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Why Coca-Cola is losing fizz in India

Lower sales, issues with bottling units big challenges; firm hopes to revamp brands & portfolio in new year

Major reshuffle at Coca-Cola in January

Sameer Wadhawan will work closely with 15 franchise bottling partners in India and South West Asia region

Post succession, Coke's new CEO needs to shake it up

The outgoing CEO already set in motion a turnaround plan to sell off bottling operations

Coke veteran Quincey to replace Kent as CEO in widely expected move

But Kent will continue as chairman of Coca-Cola's board

Coca-Cola, Pepsi focus on new drinks as cola sales suffer

Coca-Cola adds newer flavours and invests in non-aerated drinks

Coca-Cola speeds up efforts to cut sugar in drinks

Company's move comes after rival PepsiCo Inc announces plans to reduce sugar in its drinks

Coca Cola drops Salman Khan as brand ambassador for Thums Up

Khan has been among the top celebrity endorsers reportedly charging Rs 5 crore per year per brand

370 kg cocaine found at Coca Cola plant

Employees at the Coca-Cola plant have been ruled out of any involvement as investigators attempt to trace the origin of the drug

Ready to remove untreated effluent near Hapur plant: Coca Cola

Earlier, the NGT had appointed an advocate as commissioner to inspect the premises of the beverages major

Coke scores on Olympic Boulevard where slave past is sidelined

Coca-Cola set a target of 80,000 visitors during the Olympics, and is set to surpass it by 10 per cent

Coca-Cola appoints Sarvita Sethi VP Finance for India, South West Asia

Sethi takes over from Sanjeev Kumar, who moves to Lagos as Director Finance, Coca-Cola West Africa

Coca Cola to set up plant in Uttarakhand's Sitarganj

Few years back, Chharba village residents had opposed the Coca Cola plant on the environmental grounds

Coca-Cola targets to make Maaza a $1-bn brand by 2023

To procure 2 lakh MT of mango pulp worth Rs 1,100 cr annually once it reaches target

Coca-Cola India hopes Unnati farmers to contribute in making Maaza $1 billion brand

Project Unnati alone is expected to deliver close to 240 kilo tonnes of fruit by 2023-24

Coca-Cola bottling plant in troubled waters again

The plant that is at the centre of the latest controversy is operated by the cola major's bottling subsidiary Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages

Letters: Skewed priorities

With reference to "Coca-Cola faces case under SC/ST Act in Kerala" (June 13), Coca-Cola is back in the news again for wrong reasons. Its unit at Plachimada in Kerala was jinxed from the beginning, dogged by fierce controversy over its deleterious environmental impact on the region that attracted the nation's attention in 2004 when the company was finally forced to shut down its business. The battle against the company was waged by a group of local women led by Mayilamma, as they had to suffer acute water scarcity after the former's operations began to take a severe toll on the groundwater levels. The beverage giant was extracting 1.5 million litres per day through powerful pump sets which led to the depletion of sources like wells, ponds, water tanks and canals. Also, the toxic sludge from the plant's effluents containing high levels of cadmium and lead was having an adverse effect on the nearby agricultural fields. The company had even vainly sought to bribe the panchayat president wh

Coca-Cola faces case under SC/ST Act in Kerala

The case has been registered against Coca-Cola for allegedly exploiting & polluting groundwater sources of SC community at Plachimada

Coca-Cola sales fall on strong dollar, weak Europe demand

Rise in dollar has also hit companies, which have a sizeable presence in markets outside US, including China, Europe, Brazil

Coca-Cola quarterly sales fall 4%

The net income attributable to Coca-Cola fell to $1.48 billion

Local commissioner to inspect Coke's UP plant

The National Green Tribunal has appointed a local commissioner to inspect the premises of beverages major Coca Cola's Hapur plant in Uttar Pradesh and probe whether it was discharging effluents into a nearby pond.The green panel directed Coca-Cola to pay Rs 20,000 as fees to the court commissioner and asked him to videograph the work done, and file his report."Considering the gravity of the allegations, made against each other and its impact on the merits of the matter before us, we appoint advocate Palash Agarwal as a court commissioner to visit the premises of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverage Pvt Ltd.""He will carry out the local investigation as regards to the boundary wall of the said company in the presence of the applicant and a representative of Respondent No. 4 (Coca-Cola) and place before us the fact concerning the photographs," a bench headed by judge U D Salvi said.The direction came after petitioner Sanjay Kumar, who has sought restraint on the alleged illegal discharge of untr