INDIA SOFT DRINKS
November 1st, 2003
BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKE and KEITH NUTHALLINDIAN soft drinks retailers on a charm offensive to repair damage caused earlier this year by a report from pressure group the Centre for Science and Environment, alleging the detection of pesticide residues in soft drink samples. PepsiCo later applied at the Delhi High Court to restrain the group from publishing the report and the case is pending. Now, McDonald's India, for instance, has launched a reassurance campaign about its Coca-Cola drinks, stressing they are blended by "state-of-the art" equipment at ...
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