The proposed merger of Irn Bru-maker AG Barr with rival soft drinks firm Britvic is to be investigated by the Competition Commission.
The soft drinks firm said they "did not feel it was appropriate" to use him at this time on their Coke Zero packs.
Coca-Cola, which has been interested in the soft-drinks firm since 1997, said it would continue discussions with regulators on an acceptable deal.
As the owner of a soft dollar brokerage firm who is a former SEC attorney, as well as a legal counsel for one of the largest money managers, I frequently encounter soft dollar abuses.
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Does your firm accept soft dollars as a method of payment for services provided?
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"The real competition is less between Coke and Pepsi than between Wal-Mart and Kroger, " says Thomas Pirko, president of Bevmark, a consulting firm to the big soft-drink companies.
Wein admitted in his report that soft dollar firms were taking business from his firm.
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It is also encouraging that hiring intentions remain firm, and while pricing is soft, there is no indication that deflation is a serious problem.
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Pernod Ricard said the sale of its soft drinks brands, which account for 5% of the firm's profits, would be "an important step in recentring the group on its core activity, spirits and wines, in which it will become one of the world leaders".
What about the consultant who says or implies that the client can only soft dollar its bill with its affiliated broker-dealer and no other firm?
The ideal scenario: the yen stabilizing at current levels, the renminbi and the Hong Kong dollar holding firm, and Wall Street and Europe coming in for a soft landing.
Besides soft commodity prices, there was also tumult from the collapse of big trading firm MF Global.
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So while the soft patch in the U.S. economy is certainly is a concern, the firm still thinks the recovery will prevail over the longer term.
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Although hard skills like sales and software knowledge can get you through the door, more companies are asking for soft skills as well from job candidates, finds a recent study by Millennial Branding, a consulting firm in Boston.
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