Article: EC Fines Beverage Companies for Price Fixing.(Brief Article)

Article: SOFT DRINKS: EUROPEAN COMMISSION ...
European Report;  July 24, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... product market is either cola-flavoured drinks or carbonated soft drinks. --Allegations.The Commission must be able to prove ... evidence. Following the fine imposed on July 14 by the European Commission on British Airways for abuse of a dominant position, the ...

Article: CONSUMER POLICY: CALL FOR MORE RESTRICTIONS ON CYCLAMATES IN ...
European Report;  February 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ...The European Commission's proposed amendment suggests ... maximum doses of cyclamates in soft drinks from the current level of 400 mg ... of the text, MEPs approved the European Commission's proposal to authorise the marketing ...

Article: SOFT DRINKS: COMMISSION DENIES COCA-COLA FINE IS ...
European Report;  June 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ...The European Commission has denied that it is close to making allegations against US soft drinks company Coca-Cola for abusing its dominant ... following complaints from Pepsi Co. that the soft drinks giant offered rebates to retailers to deliberately ...

Article: European Parliament. (Business Briefs).(tighter rules for use of ...
Food & Drink Weekly;  March 3, 2003 ;     573 words ... ... amended proposals to restrict the use of artificial sweetener cyclamates in soft drinks across the European Union, tightening rules tabled by the European Commission. The EP's environment committee voted to reduce the limit to 250 mg/l ...

Article: COMMISSION AUTHORISES CADBURY SCHWEPPES - PERNOD RICARD ...
European Report;  October 31, 2001 ;     700+ words ...The European Commission has cleared the proposed ... Schweppes Plc of the soft drinks brands and related businesses ... concerns in the market for soft drinks, given the existence ... international brands of soft drinks in Europe, such as ...

Article: Analysis: Soft-drinks makers' 'wide ranging ...
Marketing Week;  February 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Soft drinks manufacturers do not ... demonstrate that the soft drinks industry is feeling ... regulation." The British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA ... Laming says: "The European Commission wants to work with the ...

Article: EU pries loose Coke's grip on soft drinks market
International Herald Tribune;  October 20, 2004 ;     572 words ... ... consumers more choice of soft drinks, Mario Monti, the European ... offer to change the way the soft drinks giant competes in Europe ... 2 billion, carbonated soft drinks market, with Pepsi sales ... that once the deal with the European Commission is finalized, other ...