International Business News - Pepsi 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. 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 Two new grants totaling $7.6 million will help promote access to safe water in South Asia and Africa, the PepsiCo Foundation announced Thursday. The funds will go toward helping the United Nations reach its goal of halving the number of people lacking access to safe drinking water and sanitation by 2015. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/pepsico-gives-money-toward-un-water-goals.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:05:35 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 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 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 Police say a security tape supports their claim: this Pepsi theft was no accident. Thomas Sturgis, 50, of Cleveland, told WEWS-TV on Tuesday that after paying $157.20 for groceries Saturday night at... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080409/police-pepsi-theft-no-accident.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:52:51 EDT Coca-Cola Inc. is set to invest about Rs.1000 crore ($250 million) in India over the next three years to keep pace with its rival PepsiCo Inc., which presently dominates the local $1.75 billion soft drinks market. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/38797-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080409/coca-cola-pepsi.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080409/coca-cola-pepsi.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:14:58 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