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First thing every morning, Ellen Talles starts her day by draining a supersize Styrofoam cup filled with Diet Coke and crushed ice. The 61-year-old from Boca Raton, Fla., drinks another Diet Coke in the car on the way to work and keeps a glass nearby "at all times" at her job as a salesclerk. By the end of the day she has put away about 2 liters.

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People.com: How Sofia Vergara Keeps That Fabulous Shapeupdated: Mon Feb 14 2011 17:13:00

The Modern Family star hates working out and loves candy

CNNMoney: Pepsi to release new 'skinny can'updated: Tue Feb 08 2011 15:18:00

Can a soda can be sassy? Pepsi thinks so.

Frog in a Pepsi canupdated: Thu Sep 03 2009 21:50:00

Hala Gorani and Nicole Lapin discuss the FDA finding residue of a frog or toad in a Pepsi can.

FDA says residue is frog or toad; how did it get in Pepsi can?updated: Thu Sep 03 2009 21:50:00

The "disgusting" blob in Fred DeNegri's Diet Pepsi can was probably a frog or toad, the Food and Drug Administration said.

Time.com: 10 Questions for Anthony Bourdainupdated: Wed Oct 31 2007 21:00:00

He has eaten seal eyes in the Arctic and cobras in Vietnam. The outspoken chef has a new book based on his adventure-travel eating show No Reservations. Anthony Bourdain will now take your questions

Staying awake difficult for workers updated: Wed Sep 12 2007 09:20:00

Try a couple of things for me: The next time you're in a meeting, yawn -- watch and see how many people follow suit. While you're reading this, count how many times you yawn.

Time.com: Iraqi Insurgents, Together at Poolsideupdated: Wed Jul 25 2007 04:40:00

Syria cancels a summit of Iraqi insurgents but the attendees talk anyway about their country post-America.

Fortune: The big league bossupdated: Fri May 25 2007 17:13:00

Commissioner Bud Selig may be the public face of Major League Baseball, but Bob DuPuy is the man behind the scenes getting things done. As president and COO, DuPuy, 60, who joined the league in 199...

CNNMoney: Pepsi Edge goes flatupdated: Fri May 20 2005 11:25:00

After failing to find a niche in the soft drink market, Pepsico announced Thursday that they plan to dump the cola drink Pepsi Edge from its product line, according to a news report.

Money Magazine: Buyer Be Self-Awareupdated: Tue Mar 01 2005 00:01:00

You may think of yourself as the most savvy of consumers, immune to the siren songs of advertisements, able to turn a blind eye to the Internet pop-ups that seem to know what you're thinking. Not e...

Fortune: Diagnosis: Executive ADDupdated: Mon May 31 2004 00:01:00

Today I would like to announce the discovery of a new, stress-related ailment that attacks senior management everywhere. That's right. Another one.

FSB: Have Card, Will Travel Would you buy a national ID tag from this man?updated: Sun Feb 01 2004 00:01:00

If you're drinking with Steve Brill, have whatever you want, but he's drinking Tab. He starts right in first thing in the morning ("I don't drink coffee"), downing a six-pack in a typical workday. ...

Fortune: Why I Miss The Officeupdated: Mon Mar 19 2001 00:01:00

Er...Give me a minute. I'm sitting here in Jamaica. It's about, oh, 3 P.M., or maybe earlier. Possibly it's later. I have a rum punch in one hand and a Cuban cigar in the other. I've been working o...

Money Magazine: Building A Brand On Wall Streetupdated: Sun Aug 01 1999 00:01:00

David Novak, vice chairman and president of Tricon, is no stranger to creating and promoting big-time brands. At PepsiCo, Novak worked on Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew and two of the chains that would b...

Fortune: ALL THEY NEED IS LOVE WHEN YOU'RE THE BOSS, EVERYBODY WANTS A PIECE OF YOU. SURE, ALL THAT HANDHOLDING AND FACE updated: Mon Apr 14 1997 00:01:00

It's early morning. Nothing's going on. Very little happens before 8 A.M. around here. Maybe that's because there are no people around. It's when people are around that things start to happen. Unti...

Fortune: WHY PEPSI NEEDS TO BECOME MORE LIKE COKEupdated: Mon Mar 03 1997 00:01:00

During the strange and busy week in late January when PepsiCo's board of directors voted to split up the company, Roger Enrico broadcast that he won't take a beating lying down. "Coke is deadly ser...

Fortune: SO, ARE YA HAVIN' FUN? IF YOU'RE BUSY ENOUGH TO GET ASKED THE QUESTION, WHO HAS TIME TO KNOW? TEST YOURSELF ON updated: Mon Apr 15 1996 00:01:00

Hi, folks! How many times has this happened to you? You're sitting at your desk late in the day, with alligators happily snapping about your buttocks and a passel of Bosnian potentates waiting in y...

Fortune: THEY KILLED MY REPORTING STRUCTUREupdated: Mon Feb 05 1996 00:01:00

Every dog has its day--until it ends. Farewell, old friend. My old reporting structure was born in the fall of 1992 when we exchanged one chairman for another. Outside our panoramic windows, the tr...

Fortune: TASTEMAKER BILLupdated: Mon Jan 25 1993 00:01:00

The hat industry died at Kennedy's inaugural, and jellybeans took off after Reagan's. As a new chief enters the White House, the nation turns its eyes to Washington full of breathless questions. Do...

Money Magazine: SHOULD WE REPAY OUR MORTGAGE OR INVEST THE $62,000?updated: Fri Nov 01 1991 00:01:00

Q My husband will retire soon. We have 25 years of payments left on our 30-year, $64,000 home mortgage (interest rate: 10%). Our income -- not counting Social Security -- will be a comfortable $40,...

Fortune: JOB CHURNING ON MADISON AVENUEupdated: Mon Jan 29 1990 00:01:00

Advertisers have turned the heat up higher than ever before on Madison Avenue. With television ads becoming ever shorter and more crammed, they're demanding that their ads stand out from everybody ...

Fortune: Signalsupdated: Mon Feb 16 1987 00:01:00

The first Brazilian-made car to hit the U.S. market, the Volkswagen Fox, a subcompact, carries a bargain price of $5,690, making it competitive with South Korea's Hyundai and the Japanese Subaru Ju...

Fortune: Political spielsupdated: Mon Apr 01 1985 00:01:00

Diet Pepsi's new advertising campaign featuring celebrity achievers has reaped a sweet harvest of free publicity for Pepsi-Cola USA. The spot featuring former Democratic vice presidential candidate...

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