Florida Freeze Forces Tropicana to Raise Orange Juice Prices


Updated 03/11/10 1:21 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 11 comments

Tropicana to Shrink Packaging, Increase Prices on OJ

Florida's inclement weather this Winter is no pulp fiction. Due to a deep freeze in January that impacted tomatoes and citrus, Tropicana is saying it has no choice but to raise prices on its orange juice. In May, Tropicana plans to keep the price steady on its Pure Premium orange juice half-gallon cartons, but reduce their size from 64 to 59 ounces. Its gallon-sized jugs will stay the same in Read more

Pepsi Draws Controversy For Amp Drink iPhone App


Updated 10/15/09 1:37 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 4 comments

PepsiCo's Amp Energy Drink Has Controversial iPhone Application

Looks like Burger King isn't the only food brand that toes the line between cutting-edge and crass. PepsiCo, the maker of new energy drink Amp, has gotten flack for its latest iPhone launch. "Amp Up Before You Score" is a free iPhone application that offers young men pointers on how to get in bed with 24 different types of women. Selections include "Sorority Girl," "Treehugger," and "Punk." Amp Read more

Diet Gatorade: Cool or Not?


Updated 08/02/07 9:08 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 23 comments

Diet Gatorade: Cool or Not?

Gatorade has done a fine job of marketing themselves as the sport drink. After all, it saved the Florida Gators from getting crushed under that hot Floridian summer, now didn't it? However, this sport drink is known to be extremely high in calories and sugar, which makes most of us shy away from it. And as consumers gained insight and started reading nutrition labels, Gatorade's sales dropped Read more

Pepsi and Frito-Lay Find Permanence in the Past


Updated 03/11/11 11:03 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Pepsi, Frito-Lay Throwback Editions Become Permanent Items

What's old is new again. At the beginning of last year, PepsiCo started an eight-week run of two drinks, Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback, that came in vintage packaging and were free of high-fructose corn syrup. Now, running on the success of those two special-edition drinks, Pepsi has decided to keep the past in its future. According to Amy Wirtanen, the marketing director for Pepsi Read more

Want to Be Successful? Start Worrying


Updated 05/19/11 10:43 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Worrying About Work Will Make You Successful

We're always espousing the importance of work-life balance, because it's important to have a healthy mindset. Although anxiety is generally associated with being a negative feeling, a New York Times piece by professor Robert Frank of Cornell University's MBA program says that worry can actually motivate us and push us to be more successful. In fact, evolution has actually programmed us to become Read more

Celebrating 100 Years of Int'l Women's Day: Now Crack That Glass Ceiling!


Updated 03/16/12 2:45 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Women Leaders and the Gender Gap

Today marks the 100th year we're celebrating the International Women's Day, a holiday that celebrates the power of women all over the world. We've come a long way in gender equality, and yet there is still a steep corporate ladder for us to climb. Although there are strong women role models for us to look up to, there are still too few around — only 3 percent of the Forbes 500 companies in the Read more