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Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola’s green credentials lose fizz
Company accused of greenwashing as it waters down commitments on recycling and reuse of plastics
Coca Cola executive ‘felt bullied’ into taking post-maternity leave ‘demotion’
Counsel for company said it was “not reasonable” to form view that proposed job was a demotion without further discussion
Profits and revenues rise at Coca-Cola’s Irish bottling partner
Sales of Coke products in the Republic surged by more than 14 per cent last year
Patrick Freyne: My favourite corporate psy-ops of the season – or Christmas ads, as they’re called in the suburbs
Patrick Freyne: here are my favourite corporate psy-ops of the season – or Christmas TV ads, as I believe you call them in the suburbs
Holidays are coming ... and so are AI-generated ads
Coca-Cola’s use of artificial intelligence on its Christmas campaign leaves a bad taste
Coca-Cola HBC deal to buy Irish vending machine firm draws deeper competition scrutiny
Switzerland-headquartered bottler of Coca-Cola products, agreed the multimillion deal through a Northern Ireland subsidiary
The 10 blockbuster companies behind Ireland’s corporate tax windfall
Revenue from the business tax generated €23.8 billion last year, equivalent to €5,000 for every man, woman and child in the State
Plain packaging worked to reduce smoking. Unhealthy food should be next
Removing branding from cigarette boxes has reduced smoking among young people. We must now do the same with unhealthy food and drinks as childhood obesity can trigger disease in later life
Europe’s Stoxx 600 index posts biggest one-day gain since November
Strong day for banking stocks lifts Irish market, while Airbnb and Puma fall after weak outlook statements
Ireland at the centre of Coca-Cola’s €15bn US tax case
US says drinks giant hiding ‘astronomical’ profits in countries including Ireland
From noble ambition to corporate tokenism: the rise and fall of ESG
How does electric carmaker Telsa have a lower ESG score than US oil major Exxon, a company that spent decades trying suppress information about climate change?
Goodbody Stockbrokers HQ returns to market at heavily discounted price of €32.5m
Dublin 4 office block came close to being sold for €48m immediately prior to Covid-19 pandemic
European markets move higher as Nvidia replaces Alphabet as third most valuable US company
In Dublin, the ISEQ All Share index outperformed European peers, gaining 0.94 per cent
The ‘magnificent seven’: a bubble about to burst?
Comparisons have been drawn with the Nifty Fifty and tech around 2000
‘The timing quite literally could not be worse’: Coffee retailers warn trouble brewing over ‘latte levy’
Aimed at slashing disposable cup use in lieu of reusable alternatives, the proposed 20 cent consumer charge is part of the Government’s move toward a circular economy
Christmas TV ads 2023: Patrick Freyne on Aldi, John Lewis, Boots and more
We rate this season’s advertisements for weepiness, capitalism, gluttony and liturgical correctness
Coca-Cola moves to 100% recycled bottles in Ireland as part of €20m investment
Global drinks firm says move will lead to the elimination of an additional 7,100 tonnes of virgin plastic from circulation annually
Coca-Cola community support programme pays out €200,00 in grants
Depaul, Wexford Arts Centre and Crisis Cafe among the recipients of grants.
Brianna Parkins: Posh people know I don’t belong in fancy places
Maybe one day I will feel posh enough to tip the free sweet bowl into my bag
Irish people have leadership ‘in our DNA’ - Coca-Cola president John Murphy
Navan man John Murphy, who is second in command at Coca-Cola globally, says Ireland has always been a phenomenal supply point for leadership talent
Why dividend yield at Coulson’s Ardagh Metal is safer than market fears
Share price slump of beverage can marker since it floated two years ago leaves its dividend yield at eyewatering 11%
Sweetener aspartame set to be declared a possible cancer risk by WHO
Use of product has grown in tandem with popularity of low-calorie and sugar-free foods and drinks
FoodCloud launches new strategy aimed at reducing food waste on island of Ireland
Not-for-profit plans to double volume of redistributed food to 5,100 tonnes per year by 2025
Coca-Cola rises after consumers pay more for sodas, juices and energy drinks
Company seeing mixed bag on input costs
Drogheda’s SouthGate Shopping Centre seeks €31.5m
Developed at a cost of €120m, Louth scheme derives €2.47m in annual income from retail, residential and office accommodation
Coca-Cola HBC backs Irish drone delivery start-up Manna
Drone company also announces first US trial site
Ukraine braced for anniversary offensive as Putin’s folly nears second year
Planet Business: A chocolate factory safety breach; the end of Lilt; and Twitter’s next chief executive
Lilt pulled from shelves after 48 years, replaced by Fanta Pineapple and Grapefruit
Coca Cola confirmed change after ‘gradual transition’ in branding
Coca-Cola Ballina recognised as advanced manufacturing facility by WEF
Mayo facility added to World Economic Forum’s Lighthouse Network
Christmas FM is coming to town for a 15th year of good cheer
It might not be time to deck the halls just yet, but a few jingle bells won’t do anyone any harm
Fintan O’Toole: The Irish are living an American dream. Or hallucination. Or delusion
In a staggering level of exposure 10 per cent of all tax revenue in Ireland is now coming from just 10 American corporations
Coca-Cola HBC flags one-time €190m hit from Russian operations
Soft drinks bottler once counted Russia as one of its biggest markets
Italian and German shares drop as EU agrees on gas rationing
Permanent TSB edges 2.2 per cent higher to €1.38 ahead of publication of its interim results.
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