date:Jul 18, 2012
Announcing its Q2 and H1 results today, Atlanta-based Coke said it grew global beverage volumes 4% in Q2 2012 (5% in the year to date), while Q2 net revenues grew 3%.
The firm noted volume growth in key emerging markets such as India (20%), Russia (9%), China (7%) and Brazil (6%), but said volume performance remained soft in European regions.
Central and Southern Europe and Northwest Europe and Nordics both suffered 5% declines in the quarter, due to the ongoing recession and unfavourable we