
Posted in Big Food, Child Nutrition, Marketing to kids
Tagged Big Soda, child nutrition, Derek Yach, PepsiCo, school beverages, vending machines
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Taking on Big Soda over Taxes: Lessons Learned from Fighting Big Alcohol
This article of mine was recently published on the Corporations and Health website. Since I started working at Marin Institute, an alcohol industry watchdog group, in 2007 it’s become painfully clear that corporations have the same playbook. Whether it’s the … Continue reading
Soda giants team up for school vending PR campaign
This revealing March 9th Ad Age article describes how soft drink giants Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Dr Pepper Snapple Group have teamed up to run ads showing off about how they are removing sugary soft drinks from schools. The companies claim … Continue reading