International Business News - PBG 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 A Stifel Nicolaus analyst cut his rating on shares of soft drink bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Wednesday and said all bottler stocks may struggle due to lower volumes and higher corn costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/sector-snap-soda-bottlers.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:22:33 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 Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/indymac-fannie-mae-merrill-lynch-are-big-movers.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:52:18 EDT Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, July 8, from AP Financial News: LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP)--Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier Cos. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit dropped 38 percent, hurt by a dip in revenue in the company's manufacturing division. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/earnings-roundup-greenbrier-pepsi-bottling.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:21:06 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 A Longbow Research analyst said Monday that heavy discounting and expectations for higher costs will likely cut into profits at soda bottlers for the next year or more. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/analyst-discounts-costs-may-hurt-soda-bottlers.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:25:02 EDT PepsiCo Inc. and its bottler Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. said Tuesday that they completed their acquisition of Russia-based Sobol-Aqua JSC. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/pepsico-and-bottler-acquire-russia-based-sobol-aqua-jsc.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 15:20:13 EDT Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., a bottler of Pepsi beverages, on Wednesday reaffirmed its 2008 profit guidance for profit in the range of Wall Street analysts' estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/pepsi-bottling-group-affirms-2008-outlook.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:34:06 EDT Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., the bottler of Pepsi beverages, said Wednesday its first-quarter profit fell about 3 percent, hurt by restructuring and asset impairment charges and higher costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/pepsi-bottling-group-1q-profit-falls-3-percent.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:20:21 EDT Pepsi bottler The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. on Thursday said it will buy back 25 million shares. The move brings the total number of shares authorized for repurchase to 175 million since the company began buying back shares in 1999. Since then, Pepsi Bottling has repurchased 137 million shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/pepsi-bottling-will-buy-back-25m-shares.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:32:47 EDT Soft drink maker PepsiCo Inc. and its biggest bottler are buying a majority stake in Russia's biggest juice company, JSC Lebedyansky, for $1.4 billion, the companies announced Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080320/pepsi-buys-control-of-russian-juicemaker.htm Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:50:49 EDT PepsiCo Inc. and its bottler Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. said Monday it bought Russian beverage company Sobol-Aqua JSC through a joint venture. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080317/pepsi-buys-russian-beverage-company.htm Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:38:11 EDT Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. said Wednesday its board declared a quarterly dividend of 14 cents. The drinks manufacturer and supplier said the dividend is payable on March 31 to shareholders of record as of March 7. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080131/pepsi-bottling-sets-quarterly-dividend.htm Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:40:08 EST Shares of Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., which bottles Pepsi beverages, sank Tuesday after the company said profit dropped and overall volume was flat in its fourth quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080129/pepsi-bottling-group-shares-drop.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:07:12 EST Beverage bottler Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings fell 39 percent on restructuring costs and other items, but sales and adjusted profit topped Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080129/pepsi-bottling-group-4q-profit-falls.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:11:24 EST The president of European operations for soft drink bottler Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. exercised options for 15,750 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071231/pepsi-bottling-officer-exercises-options.htm Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:48:18 EST Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, Dec. 13, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of teen apparel retailer Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. fell on Thursday, after an analyst initiated coverage of the company with a "Neutral" rating based on concerns about a weak retail environment in 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071213/movers-roundup-pacific-sunwear-mgic.htm Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:08:20 EST