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Metro
18 hours ago
- Business
- Metro
Coca-Cola recalls Topo Chico mineral water over fears of bacteria
The Coca-Cola Company is recalling Topo Chico mineral water that was sent to five US states due to possible bacterial contamination. Coca-Cola is voluntarily recalling 'limited quantities' of 16.9-ounce glass bottles of Topo Chico that came in packages of 18 because they may be contaminated with the bacteria pseudomonas. They were sent to stores including wholesale retailer Costco, which distributed the bottles to its locations in Louisiana and Texas. The affected items were purchased from May 20 to 29 of this year, Costco stated in a letter to customers on Monday. 'Pseudomonas can be found naturally in water sources, including mineral water,' states the letter. 'The health consequences of consuming mineral water with the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is considered to be very low in healthy individuals with potential minor health consequences if consumed by individuals with weak immune systems.' Costco members who bought the mineral water with the lot code 13A2541 should return it for a full refund. 'The safety and quality of the products we offer our consumers is our top priority,' reads the letter. There have been no reports of consumers becoming sick from the mineral water, according to a Coca-Cola spokesperson. 'All impacted product has been removed from store shelves at the approximately 40 retail locations across Arizona, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas,' the spokesperson told FOX Business on Thursday. More Trending In addition to the lot number mentioned by Costco, bottles with 11A2543 and 12A2543 can also be returned for a refund or exchanged, said the spokesperson. Customers with questions should call the Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola acquired Topo Chico in 2017 in a reported $220million deal. Coca-Cola also owns the drink brands Sprite, Powerade, Vitamin Water, Dasani, Fairlife and BODYARMOR. The recall comes two-and-a-half months after the company recalled more than 10,000 cans of Coca-Cola over concerns of plastic contamination. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Donald Trump and Elon Musk might make peace – but it will never last MORE: Measles warning issued to UK holidaymakers after cases rise over 120,000 in Europe MORE: List of over 30 Hooters restaurants abruptly closed amid bankruptcy struggle
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
4 Reasons to Buy Coca-Cola Stock Like There's No Tomorrow
This company's products are consistently marketable in any and all economic environments. The market tends to reward safe havens like Coca-Cola when other kinds of companies may pose above-average risk. While not exactly cheap, analysts still say this ticker is underpriced. 10 stocks we like better than Coca-Cola › Are you worried the market could still run right back into a tariff-induced headwind, but you also feel like you're running the risk of missing out on more gains? If so, you're not alone. Plenty of people are confused by the mixed messages stocks are currently delivering. There is a solution. That is, limit your options to names that are apt to perform well regardless of the economic or market environment. Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) fits this bill nicely right now for four reasons, two of which aren't even specific to the company's business, but are instead linked to the bigger backdrop. You know the company. Coca-Cola is of course the planet's best-selling cola. The name has been so popular for so long, in fact, that it's been woven into the fabric of the global culture. Indeed, branding consultancy Interbrand says Coca-Cola is 2024's seventh-best global brand, right behind Toyota and right in front of Mercedes. That's a big deal simply because so many consumers now buy the product out of habit without really worrying about price. The Coca-Cola Company isn't just its namesake cola, though. Gold Peak tea, Powerade sports drink, Minute Maid juices, Schweppes ginger ale, Dasani water, and several other beverages are all part of the Coca-Cola family, and the company's worked similar marketing magic for all of them. These are all also household names, making them the go-to option out of habit even when most households are pinching pennies. Coca-Cola stock offers investors something far more specific, however, that matters all the time -- and especially matters in uncertain environments. That's a reliable dividend. Sure, its forward-looking yield isn't enormous at 2.8%. The percentage yield itself isn't the only detail to consider, though. Dividend growth is also important, in terms of size and frequency. Coca-Cola is solid by both standards. February's 5.2% year-over-year improvement in its quarterly per-share payout marks the 63rd consecutive year Coca-Cola's dividend payment has been raised. There's no end in sight to the streak either, as this company can consistently afford to pay its dividend from its earnings. Now's also the right time to plow into Coca-Cola stock simply because you need a little additional safety at this point in time, and Coca-Cola provides it. Other investors are even willing to pay a bit of a premium to get it -- as they should, in light of how well-shielded this company is from tariff-prompted headwinds. See, unlike many American companies, this one doesn't make much of its own products. It punts this work to third-party bottling partners who handle these duties so it can focus on what it does best. That's marketing and branding. Its network of bottlers also does this work in (or at least near) the countries where these goods will ultimately be consumed, so there's actually very little cross-border shipping going on to tax or tariff. The company's biggest border-related headache is simply repatriating profits generated overseas -- not exactly the worst of problems to have. Finally, while this stock defied the odds back in February by rallying when most everything else was sinking, it's not made any actual forward progress since then, suspiciously stopping right around August's record high of $72.57. This suggests investors may fear Coca-Cola shares are bumping into a psychological ceiling even if they deserve to be priced higher. Take a step back and look at the longer-term trend, though. This ticker's been making reliable forward (even if a bit erratic) progress for well over a decade now, shrugging off a wide range of potential stumbling blocks. Yet it's still well below analysts' consensus price target of $79.50, the majority of whom still rate Coca-Cola stock as a strong buy. The point is, even if the average amateur investor doesn't see it right now, the professional stock-pickers largely all agree that this ticker's stagnation since March doesn't make sense. The crowd may start to agree sooner than later, rekindling this stock's bigger-picture rally as a result. This isn't the only worthy name to buy right now, of course, nor is right now the only good time to buy this one -- Coca-Cola is a perennial winner even if it's not a high-growth stock. You could always do worse. 