When Coke and Pepsi Fought for Soft Drink Supremacy in Space

In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts got wrangled into an orbital chapter of the cola wars.

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As Consumers Lose Their Appetite, Food Brands Fight to Keep Wall St. Happy

Packaged food companies are struggling to adjust — and profit — as tastes, waistlines and wallets change.

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PepsiCo Reaches for Protein and Fiber to Boost Sales of Frito-Lay Snacks

The food giant said its Frito-Lay snack division planned to make a line of Cheetos and Doritos with no artificial colors or flavors, as demand falters.

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Under Pressure, Officials in Western India Move Against Abuse in Sugar Fields

Women are coerced into needless hysterectomies and girls are pushed into child marriages. After a court ruling and a Times investigation, things may be changing.

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Kraft Heinz to Eliminate All Chemical Dyes Over Next 2 Years

The maker of Kool-Aid and Jell-O announced the change two months after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to ban artificial food dyes.

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RFK Jr. Rattles Food Companies With Vow to Rid Food of Artificial Dyes

Mr. Kennedy told executives of major food companies that he wants synthetic colors removed from their products. “Decision time is imminent,” a trade group warned its members.

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PepsiCo Adding Healthier Snacks as Its North American Sales Dip

Rising consumer demand for fewer empty calories is pushing the snack and beverage giant to offer options with less sodium, fat and artificial ingredients.

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Jimmy Carter’s Heart Was in Plains. But His Launchpad Was in Atlanta.

While his home was always in the small Georgia town, Atlanta gave him the opportunities to cement a political and humanitarian legacy.

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Coke, Pepsi and Other U.S. Companies Face Wall Street Pressure Over Labor Abuses in India

Pension funds and big investors are pressuring Coca-Cola, Pepsico and others over brutal working conditions in India’s cane fields. Some of the sugar buyers are tiptoeing toward change.

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