Those who drink diet soda with alcohol may be at an increased risk of receiving a DWI. A study, recently released in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, found those who mixed their alcoholic beverages with diet soda instead of regular soda experienced increased intoxication levels. The increase was significant. Breath alcohol tests found […]
Based on data revealed by the Department of Labour’s Child Labour Cocoa Coordinating Group (CLCCG), the non-profit groups behind the Raise The Bar, Hershey campaign, concluded that while many companies have increased their commitments to reducing child labour in the communities they source from, others lag behind, notably Hershey and Barry Callebaut. This week the […]
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are taking on a dream internship this summer. They’re not the only ones. Miller Lite is partnering with 20th Century Fox’s summer comedy movie “The Internship,” which arrives in theaters everywhere June 7 and stars Vaughn and Wilson. Inspired by the film, Miller Lite is going to give four legal-drinking-age […]
Grown-up fans of Lucky Charms, the cereal that has appealed to kids and adults for nearly five decades, can experience the “Chase for the Charms” like never before for a chance to enter to win $10,000 in gold! Beginning St. Patrick’s Day, grown-up cereal lovers can download the free “Chase for the Charms” app and […]
Heineken, the official beer sponsor of ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL, happening March 15-17 and March 22-24, 2013 at Bayfront Park in Miami, is transforming the beer line into the ultimate festival experience with its latest activation. Making its debut at the 15th anniversary of the famous event, the Heineken House delivers a world of electronic dance […]
Charlotte, North Carolina has been selected as the official city to unveil the next generation of energy supplements. Energems, a great-tasting new “energy bite” made with real milk chocolate is set to satisfy consumers who want an alternative to bitter, sticky, liquid energy products. “Our research showed that people were searching for an energy product […]
In 1990, Sal Lupoli opened his first Sal’s Pizza location in Salem, NH, in an 800-square-foot storefront along with his brother Nick. The brand became legendary for both quality and being the home of the Sal’s 19″, 3 lb. pizza. Some twenty-three years later the Sal’s Pizza brand has grown to over 36 corporate and […]
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was dealt a stinging blow on Monday when a state Supreme Court Judge quashed his plan to ban the sale of large sugary drinks in the city’s restaurants and other venues. The ruling by State Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling in Manhattan came down just one day before the ban […]
To empower Americans to ‘get the 411’ on what’s in the foods and beverages they’re consuming, April 11, 2013 (4/11) has been declared “Read Your Labels Day” by Citizens for Health, one of the country’s oldest and most respected consumer advocacy groups. Families are encouraged to read the labels on products in their kitchen pantries […]
PepsiCo, in association with its Dream Machine Recycling Initiative, presented a $500,000 donation to the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), a national non-profit organization founded at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management and operated by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, which offers career training, education and job creation for post-9/11 U.S. […]