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See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 19, 2025 James Brumley has positions in Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. 4 Reasons to Buy Coca-Cola Stock Like There's No Tomorrow was originally published by The Motley Fool
NZ Herald
11-05-2025
- NZ Herald
Coroner releases findings into death of Hemi James Rapaea in Hawke's Bay car crash
It's been nearly a decade since the crash on State Highway 2 and until now, it was unclear who was driving the Ford Fairmont when it flipped, south of Hastings. Now, Coroner Bruce Hesketh has named who he believes was driving, as well as the man he believes helped the driver flee the scene, on March 10, 2016. The coroner was satisfied that, on the balance of probabilities, Thomas Albert McKinnon was driving and Maurice Tareha assisted him. He found the actions of the two men, known to be Black Power members at the time, reflected 'unfavourably' on them, and gave them a chance to respond to his findings. They did not respond. Hesketh found Rapaea, who had been hitchhiking to Hastings after visiting a relative in Palmerston North, died from neck and chest injuries. He said the most likely reason the vehicle left the road was because McKinnon was fatigued and fell asleep. The coroner found Rapaea was still alive and responsive when McKinnon left the scene with Tareha, and they had failed to attempt CPR, nor did they call an ambulance. 'It is unknown if the outcome would have been different if Mr McKinnon had rendered assistance to Mr Rapaea after the crash and called emergency services,' the coroner said. A forensic pathologist believed Rapaea would have needed 'rescue breathing', rather than regular CPR, and this would have required McKinnon to be a trained first-aider or paramedic. Police conducted an inquiry at the time into who was driving the car, even featuring the case on Police Ten 7 seeking more information. However, charges were never laid. The coroner suggested police did not consider there was sufficient evidence to 'successfully identify the driver and succeed with a criminal prosecution'. The coroner further explained that while a criminal prosecution requires facts to be proved 'beyond reasonable doubt', a coroner needs only to be satisfied of the facts 'on the balance of probabilities', or 'more likely than not'. What happened that night CCTV footage showed Rapaea at the Dannevirke Caltex shortly before midnight on March 9, 2016. McKinnon and Tareha started their night in Wellington, having travelled from Hawke's Bay to purchase the Ford Fairmont. It's still unknown when or where Rapaea got into the Ford. While Tareha was arranging the change of ownership in Wellington, McKinnon had left in the newly-purchased Ford, leaving the Caldina behind for Tareha. Part of the evidence referred to by the coroner included a pie wrapper, Powerade bottle, and cellphone which were all found in the crashed Ford, and all of which were linked to McKinnon. McKinnon accepted he'd taken the Ford to a petrol station in Wellington where he'd bought a pie and Powerade, but said after that he'd been travelling in the Caldina. He had no explanation for what happened to the Ford after that. The coroner found neither Tareha nor McKinnon had been truthful in their statements that denied McKinnon had driven the car up to Hawke's Bay. Advertise with NZME. At 3.22am, police received the first call from a witness who'd come upon the crash. When the first car arrived on the scene, the driver saw another car stopped in the northbound lane with lights on full beam. The coroner was satisfied that car was the Caldina and as the driver of the other car didn't see anyone walking around, it meant at this point McKinnon was either still inside the Ford, or already in the Caldina. A truck arriving on the scene then saw the Caldina driving away at speed. The police accessed text messages sent to and from Tareha's phone later in the morning of the crash. An unknown number had sent a message saying, 'Bro as you read dis rng me 'important' bout car'. Tareha's phone was later used to send a message to a senior Black Power member: 'Yo lose wheel on car flipped it'. Accidental, 'but preventable' Coroner Hesketh found Rapaea's death was accidental, but preventable. The crash analysis supported a finding that driver fatigue was likely to be the major contributing factor. He accepted while it was perhaps unlikely that McKinnon or Tareha would have had the skills to give the necessary assistance to Rapaea, neither man tried, nor did they call an ambulance. There was no way to know if an earlier call would have led to paramedics getting there sooner, and in time to save Rapaea. The coroner issued warnings about driving while fatigued, including avoiding driving during hours of sleep, getting a good night's sleep before driving, and sharing the driving. If a driver starts to feel sleepy, they're advised to stop driving and pull off the road to take a short nap in the passenger seat. A police spokesperson told NZME the case remained open. 'Police has taken the investigation as far as we can at the moment, however there is currently insufficient evidence to file a charge in court. 'If further information is forthcoming, police will assess it and, if required, reassess any next steps.' Hannah Bartlett is a Tauranga-based Open Justice reporter at NZME. She previously covered court and local government for the Nelson Mail, and before that was a radio reporter at Newstalk ZB.
