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FILE - Bottles of Coca Cola are shown in a market in Pittsburgh on Jan. 26, 2023. Coca Cola reports results on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Coca-Cola overcomes falling demand in North America and puts up strong fourth quarter sales

Coca-Cola reported higher-than-expected revenue in the fourth quarter as growth in Mexico, Germany and other markets offset lower sales in the U.S.
 
An employee straightens displays at a Kohl's store in Clifton, N.J., Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. A year ago, the store had tables stacked high with sweaters and shirts in a rainbow of colors as well as dress racks crammed with a wide assortment of styles. Now, it boasts a more edited approach — tables have slim piles of knit shirts that focus on fewer colors, and many dress racks have been reduced to just three or four styles. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Less is more? Consumers have fewer choices as brands prune their offerings to focus on best sellers

 
Prisoners harvest turnips at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, April 15, 2014, in Angola, La. Within days of arrival, they head to the fields, sometimes using hoes and shovels or picking crops by hand. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Takeaways from the AP’s investigation into how US prison labor supports many popular food brands

 
A shelf emptied of CocaCola drinks is seen at a grocery shop in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Authorities in Croatia on Wednesday recommended people drink only tap water as they investigated reports of several cases of people getting sick and suffering injuries allegedly after consuming bottled beverages. They did not say which products were being withdrawn, but photos on social media from shops suggested they were Coca-Cola brands. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Croatia withdraws some bottled drinks and urges people to drink tap water after several fall ill

 
Coca-Cola cans move down a conveyer belt in the Swire Coca-Cola bottling plant Oct. 20, 2023, in Denver. Major corporations in water-guzzling industries such as apparel, food and beverage, and tech want to be better stewards of the freshwater resources they use. Coca-Cola said its water use in 2022 was about 10% more efficient compared to 2015. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

Some companies using lots of water want to be more sustainable. Few are close to their targets

 

Water-intensive companies aim to save more

Water-intensive companies want to use less. But a sustainability nonprofit said in an analysis of 72 companies that few are close to reaching 2030 water efficiency targets. (Oct. 25) (AP video by Brittany Peterson/Eugene Garcia. Produced by Brittany Peterson.)
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Bottles of Coca-Cola are on display at a grocery market in Uniontown, Pa, on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Coca-Cola reports earnings on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Coke raises full-year sales forecast after stronger-than-expected 3rd quarter

Coca-Cola is raising its full-year revenue forecast after a stronger-than-expected third quarter. The Atlanta beverage giant said its net revenue grew 8% to $11.9 billion.
 
This screen shot taken Monday, July 24, 2023, in New York, shows Elon Musk's Twitter page with the new X logo that he introduced a day before. Musk has unveiled a new "X" logo to replace Twitter's famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year. The X started appearing at the top of the desktop version of Twitter on Monday, but the bird was still dominant across the smartphone app. (Twitter via AP)

Elon Musk reveals new ‘X’ logo to replace Twitter’s blue bird

Elon Musk has unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year.
 

Mexican brand counterfeiting reaches new heights: Coca-Cola

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has long had a problem with piracy and brand counterfeiting, but this week it reached a new height: fake Coca-Cola.
 

How major US stock indexes fared Friday 4/21/2023

Stocks ended with very slight gains on Wall Street as investors close out a quiet week highlighted by a batch of mostly mixed corporate earnings reports.
 
Bottles of Coca-Cola are on display at a grocery market in Uniontown, Pa, on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Coca-Cola raised prices to offset inflation and on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, it said that it didn't dent demand for its drinks during the fourth quarter. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Coke sees slower growth ahead as price hikes moderate

Coca-Cola said higher prices didn’t hurt demand for its drinks in the fourth quarter. But the company expects slower growth ahead as inflation cools and price increases moderate.
 

Coke: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Coca-Cola Co. (KO) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $2.03 billion.
 

This Week: Coca-Cola earnings, inflation and housing updates

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:

Coca-Cola reports results
 
A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Twitter relaunching subscriber service after debacle

Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed.
 
FILE - Cans of Coca-Cola are on display at a grocery market in Uniontown, Pa., April 24, 2022. The soft drink giant's sponsorship of the flagship U.N. climate conference, known as COP27, sparked an online backlash and highlighted broader concerns about corporate lobbying and influence. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

COP27’s Coke sponsorship leaves bad taste with green groups

Coca-Cola’s sponsorship of the flagship U.N. climate conference, known as COP27, sparked an online backlash and highlighted broader concerns about corporate lobbying and influence.
 
FILE - In this July 9, 2015, file photo, bottles of Coca-Cola are on display at a Haverhill, Mass., supermarket. Coca-Cola has announced plans to shutter a bottling plant in Northampton, Mass., in the summer of 2023, leaving its 319 employees to find new jobs. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Coca-Cola to shutter plant in 2023; 319 to lose jobs

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — Coca-Cola has announced plans to shutter a Massachusetts bottling plant in summer 2023, leaving its 319 employees to find new jobs.
 
FILE--In this April 24, 2018, file photo, Julian Cabrera, factory manager at New Earth Biosciences, holds up a large glass beaker containing thick, golden-colored, fully-refined CBD oil in Salem, Ore. The Coca-Cola Company says that it's "closely watching" the growth of the use of the non-psychoactive element of cannabis in wellness drinks. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, file)

Coca-Cannabis? Coke analyzing cannabis in wellness drinks

The Coca-Cola Company said Monday it is “closely watching” the expanding use of a cannabis element in drinks, another sign cannabis and cannabis-infused products are getting more acceptance in mainstream culture and a harder look from long-established pillars of American business.
 

Diet Coke grows for first time in 8 years after makeover

NEW YORK (AP) — Diet Coke’s makeover, which put the sugar-free drink in skinny colorful cans, helped the low-calorie brand sell more soda in North America for the first time in nearly eight years.
 

Save the Children among agencies that got funds from Big Soda

Fairfield-based nonprofit Save the Children is one of nearly 100 health and medical organizations that took money from soda giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi, according to a new study out of Boston University.
 

Wintergreen renews criticism of Coca-Cola stock compensation

NEW YORK (AP) — Wintergreen Advisers renewed its criticism of Coca-Cola’s executive compensation plan on Tuesday, saying the company didn’t do enough to inform shareholders about bonuses that can be awarded to management.
 

Coca-Cola boosts stake in Keurig Green Mountain

NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola has raised its stake in Keurig Green Mountain Inc., the beverage dispenser maker, as it looks to bring its familiar drink brands to the fast-growing at-home market.
 

PepsiCo CEO’s pay bumped to $13.2 million

NEW YORK (AP) — PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi got a pay package worth $13.2 million last year, representing a 5 percent increase from the previous year.
 

Pepsi rolls out a new shape for bottle

NEW YORK (AP) — Pepsi is rolling out a new shape for its 20-ounce bottle for the first time in about 17 years.
 
Stephanie Klose, blog writer for Serious Eats, react sips beverage as she participates in a soda taste test on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in New York. The Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. have worked to come up with sodas that have fewer calories but still taste good. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Soda taste test: How the new diets stack up

NEW YORK (AP) — Ask five strangers to taste five new diet sodas and you might get one opinion: Try again.
 

Coke, Pepsi make changes to avoid cancer warning

NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law that mandates drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens come with a cancer warning label.