Soft drink companies reach benzene deal
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Coca-Cola Co. was sued Friday as part of an effort to force soft drink makers to eliminate ingredients in their products that can form cancer-causing benzene.
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Coca-Cola Co.  said on Wednesday it had completed a deal to buy Philippine firm San Miguel Corp.'s  stake in a soft drink venture for $590 million.
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Carlsberg (CARLb.CO) and Heineken   on Friday agreed a joint cash bid of 800 pence a  share for Scottish and Newcastle (S&N)  that will split  up the British brewer of Foster's and Kronenbourg.
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Scottish & Newcastle enters talks with Carlsberg and Heineken after an improved 800p-per-share bid proposal.
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UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle agrees to be bought by Heineken and Carlsberg for Â£7.8bn.
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Times are tough in the soft-drink bottling business.
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Brewing giants Carlsberg and Heineken say they are in talks about forming a consortium to buy Scottish & Newcastle.
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Coca-Cola Co.  said on Wednesday  it had completed a deal to buy Philippine firm San Miguel  Corp.'s  stake in a soft drink venture for $590  million.
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BRUSSELS/SAO PAULO  - Shareholders gave their  blessing on Friday for Belgium's Interbrew INTB.BR to buy  Brazil's AmBev AMBV4.SA in a $9.7 billion deal that  will create the world's largest brewer.
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Oil company reachs deal over 2005 refinery explosion, oil spill and propane price-fixing.
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A study by New York-based Consumer Reports has said citrus soda drinks may contain high levels of benzene, a chemical that can increase cancer risks.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium - The Coca-Cola Co. has agreed to change sales practices that helped it win roughly half of the soft-drink market in Europe.
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Coca-Cola agreed to a range of concessions on Tuesday that the European Commission said would be enough to wrap up a five-year antitrust case against the world&#39;s largest soft drinks maker.
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Four of the world's largest coffee companies agree a voluntary pact to help improve conditions in producer countries.
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Australian soft drink bottler Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. has launched a friendly Aust. $500 million ($382 million) bid for SPC Ardmona Ltd.
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Coca-Cola agreed to a range of  concessions on Tuesday that the European Commission said would  be enough to wrap up a five-year antitrust case against the  world's largest soft drinks maker.
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BRUSSELS The European Commission said Monday that it would consult with retailers and other beverage companies over Coca-Cola&#39;s latest offer to change its sales practices, a move that brings the EU and the US soft drink maker a step closer to resolving a