Campaign ME
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Campaign ME
Powerade spotlights the strength in stillness with Lamine Yamal
Powerade, continues its 'Pause is Power' platform with a new film starring football star Lamine Yamal. Titled The 304 – a reference to the area code of Yamal's neighbourhood in Rocafonda, Mataró – the spot explores how elite athletes find strength in moments of pause, just before the biggest moments in their sporting careers. Produced by WPP Open X, led by Ogilvy and supported by EssenceMediacom, Burson, Hogarth, Octagon Brazil and others, the film opens with Yamal seated on a wall beside a bottle of Powerade. In a calm but introspective tone, he asks: 'Where do I go in the moment before the moment?' The answer is not a training ground or locker room, but 'home. Back to Rocafonda. Mataró. Where it all began.' Narrated entirely in Spanish, the short film doesn't show his neighbourhood or family life visually. Instead, it pairs Yamal's voiceover with minimalist visuals – such as a quiet football pitch with floodlights and an empty train station – to evoke the internal mindset of returning to one's roots. It ends with Yamal in a dark room surrounded by flashes of light, then sipping Powerade next to the line: Pause is Power. According to Tiya Fazelbhoy, PMO Global Category – Hydration, Sports & Tea at The Coca-Cola Company, the idea builds on the platform launched in 2022 that aims to 'reshape the conversation around what it means to be an athlete.' 'While many sports brands focus solely on winning, we embrace a shift. Since 2022, our Pause is Power platform has evolved from educating the world on the strength of a pause to demonstrating why it matters, to celebrating how it enables athletes to come back physically and mentally stronger,' said Fazelbhoy. In Yamal's case, that pause is a moment of emotional grounding – reconnecting with the elements of his early routine that prepared him for the pitch. 'To the concrete. My court. To the graffiti that writes our history,' he says in the film. 'To the barber who got me on point for game day. To the platform where I waited for the train to Barcelona. Every day.' The campaign also aims to broaden Powerade's relevance beyond elite sports to include everyday athletes and their rituals. 'In addition to these films, we have also created content that showcases everyday athletes and the personal rituals they use to support their holistic well-being for their biggest moments,' said Fazelbhoy. Media execution spans digital, social, out-of-home, broadcast and shopper marketing channels. The brand chose this mix 'to share these inspiring stories broadly, while still creating meaningful connections at both a global and local level,' she said. 'Our approach was designed to reach passionate fans worldwide.' Powerade will also debut a second film in May, My First Love, featuring Brazilian footballer Rodrygo Goes, further exploring how athletes prepare – mentally and physically – for defining moments. The campaign rollout coincides with major global sporting events. 'Over the past few years, including during the FIFA Women's World Cup, Paris Olympics 2024 and Copa America, we have engaged in significant moments with global fans and will continue to for major upcoming moments in global sports with this new iteration,' Fazelbhoy said. The campaign is expected to run throughout 2025 and beyond. 'To achieve our goals, we aim to maintain an ongoing, two-way conversation with our target audience,' she added. With a massive fanbase of international football across the Middle East, the film's emotional storytelling and understated visuals aim to resonate across borders – reminding fans and athletes alike that power sometimes lies in reflection, not just performance.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Lawsuit against Broncos' UDFA signee Clay Webb dismissed
When the Denver Broncos agreed to terms with undrafted free agent Clay Webb last month, it appeared that he was joining the club despite an unresolved lawsuit from 2020. Webb was accused of grotesque bullying, with the lawsuit's plaintiff saying they drank from a Powerade bottle that contained Webb's semen in 2018 when he was in high school. The Athletic reported last month that the lawsuit was still unresolved, but it appears that was misreported. Advertisement Mike Klis of 9News reported Thursday that a Circuit Court Judge in Alabama dismissed all the claims against Webb on April 2. The lineman's agent then sent a letter to the NFL's 32 teams informing them that the lawsuit had been dismissed. From the Klis story: According to documents obtained by 9NEWS, Circuit Judge Timothy C. Burgess ruled the actions in this case a) did not sufficiently satisfy the elements of outrage, b) there was no evidence of intent by Webb to harm the plaintiff, c) there was no physical injury to the plaintiff and d) because the plaintiff's alleged damages were caused by a third party who stole the bottle from Webb's locker and transported it to a separate locker room, judgment was granted in Webb's favor on the negligence claim. had Webb projected as a fifth- or sixth-round pick leading up to the draft, but he went undrafted despite the claims being dismissed. He now gets a chance to play in the NFL with the Broncos. Related: These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans. This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Denver Broncos: Lawsuit against Clay Webb dismissed
