date:Jul 24, 2012
352m to $314m.
Announcing the firms results in London today, CCE chairman and CEO John Brock blamed a unique combination of unfavourable weather andmarketplace challenges for CCEs muted performance.
CCEs Q2 volumes dipped 6% overall due to bad weather, the impact of the French tax increase and prior year hurdles, with the company hit by declines in both still and sparkling categories.
Energy drinks bucked the trend (although growth slowed to +16%) while Coke Zero grew 2.5%, and CCE Hubert Pat