Daily Archives: November 19, 2015

Classic Coca-Cola Bottle Turns 100

100 years ago today, a glass company in Terre Haute, Indiana filed a patent for a glass soda bottle. It looked a bit different from the bottles of other drinks at the time: thinner at the bottom, but thicker through the middle, with rounded ridges tracing the bottle’s length. To this day, the Coca-Cola bottle is arguably one of the most recognized images around the world.

Merging beer giants threaten global health, says public health scientists, AB InBev pledges positive impact

The merger of two of the world’s largest beer companies, AB InBev and SABMiller, will have far reaching consequences for public health in emerging markets like Africa. This was the opinion of scientists writing in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

Arla Foods, Tolaram Group Partner To Market Dano Milk

Tolaram Group, the Singapore based business conglomerate behind several household brands in Nigeria, like Indomie, Minimie, Power Oil, Power Pasta and Hypo Bleach, has signed a partnership agreement with Arla Foods of Denmark, one of the world’s largest Dairy Company, and the owner of Dano brand of dairy products – another brand known for its quality in Nigeria.