Dasani enhanced water
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Coca-Cola announces May 31 the launch of Dasani Plus vitamin-enhanced flavor water beverages. The zero-calorie beverage comes in three flavors: Refresh + Revive, a kiwi strawberry flavor with 10% the recommended daily intake of vitamins B3, B6 and B12; Cleanse + Restore, pomegranate blackberry flavor containing 10% of the RDI per serving of vitamins E, B3, B6, B12 and 1 g of fiber; and Defend + Protect, orange tangerine flavor providing 10% of the RDI for vitamin E and zinc. Dasani Plus, in a 20 fl. oz bottle, will carry an SRP "competitive within the enhanced water category," the Atlanta-based firm says. Coca-Cola announced plans May 25 to acquire vitaminwater manufacturer Energy Brands (1"The Tan Sheet" May 28, 2007, In Brief)...
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