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10. Analysis – Coca-Cola Co fails investor confidence test

Coca-Cola Co CEO Muhtar Kent said yesterday (22 July) that his company’s first-half results proved “steady progress” in a turbulent industry.

9. International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research Critique 143: Is Alcohol’s Cardio-Protective Effect Still Valid?

A recent paper, which uses a very large dataset from subjects of European descent, uses a Mendelian randomisation analysis to estimate the effects of alcohol consumption on cardiovascular disease (CVD), using as the instrumental variable an uncommon allele affecting alcohol metabolism, the ADH1B rs1229984 variant.

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8. just On Call – PepsiCo to consider more re-franchising – CEO

PepsiCo’s CEO has hinted the group is looking at re-franchising more of its operations globally after successful partnerships in Vietnam and Mexico.

7. Analysis – PepsiCo finds stability but Peltz factor lingers

PepsiCo yesterday continued its financial year with another quarter of well-received results to follow April’s estimate-beating Q1s.

6. just On Call – Dr Pepper Snapple Group to tackle diet declines

Dr Pepper Snapple Group is to tackle declines in sales of diet Dr Pepper with a range of marketing programmes, its CEO has said.

5. Analysis – Imported ciders face tough task in US

Cider appears to be continuing its breakthrough in the US, with domestic brands outperforming imports.

4. just On Call – Brazil could have been worse – Coca-Cola Co CEO

The head of Coca-Cola Co has defended his company’s performance in Brazil after a major World Cup sponsorship investment failed to lift Q2 volumes.

3. Analysis – Cleaning China’s seedier side brings balance to Remy Cointreau

While China’s on-trade is cleaning up its act, Remy Cointreau expects the clientele in the country’s bars to resume its love affair with Cognac – hopefully sooner rather than later.

2. just Five Years Ago: Anheuser-Busch InBev sells Oriental Brewery

Private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) was revealed in May to have had a bid for Treasury Wine Estates knocked back.

1. The just-drinks Interview: Dr Mehmood Khan, PepsiCo chief scientific officer, global research & development – Part II

Last week, we published the first part of our interview with Dr Mehmood Khan, chief scientific officer at PepsiCo and head of global research & development. Here, in the second and final part, Dr Khan gives us a tour of the inner workings of PepsiCo’s R&D approach and defines success and failure for his department.

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