Coca-Cola European Partners and Coca-Cola HBC grow sales despite wet summer.
Source: Grocer 8/10/2019, p9
Subjects: *Sales; *Summer; *Aftermarkets; *Returns on Sales
Abstract: Wet early summer weather hit sales at Europe's biggest Coca-Cola bottlers in the second quarter, though both Coca-Cola European Partners and Coca-Cola HBC posted strong sales growth despite dipping below market expectations. It reported half currency neutral sales growth of 3.4% to €3.4bn, with currency-neutral revenue per case up 1.2% in the first half and overall volumes up 2.2% with established markets seeing modest volume growth of just 0.4%.
Database: Small Business Reference Center
Coca-Cola Targets Red Bull with Coca-Cola Energy Drinks Duo.
By: Daniel Woolfson
Source: Grocer. 3/30/2019, p38-38. 1p.
Subjects: *Energy drinks
Abstract: Coca-Cola has fired a shot across the bow of Red Bull with the launch of its own energy drink duo.
Database: Small Business Reference Center
Public Meets Private: Conversations Between Coca‐Cola and the CDC.
By: Maani Hessari, Nason; Ruskin, Gary; McKee, Martin; Stuckler, David.
Source: Milbank Quarterly. Mar2019, Vol. 97 Issue 1, p74-90. 17p. 1 Diagram. DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12368.
Subjects: Coca-Cola Co.; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (U.S.); Public-Private Sector Cooperation; Email; Medical Policy -- United States; Soft Drinks & Health; Conflict of Interests -- United States; Lobbying -- United States; Freedom of Information Act (U.S.); Carbonated Beverages; Communication; Content Analysis; Corporate Culture; Lobbying; Medical Policy; Public Administration; Public Health; Research Funding; Responsibility; Thematic Analysis; Health & Social Status
There is a continuing debate about the appropriateness of contacts between manufacturers of some harmful products and health researchers, as well as practitioners and policymakers. Some argue that such contacts may be a means of exerting undue influence, while others present them as an opportunity to pursue shared health goals. This article examines interactions between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Coca‐Cola Company (Coca‐Cola) as revealed by communications obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Database: Academic Search Complete