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Blame It On Coca-Cola: Green Mountain Up, SodaStream Down
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 10:30am | 603Read More...What a difference a little competition makes. Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) were up more than 43 percent to $116.00 in pre-market trading Thursday, while rival, SodaStream (NASDAQ: SODA) fell almost five percent to $37.55. (Update: Shares initially traded lower, but...
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SodaStream Super Bowl Ad Banned, Again
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 4:18pm | 634Read More...About a year after CBS rejected SodaStream's (NASDAQ: SODA) Super Bowl ad for attacking Coke and Pepsi, this year’s broadcaster, Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA), has done the same thing. For the same reason. The fact that the star of the commercial, Scarlett Johansson, sensually sips her...
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EnterpriseJungle Could Become One Of The Biggest Self-Funded Startups
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 2:25pm | 473Read More...EnterpriseJungle, a predictive analytics company, does not have a multi-million-dollar contract with a venture capital firm. It does not have a Board of Directors filled with Silicon Valley's most recognizable names. But as corporate and individual users discover the benefits of EnterpriseJungle...
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Microsoft Bing Is Growing Market Share (MSFT)
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 12:20pm | 646Read More...Not everybody “Googles” every time they perform an Internet search. According to comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) in July, almost 18 percent of searches were conducted using Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)’s Bing. While it’s true Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) retained its sizable lead with 67 percent, Bing’s gain over...
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Coke Wins Unofficial Taste Test Against Pepsi
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 1:47pm | 139Read More...It has been said that the greatest votes are the ones that consumers cast with their wallets. The same could also be said for the votes consumers cast when they choose one of two free items. During the press preview at the 2013 North American International Auto Show, members of the media could...
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Ford and Coke Show Facebook Some Love
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 8:32am | 446Read More...After losing the support of General Motors (NYSE: GM), two major corporations -- Ford (NYSE: F) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) -- have announced that they will continue to use Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) to boost their marketing efforts. According to the Wall Street Journal, both companies have endorsed...
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iPod Owners Receive Unexpected E-mail That Could Be Worth....
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 10:18am | 899Read More...It sounds like spam, but this revealing e-mail might actually be worth a read. Assuming you'd like a few extra bucks, of course. You do like money, right? Those who purchased an iPod between September 12, 2006 and March 31, 2009 could be entitled to a portion of a win or settlement -- assuming one...
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Benzinga Reported Coke/Monster Buyout on Thursday
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 2:02pm | 149Read More...Shares of Monster (NASDAQ: MNST) soared more than 20% today when the Wall Street Journal reported that Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is planning to buy Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ: MNST). If, however, you visited Benzinga.com last Thursday (April 26, 2012), you would have already known about the...
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The Ultimate Vending Machine
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 10:19am | 313Read More...This is far from your everyday Coke (NYSE: KO) or Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) dispensary. In France, one clever baker has created a vending machine with an item we never saw coming: freshly baked bread. Jean-Louis Hecht, a baker from Hombourg-Haut, has launched two vending machines in order to provide his...
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Public Companies Giving Out Cash Like They're Oprah on a Coke Binge
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 5:25pm | 538Read More...For all the talk about the recession, one segment of the economy is booming. The corporate world is flush with cash, and the proof is in the dividend pudding. Take a look at the news wire the last few days. It seems like everybody and their grandmother is handing out new dividends, increasing...
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SodaStream: A Smarter Way To Enjoy Soda?
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 11:57am | 242Read More...At SodaStream International Ltd. (NASDAQ: SODA), the company believes that it has found a smarter way for consumers to enjoy soda. But is it really any better than Coke (NYSE: KO) or Pepsi (NYSE: PEP)? “With SodaStream, you can transform ordinary tap water into soda in seconds,” Daniel Birnbaum,...
