Coke Rethinks Goals as Company Faces Slower Growth
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Coca-Cola cut its long-term growth targets yesterday in a bid to create more realistic goals, but the company also expressed a firm belief that it can find ways to recharge its global business.
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By Sergio Zyman. The guy who managed the introduction of New Coke now assesses it as &quot;a classic example of lazy business growth strategy.
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COCA-Colaâs agreement with the European Union is the first sign that new chief executive Neville Isdellâs painfully slow reform of the company may at last be getting under way.
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Coca-Cola, the world's largest maker of soft drinks, says it is disappointed with last year's performance.
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Coke is under attack again for its record in the developing world, this time from a Wall Street stockbroker who aims to half the value of the companyâs share price.
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Coca-Cola Co. is aiming to put the fizz back into its marketing as a key part of its turnaround strategy. Coke will boost its annual spending on marketing and developing new products by $350 million to $400 million beginning next year.
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Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. , the world's largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks, on Wednesday lowered its earnings forecast for the year, citing lower-than expected volume in North America and Europe.
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Coca-Cola said its better-than-expected results were due to strong international sales, a weak dollar, a lower tax rate and demand for Coke Zero.
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Coca-Cola Co. KO.N on Wednesday said  earnings for the rest of 2004 would lag current Wall Street  expectations because of weakness in key markets, further  highlighting the divergent fortunes of the world's largest soft  drink maker and its top rival, PepsiCo Inc.
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Diet Coke Plus could keep the company's stock on the upswing.
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Coca-Cola is trying to explain why the worldâs biggest soft-drink company is struggling. The company says Coke was slow to push water, juice and other non-carbonated drinks as consumers became more health-conscious.
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Coca-Cola Co., said its second-half earnings will decline because of sluggish sales in North America and Europe. Its shares are traded at the lowest level since May 2003.
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Coca-Cola Co.  on Thursday reported a 24 percent drop in third-quarter net income due to weak sales of its soft drinks, juices and bottled waters in Germany and other key markets.
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Soft drink giant Coca-Cola today warned that third quarter and second half results will fall short of expectations due to disappointing sales.
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he Coca-Cola Company warned yesterday that its earnings for the second half of the year would fall short of forecasts, citing competitive pressures in North America and unseasonably cool and rainy weather in Europe.
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Soft drink giant Coca-Cola Co. (KO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , stung by a prolonged downturn in North America, Germany and other major markets, on Thursday lowered its key long-term earnings and sales targets.
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Coca-Cola, suffering from weak sales in North America and other important markets, said yesterday that it would sharply scale back its projections for the amount of beverages it expects to