PepsiCo follows Coca-Cola with custom drink machines

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Marketing Strategy     Coke vs. Pepsi   PepsiCo says it plans to start testing a new fountain machine at restaurants that lets people create a variety of flavor combinations, such as strawberry Mountain Dew. The test follows Coca-Cola’s introduction in 2009 of its Freestyle machine, which also lets customers touch a screen to pick from a… Read more »

Why do Canadians pay more? It’s complicated

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Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney gave many reasons why Canadian retail prices are often higher than American prices, but he thinks some relief may be on the way, thanks to the expansion of new American retailers into Canada. Carney was testifying Wednesday night before a Senate committee studying the difference between the cost of… Read more »