date:Feb 20, 2013
or $1.45 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding restructuring, restructuring-related charges and acquisition transaction costs, adjusted net earnings increased 5 percent to $499 million in the half-year. Sales for the first half of fiscal 2013 were approximately $4.7 billion, an increase of 9 percent from the year-ago period.
Sales for U.S. beverages were $182 million for the second quarter, a decrease of 3 percent compared with the year-ago period, due to declines from volume and mix p