International Business News - Bottling http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., which bottles Pepsi beverages, on Tuesday cut its 2008 profit outlook and announced a restructuring plan that will affect more than 3,000 jobs worldwide. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/pepsi-bottling-cuts-outlook-announces-restructure.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:53:36 EST Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated on Friday said its board declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents. The beverages bottler said the dividend is payable Nov. 21 to shareholders of record on Nov. 7. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/coca-cola-bottling-sets-25-cent-quarterly-dividend.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:00:36 EDT Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., a Pepsi-Cola beverages distributor, said Wednesday it priced $1.3 billion of 6.95 percent senior notes, due 2014. Pepsi will use proceeds to repay its senior notes due in February 2009 at their maturity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/pepsi-bottling-group-prices-1-3b-in-senior-notes.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:12:07 EDT Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. announced its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 17 cents. The Pepsi-Cola beverages distributor said the dividend is payable Jan. 2 to shareholders of record Dec. 5. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/pepsi-bottling-sets-17-cent-quarterly-dividend.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:15:27 EDT Soft drink bottler Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. on Monday named Chief Executive Eric J. Foss as chairman, effective immediately. He replaces Barry H. Bercha, who had served as non-executive chairman since 2007 and resumes his role as a director. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/pepsi-bottling-group-names-ceo-foss-as-chairman.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:02:20 EDT Soft drink bottler Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. said Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter profit declined compared with a year-ago period that benefited from a tax gain, but earnings still topped Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/pepsi-bottling-group-3rd-quarter-profit-declines.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:59:14 EDT Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. said Wednesday it will acquire the eighth largest Pepsi bottler in the United States. It has signed a letter of intent to acquire Lane Affiliated Companies Inc., a family-owned business based in Colorado Springs, Colo., with operations covering parts of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/pepsi-bottling-acquires-western-bottler.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:47:34 EDT Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., which bottles Pepsi beverages, on Thursday confirmed its third-quarter and full-year 2008 guidance. The company said it still expects to earn between $1.02 and $1.06 per share in the quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/pepsi-bottling-group-confirms-3q-2008-guidance.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:32:12 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, Sept. 2, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. surged Tuesday after a Morgan Stanley analyst upgraded the stock based on higher prices and moderating commodity costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/movers-roundup-pepsi-bottling-atherogenics.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:55:41 EDT Shares of Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. surged Tuesday after a Morgan Stanley analyst upgraded the stock based on higher prices and moderating commodity costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/analyst-upgrades-pepsi-bottling-group.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:16:15 EDT The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. said Thursday they would make fruit-flavored Crush soft drinks more widely available. Under the agreement, the Somers, N.Y.-based Pepsi bottler will have a perpetual license to make and distribute the brand. Crush flavors include orange and grape. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/pepsi-bottler-to-make-crush-more-widely-available.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:48:39 EDT Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated said Friday it second-quarter profit jumped 30 percent as prices increases helped to offset a jump in commodity costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/coca-cola-bottling-co-2q-profit-jumps-30-percent.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:25:28 EDT Attorney General Jerry Brown on Tuesday said he will sue to block a proposed water-bottling operation in Northern California unless its effects on global warming are evaluated. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/calif-ag-cracks-down-on-nestle-bottling-plant.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:50:46 EDT Shares of Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. dropped Tuesday after the bottler of Pepsi drinks reported better-than-expected profit growth for the second quarter, but forecast full-year sales growth below Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/pepsi-bottling-shares-drop-following-2q-results.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:15:45 EDT Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., the world's largest maker of Pepsi beverages, said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 7 percent as strong growth in Europe and Mexico helped offset higher commodity costs and weaker volumes in U.S. and Canadian markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/pepsi-bottling-2q-profit-beats-street-expectations.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:12:15 EDT Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., which bottles Pepsi beverages, will report its second-quarter results on Tuesday. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expect profit of 75 cents per share on revenue of $3.55 billion for the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/on-the-watch-pepsi-bottling-group-to-report.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:37:27 EDT A JPMorgan analyst upgraded Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. on Friday, saying the drink bottler's stock is inexpensive and presents little risk compared to rivals like Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. and PepsiCo. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/ahead-of-the-bell-pepsi-bottling-group-upgraded.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:15:45 EDT Shares of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. S.A., the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler, sank Friday after the company warned its 2008 profit had been hurt by soft economic conditions, bad weather and rising costs in Europe. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/coca-cola-hellenic-bottling-shares-drop.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:37:34 EDT Nestle SA said Monday it is significantly scaling back plans in Northern California to build what would have been the country's largest water bottling plant. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/nestle-scales-back-plans-for-calif-water-plant.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 19:38:27 EDT The Nestle company on Monday said it is significantly scaling back plans in Northern California to build what would have been the country's largest water bottling plant. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/nestle-scales-back-plans-to-bottle-water-in-northern-calif.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 17:51:39 EDT