http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13722797/?GT1=8307

Suspects accused of trying to pass drink recipes to rival company PepsiCo

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"ATLANTA - Coca-Cola and Pepsi are usually bitter enemies, but when PepsiCo Inc. got a letter offering to sell Coke trade secrets, it went straight to its corporate rival. Six weeks later, three people were to appear in federal court Thursday to face charges of stealing confidential information, including a sample of a new drink, from The Coca-Cola Co. and trying to sell it to PepsiCo Inc. “Competition can sometimes be fierce, but also must be fair and legal,” Pepsi spokesman Dave DeCecco said. “We’re pleased the authorities and the FBI have identified the people responsible for this The suspects arrested Wednesday — the day a $1.5 million transaction was to occur — include a Coke executive’s administrative assistant, Joya Williams, who is accused of rifling through corporate files and stuffing documents and a new Coca-Cola product into a personal bag. Williams, 41, of Norcross, Ga., and 30-year-old Ibrahim Dimson of New York and 43-year-old Edmund Duhaney of Decatur, Ga., were charged with wire fraud and unlawfully stealing and selling Coke trade secrets, federal prosecutors said. Atlanta-based Coke thanked Pepsi for its assistance. Chief executive Neville Isdell said in a memo to employees Wednesday that the company is cooperating with federal authorities. “Sadly, today’s arrests include an individual within our company,” Isdell wrote. “While this breach of trust is difficult for all of us to accept, it underscores the responsibility we each have to be vigilant in protecting our trade secrets. Information is the lifeblood of the company.” He said Coke will review its information protection policies, procedures and practices to make sure it safeguards intellectual property. Coke spokesman Ben Deutsch said the formula for trademark Coca-Cola was not stolen in the theft "

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7/6/2006 1:41:54 PM

congrats to Pepsi for doing the right thing.

7/6/2006 1:46:22 PM

Coca Cola and Pepsi are responsible for making us all fat.

7/6/2006 1:48:10 PM

Nah, just you esgargs.

7/6/2006 1:48:54 PM

Well, I don't drink soda pops at all.

7/6/2006 1:49:38 PM

gg Pepsi

7/6/2006 2:00:54 PM

Diet *****

7/6/2006 2:01:54 PM

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"Coca Cola and Pepsi are responsible for making us all fat."

are you kidding me? so people don't make a choice to drink that stuff...people drink it then blame the company that they are making them fat however they choosed to drink it..people can drink water but they dont want to

7/6/2006 2:17:16 PM

garg's is right

high fructose corn syrup

7/6/2006 2:28:28 PM

i prefer wild cherry pepsi, thanks

7/6/2006 2:37:21 PM

If they wanted to fuck over Coca-Cola (along w/ hurting our economy), they would've gone to the Chinese

[Edited on July 6, 2006 at 3:39 PM. Reason : .]

7/6/2006 3:38:55 PM

after visiting India, I'm convinced that they are the reason Pepsi is still around

Evidently India kicked Coca-Cola out some years ago, and although they're back, Pepsi has massive market share there.

7/6/2006 3:46:46 PM

Coca Cola was also kicked out of Saudi Arabia many years ago...

7/6/2006 4:30:23 PM

pepsi was the taste born in the carolina's

7/6/2006 4:34:51 PM

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"are you kidding me? so people don't make a choice to drink that stuff...people drink it then blame the company that they are making them fat however they choosed to drink it..people can drink water but they dont want to"

hook, line, and sinker.


I'm sure Pepsi has Coke's formula at it's disposal and the probably know every product that Coke is actively working on. It's amazing just how much companies know about each other's development plans.

7/6/2006 5:18:40 PM

^ yeah, high likelihood they even know some (all?) of the ingredients (other than the obvious on the label, duh) plus do we really want them both to taste exactly the same?

With all the flavors out there - cherry, lime, vanilla, black cherry-vanilla - it makes diet soda easier to swallow I don't like that aftertaste from "plain" diet Coke or diet Pepsi - but the others aren't so bad. In fact, I like the black cherry-vanilla Dr. P better than the regular of that flavor.

7/6/2006 5:50:09 PM

haha

Pepsi "did the right thing" because pepsi is already better than Coca-cola

7/6/2006 6:31:24 PM

^ good point. That's like trying to sell Windows source code to Apple

7/6/2006 7:44:21 PM

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"Pepsi "did the right thing" because pepsi is already better than Coca-cola"

7/6/2006 8:17:09 PM

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"high likelihood they even know some (all?) of the ingredients "

Ya, it's really easy to figure out coke's (& pepsi's or just about anyone else's) recipe. You could figure out the exact recipe simply by using some type of LC/GC.

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"Pepsi "did the right thing" because pepsi is already better than Coca-cola"

Pepsi did the right thing because they could be held liable for MILLIONS if they didn't & someone found out.

[Edited on July 6, 2006 at 8:45 PM. Reason : ]

7/6/2006 8:43:16 PM

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"We’re pleased the authorities and the FBI"

apparently the FBI isn't an authority anymore...

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"Pepsi "did the right thing" because pepsi is already better than Coca-cola "

You, sir, are most obviously a communist. Who the hell ever heard of a "Jack and Pepsi"???

7/6/2006 10:05:33 PM

pepsi by itself taste better than a jack and coke

though it may not be as good

7/6/2006 10:17:28 PM

Anyone find it comical this happens just a few months after that Coke Zero commcerial where the kid tries to reveal the "secret" of it's making on the commercial?

You know what they say about planting ideas in people's heads...

7/6/2006 10:25:08 PM

Pepsi fucking sucks. I don't really like Coke all that much (although every now and then I just need one)...but it's much better than Pepsi.

And I love Captain and Coke. And that Coke Zero is pretty fucking good for zero calories. I don't know how they pulled that off.

7/6/2006 10:29:28 PM

Pepsi's good, but Coke caters more to the drinking community with it's deliciously flavored drinks.

7/6/2006 10:38:23 PM

what is so secret about the recipe anyway? if i wanted to make a coke, i'd pour a pound of sugar in some tonic water, take a dump in it for coloring, pat myself on the back, and say job well done.

7/8/2006 2:33:34 PM

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"Pepsi has massive market share there."

Back when Pepsi changed up their look and adopted blue as their main color, they made a big push in Bahrain and other Middle-Eastern countries. It was smart for them to aggressively pursue such a relatively untapped market.

[Edited on July 8, 2006 at 9:29 PM. Reason : I'm guessing that that's why so many Iranians work at Pizza Hut out here.]

7/8/2006 9:28:53 PM