Coke struggles, scales back growth goals
301672
ATLANTA - The Coca-Cola Co. is lowering its long-term targets for earnings and growth in sales volume amid continuing weakness in key markets.
314156
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.
60930
NEW YORK - In a nod to Wall Streetâs frustrations with his companyâs repeated failure to meet earnings expectations, Coca-Cola CEO Neville Isdell on Thursday cut Cokeâs long-term forecasts while announcing a big boost in annual marketing dollars.
250279
Coca-Cola, the world's largest maker of soft drinks, says it is disappointed with last year's performance.
710980
As its rivals have diversified and taken risks, the Coca-Cola Company has struggled to reinvent itself.
83433
For the three months ending Sept. 30, Coke said it earned $935 million compared to a profit of $1.22 billion a year earlier. ATLANTA - The Coca-Cola Co.
479149
Coca-Cola, the world's largest maker of soft drinks, shakes up its North American operations in an effort to boost profits.
148580
Soft drink giant Coca-Cola Co. KO.N,  stung by a prolonged downturn in North America, Germany and  other major markets, on Thursday lowered its key long-term  earnings and sales targets.
732264
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.
254487
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.
325893
Coca-Cola's chief executive yesterday said the world's largest beverage maker needs to work harder, better execute its strategy, and improve its culture as he warned that third-quarter per-share income will drop at least 24 percent from a year ago. In a speech to employees, CEO Neville Isdell said:
620602
Times are tough in the soft-drink bottling business.
488711
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.  said on Tuesday it took a $2.9 billion impairment charge in 2006, and the largest bottler of Coca-Cola  drinks plans to cut about 3,500 jobs, or 5 percent of its global work force.
263743
Coke is defending its position as the beverage king of the world.
12341
ATLANTA Sept. 15, 2004 - Soft-drink giant Coca-Cola Co. said Wednesday that it expects second-half 2004 earnings per share to fall short of Wall Street expectations on flat to low volume growth.
491590
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.  said on Tuesday it took a $2.9 billion impairment charge in 2006, and the largest bottler of Coca-Cola  drinks also said it plans to cut about 3,500 jobs, or 5 percent of its global work force.
452324
In January, Coke plans to introduce an energy drink called Full Throttle. Coke hopes it will be a better competitor than an earlier entry, the slow-selling KMX.