Coca-Cola earnings beat estimates as strong demand in Europe helps offset weakness elsewhere
www.cnbc.com
Shares of Coke have risen 13% this year, bringing its market value up to more than $300 billion.
  • KumaSudosa@feddit.dkEnglish
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    27 days ago

    I suppose it may be time to expand the 30% tariff retaliation to anything owned by US companies.

  • McDropout@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    28 days ago

    I wonder why fizzy sugary drink is now a necessity to drink.

    I don’t see the same conversation around chocolate milk or pineapple juice.

    People in the comments need to take a step back.

    • tatann@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      28 days ago

      I don’t drink cola outside of parties where I drink it with (cheap) whisky (I wouldn’t ruin good whisky with cola), which I admit is still very bad for health, but at least not frequent

      The only other time I’m glad to have some cola is when I have “stomache troubles” 🚽

  • Tuukka R@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    28 days ago

    This could be largely because Pepsi has been expanding in the Russia and many are boycotting it for that. So, if the combined market share of those has risen, then we are not doing so badly :)

        • Tuukka R@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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          27 days ago

          After Jimmycakes’ comment I checked leaverussia.kse.org for Coca-cola and Pepsi as “barcodes”, and it turns out that Coca-Cola still produces beverages with some local brand names that probably don’t get recognized as inostranets by Russians.

          And Pepsi has been expanding to fill the gap left by Coca-Cola company.

  • tatann@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    28 days ago

    I’ve only bought Breizh Cola for years, and will continue to shame my friends who still buy “Nazi Cola”

  • 0x0@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    28 days ago

    I do better by avoiding sodas altogether… it’s sugar in a bottle, no thanks.

    • slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.orgEnglish
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      27 days ago

      My sister doesn’t give her kids cola because of the sugar. It just has slightly more than bought orange juice and aplle juice and all that shit.

        • pika@feddit.nlEnglish
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          27 days ago

          That’s still a bunch of sugar with no fiber from the actual fruit to offset it.

          • vin@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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            27 days ago

            That’s a different matter altogether. Just saying coke doesn’t have “slightly” more but a lot more sugar

  • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    28 days ago

    Unfortunately, my local and popular soft drink company had been bought by Coca Cola years ago. They made the drink taste bad now, which is literal enshitiffication. Not much for any remaining local alternatives to buy.

    • crumbguzzler5000@feddit.orgEnglish
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      28 days ago

      Having this issue also, how not buy soft drink stands which are either owned by coca cola or PepsiCo is not as simple as it sounds

      • ayyy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        27 days ago

        And if you’re making your own, don’t get a SodaStream because the factories are in occupied/stolen land in Palestine. DrinkMate is a better machine anyways.

  • GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukEnglish
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    27 days ago

    Unfortunately, they’re the only commonly-available cola with just sugar (rather than artificial sweeteners).
    I’ve done a two-pronged approach, of finding alternatives (Karma and Mate are nice), and getting ready to start making my own with a carbonate.
    But commonly, you’ll need to buy an entire 24 pack to even approach the pricing of Coca.

    What I have found is making carbonated squash often hits the spot nicely.

  • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    27 days ago

    They call it “advertising” because “propaganda” had unsavory associations. Coca-cola is a master of prop- er, Advertising.

  • melsaskca@lemmy.caEnglish
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    27 days ago

    That’s the only way they can get their corn syrup, as Europeans have better standards. Trump is about to fuck that up for them. /s