Call it fizzling rivalry
An employee at Coca-Cola and two accomplices were arrested for trying to pass trade secrets, including a sample of a new drink, to arch-rival PepsiCo (which tipped Coca-Cola off about the theft).
Category Archives: Random Stuff
The “new” way to a man’s heart
Quite literally, and not through the stomach, like they always say. From The Economist: Wives have long devised ways to make their husbands do their bidding. But a technique recently used by a 25-year-old woman in Shanghai proved counter-productive: on June 19th Tang Xiaowan was charged with killing her husband after he refused to cook… Read More »
So which side do you belong to?
For decades, life in the small town of Herzogenaurach in Hamburg has been defined by two sportswear brand – Adidas and Puma – where the shoes you wear are a statement of which side you belong to. Some places were thus a no-go for people with the “wrong” shoes. The line is drawn so clearly… Read More »
But others do
Earlier this week, I mentioned that some people seemed to have difficulty letting go of money. But others do. The world’s second richest man, Warren Buffet, has announced plans to give away 85% of his estimated US$44 billion wealth to charity. Ironically, most of the donations will go to a charity run by Bill Gates,… Read More »
Can’t Lego of money
It’s a pity that while some companies like Otto Group realise the beauty of not going public, other companies like Lego, which is privately held and still majority-controlled by its founder’s heirs, decide to follow the money trail with greater fervour than ever. As reported in “Rebuilding Lego” (FORTUNE, June 12, 2006), Lego’s new CEO… Read More »
World Cup trivia #2
Which player represented his country in the World Cup the most number of times?