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Coca-Cola said its net operating revenue rose 8.3% to $9.51 billion in the third quarter

Zero-sugar drinks driving Coca-Cola revenue

Coca-Cola has today reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue, boosted by strong demand for its zero-sugar drinks and Coca-Cola Plus Coffee, a blend of its traditional soda and coffee.

Business • 18 Oct 19

Coca-Cola's new 500ml bottles are being made from 50% recycled plastic

Coca-Cola moves to 50% recycled plastic for bottles

Coca-Cola has announced that its 500ml bottles are being made from 50% recycled plastic.

Business • 17 Aug 19

Coca-Cola bought Britain-based Costa Coffee for $5.1 billion

Zero sugar drinks help boost Coca-Cola's bottom line

Coca-Cola Co has beaten an analysts' estimate for quarterly profit and raised its organic revenue forecast for the full year, driven by demand for zero sugar soft drinks and innovations, such as the Coca-Cola Plus Coffee.

Business • 23 Jul 19

A Coca-Cola spokesperson said it is evolving as a total beverage company

65 jobs to go at Coca-Cola facility in Drogheda

65 staff employed at the Coca-Cola operation in Drogheda, Co Louth have been told they are losing their positions.

Leinster • 09 Jul 19

Coca-Cola employs 200 people at Southgate in Drogheda

Coca-Cola to outsource part of Irish operation

Coca-Cola has confirmed that it is looking at outsourcing part of its Irish operation based in Drogheda, Co Louth.

Leinster • 24 Jan 19

The meeting follows a Labour Court hearing last September

SIPTU meeting at Coca-Cola to seek union recognition

SIPTU members at the Coca-Cola plant in Ballina, Co. Mayo will meet this evening, to discuss the next step in a campaign to secure union recognition in negotiations with the company.

Connacht • 06 Dec 18

Total UK sales growth at Premier Inn was 4.8% in the first half of Whitbread's financial year

Hotel rooms growth fuels Whitbread revenue rise

Revenue at Whitbread rose 2.6% in the first half of the year as investment in expanding its network of Premier Inn hotels bore fruit in a rise in sales ahead of the sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola.

Business • 23 Oct 18

Avonmore in fourth postition on the Checkout Top 100 Brands

Irish brands hold their own in Checkout Top 100 Brands

Three Irish brand names make the top five of the latest edition of the Checkout Top 100 Brands, produced by Checkout magazine in association with Nielsen.

Business • 05 Sep 18

The current owner, Whitbread, announced a plan to spin off Costa earlier this year

Coca-Cola buys Costa Coffee for £3.9bn

Coca-Cola is to buy coffee chain Costa for £3.9bn.

Business • 31 Aug 18

The closure will begin in September this year and be complete by December 2019

82 jobs to go with closure of Coca-Cola's Athy plant

Coca-Cola is to close its concentrate manufacturing plant in Athy, Co Kildare with the loss of 82 jobs.

Business • 02 May 18

Diet Coke reboot drives Coca-Cola sales bounce

Coca-Cola beat Wall Street estimates with quarterly results, citing more demand for Coke Zero Sugar and new flavours under its Diet Coke brand as overall revenue topped expectations by around $300m.

Business • 24 Apr 18

Coca-Cola still top brand, but Irish names strong

A new survey shows that once again Irish brands remain strong performers in the Irish grocery market.

Business • 11 Sep 17

Coca-Cola's chief executive of more than eight years, Muhtar Kent, will step down next month

Coca-Cola's profit misses as refranchising costs weigh

Coca-Cola has reported a smaller than expected quarterly profit due to higher costs related to refranchising its North America bottling operations.

Business • 25 Apr 17

Some of the job losses are expected to be at Coca Cola's facility at Southgate, Drogheda, Co Meath

Coca Cola to cut up to 50 jobs across Irish operation

Coca Cola is understood to be cutting up to 50 jobs across its Irish operation.

Business • 14 Mar 17

Coca-Cola Beverages has operations in South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Ghana

Coca Cola buys African bottler from AB InBev

Coca-Cola has reached a deal to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev's majority stake in their African bottling venture for $3.15 billion and hold onto it until it finds a new owner.

Business • 21 Dec 16

Coca-Cola had retained the right to buy SABMiller's stake in the event of a change of control at the brewer

Coca-Cola buys AB InBev's stake in African bottler

Coca-Cola said it would exercise its right to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev's stake in Africa's biggest Coke drinks bottler, after the brewer's takeover of SABMiller.

Business • 11 Oct 16

25 jobs will be created in Ballina over the next three years as part of the investment

Coca Cola to invest €26m in Ballina plant

Coca Cola is to invest €26m in Co Mayo, with its Ballina facility set to become the first production site for the company’s freestyle technology outside of the US.

Business • 01 Sep 16

Coke's sales in Europe declined 1% to $1.20 billion in the quarter ended April 1

Coca-Cola sales drop on weak Europe demand

Coca-Cola's sales fell for the fourth quarter in a row as demand for its fizzy drinks declined in Europe and a strong dollar eroded the value of sales in markets outside the US.

Business • 20 Apr 16

European court says the new Coke bottle design is simply a variant of its predecessor

Coca-Cola can't trademark new bottle - EU court

An European Union court today threw out an attempt by Coca-Cola to get trade mark status for a new design of its iconic fluted bottle throughout the 28-nation bloc.

Business • 24 Feb 16

Coca-Cola is trying to boost sales by upping prices and diversifying into juices and energy drinks

Cost cuts help Coca-Cola beat profit expectations

Coca-Cola has today reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped mainly by aggressive cost-cutting.

Business • 09 Feb 16

Revenues fell at Coca-Cola but the company's figures were boosted by a strong performance in North America

Coca-Cola sees profits rise despite strong dollar

Coca-Cola has reported higher quarterly profits as increased sales in North America offset lower revenues overseas due in part to the strong dollar.

Business • 22 Jul 15

Coca-Cola's results saw a rise in sales volume, but revenue was hit by currency changes

Coca-Cola reports 3.8% fall in quarterly revenue

Coca-Cola has reported slightly lower quarterly earnings on higher beverage volumes as the strong dollar weighed on international results.

Business • 22 Apr 15

Coca-Cola's North American sales rose 2% to $5.37 billion in the fourth quarter

Coca-Cola quarterly profit beats estimates

Coca-Cola reported a slightly higher than expected profit today as sales in North America, its biggest market, rose for the first time in four quarters.

Business • 10 Feb 15

Coca-Cola has struggled to adapt to an increasingly health-conscious market

Coca-Cola to cut up to 1,800 jobs worldwide

US soda giant Coca-Cola plans to cut up to 1,800 jobs in a cost-saving move, the company has said.

Business • 09 Jan 15

Soft drink sales are struggling, but energy drinks, teas and water were performing well

Earnings fall at Coca-Cola but sales volumes rise

Soft drinks king Coca-Cola made headway in global volume sales in its third quarter but net earnings fell sharply, hit by slower economic growth and volatile currencies.

Business • 21 Oct 14