Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co. reported its results for the first quarter of 2013. Overall, first-quarter reported net revenues declined 1 percent, with comparable net revenues also down 1 percent. This reflects a 2 percent increase in concentrate sales, offset by a 1 percent impact from structural changes and a 2 percent currency impact. Excluding the impact of currency and structural changes, net revenues grew 2 percent despite two fewer selling days in the quarter.
In the month of July, The Coca-Cola Co.’s Coke brand accrued the most social media impressions in the world, according to a report by PQ Media and uberVU.
Sprite, a brand of The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, launched a search for undiscovered and “uncontainable” basketball players from around the world. Twenty-four amateur players will be chosen to represent either Team Sudden or Team Intense in the Sprite Uncontainable Game at the 2013 NBA All-Star game in Houston.
Sprite, a brand of The Coca-Cola Co., announced that 21 basketball courts nationwide will be refreshed during the first phase of its Sprite Spark Parks Project.
AVAILABLE ON DEMAND SQF 2000, FSMA, ISO 22000/PAS220 and other standards continue to gain traction in an attempt to create safer foods and beverages.
The May 2013 Beverage Industry includes a cover story on Celestial Seasonings tea, as well as articles about liquid supplements and sports and protein drinks, and an Up Close with Revolution Brewing. Check it out today!
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