Victoria Sodas.(2006 BEVERAGE PRODUCT GUIDE)

Bottled water companies are moving into Mexico where notoriously polluted and unhealthy tap water has created one of the world's most vibrant markets for water in bottles. France's Danone, Switzerland's Nestle as well as U.S. soft-drink giants PepsiCo and Coca-Cola are all widely expected to increase their presence in Mexico ......

A World Trade Organization panel formally issued its determination backing the United States on all major issues in its claims against Mexico's 20 percent tax on beverages using sweeteners other than cane sugar, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced. Mexico imposed the tax in 2002 to stop the ......

U.S. Food Products Have Growing Profile in Mexican Market In June 1991, Mexico, the United States and Canada began trade negotiations to form a free-trade area. Officials from all three countries hope to reduce barriers to trade and investment, facilitate economic growth and extend economic integration between each of the ......

More than 50 years ago, when Novamex created its line of natural fruit-extract soft drinks for the Mexican market, it launched them in a 400-mL glass bottle that hit store shelves in 1950, becoming the first national brand of Mexican soft drinks. Jarritos has since established a market for Mexican ......

Five hundred years after Columbus thought he had found a new route to the East Indies, U.S. food companies are rediscovering the Americas in their quest for global brand dominance and new marketing opportunities. The renewed interest in the Americas stems from political and economic stability, burgeoning economies and democracies, ......

It may be old news, but it's great news and it's still hot: it's "way cool" to drink bottled water, the fastest growing beverage category, and it's just plain smart to be selling it.

What will be the spark that ignites the fuse for greater carbonated soft drink growth in the years ahead? The industry has lit several matches in this quest, and while it wouldn't be fair to call these attempts complete misfires, it also can be said they haven't set the market ......

Hattie Bryant of Small Business School interviews John Wargo of Wargo & Company, a marketing consulting company based Washington, D.C.

Host Hattie Bryant of Small Business School interviews workers at Blue Whale Movers, a moving-and-storage company based in Austin, Texas; ......

Host Hattie Bryant of Small Business School interviews Jim Schell of Opportunity Knocks, a consulting company based in Bend, Oregon; ......

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Ten of the nation's leading physician associations today called on reform of the US health care system based upon 11 key principles. By coming together in a united front, physicians are taking the place where they should be in the health care debate - front and center, and leading the ......

The Commonwealth Fund has released a report comparing the tools available to primary care physicians in seven western countries. The report, published as a web exclusive from Health Affairs magazine , found that primary care doctors in the U.S. are less likely than those in several other countries to be ......

Over a year ago I did some consulting work for a small contractor who had employees. I was very surprised to find that no employee documents were on file, with the exception of W-4´s. Quite often, employers are doing what they do best, working in their businesses, and overlook pertinent ......

Here is the press release for the study on health care costs from CMS, also published in Health Affairs today, This is also a "need to know" article.